Queensland Hydro has commenced public consultation on its proposed Borumba Pumped Hydro project, to be located at Lake Borumba, near Imbil west of the Sunshine Coast.
The Borumba Project is a pumped hydro energy storage scheme proposed to be delivered in two stages—exploratory works and main works—with exploratory works occurring first.
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The purpose of the exploratory works is to carry out investigations to confirm the suitability of the Borumba Project’s location, specifically the geotechnical conditions across the site and the location of the vast underground cavern and will also enable detailed design.
Stakeholders including neighbours, local communities, business owners and environmental groups located near the Borumba Project along with the general public are invited to participate in the process by providing their comments on the draft preliminary documentation.
The public has until 10 March 2025 to provide comment.
Queensland Hydro executive general manager of communities and environment Natasha Patterson said, “We have been engaging with interested stakeholders and addressing their feedback as we have prepared the preliminary documentation. We welcome comments from the public because we know that our Borumba Project is ultimately better off when we have input from our neighbours and local communities. For this reason, we encourage our stakeholders to review the draft documentation and to have their say on the proposed exploratory works.
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“The draft documentation steps through the proposed exploratory works activities in detail and explains our approach to avoiding, minimising or offsetting any impacts. Our teams are working hard to ensure we minimise our impact on natural and cultural values and provide lasting, positive impacts for both the environment and local communities.”
