Your Australian development partner.
Owner-side development support for international developers entering and progressing utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in Australia.
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Strativa Energy provides early-stage development support for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in Australia.
Our capability is focused on the workstreams that determine whether an opportunity can progress: market entry, planning and environmental approvals, cultural heritage, land and stakeholders, grid connection, governance and due diligence.
We help international developer teams establish an effective Australian development presence without building a full local organisation too early. Structured workstreams, clear reporting and decision-ready advice provide reliable visibility across project progress, risk and priorities.
Local capability matters. Australian projects face layers of federal and state regulation, each with its own triggers and timelines, and every jurisdiction has distinct planning and permitting requirements. Cultural heritage and environmental assessment add scope, cost and program risk, grid access needs technical depth and correct sequencing, and council, landowner and network relationships require consistent local presence.
Six services.
One development function.
Owner-side support across the workstreams that determine whether a utility-scale solar or BESS opportunity can progress in Australia.
Market Entry Framework
Orient, establish and execute. Market landscape review, regulatory mapping, stakeholder identification and initial risk assessment; consultant procurement, study sequencing, and governance and reporting setup; active development coordination, approvals lodgement and stakeholder engagement.
Development Workstream Management
One coordinated development program. Procurement and management of planning, environmental, heritage and engineering advisers; integrated scheduling, dependency management, risk and issue controls, milestone tracking, governance and decision-focused reporting.
Planning & Environmental Approvals
A clear, defensible approvals pathway. State and local planning pathways, development applications and planning amendments; Cultural Heritage Management Plans and Registered Aboriginal Party engagement; ecological studies; EPBC Act and state referrals; and local-authority liaison.
Land & Stakeholder Liaison
Secure access and build durable local relationships. Landowner outreach, options, leases and service agreements; easements, title and access review; council and community engagement; social-impact inputs, community-benefit commitments and stakeholder tracking.
Grid & Connection Approvals
The full six-stage NEM connection pathway: (1) connection enquiry; (2) application to connect; (3) detailed studies and GPS, including PSS/E and PSCAD modelling, system strength, stability and performance-standard negotiation; (4) connection offer and agreement; (5) AEMO registration and R1; (6) commissioning and model validation, including R2/R3.
Due Diligence
An independent view before capital is committed. Review of yield, constraints and buildability; permits and obligations; tenure, encumbrances and access rights; connection status, cost and curtailment exposure; red flags, mitigations and go/no-go advice.
Focused entry points.
Defined starting points across risk, grid, planning, approvals, site strategy, land, stakeholders and project assurance, with on-call advice as required.
Fatal Flaw Review
Cross-workstream site risk review and clear go/no-go advice.
Connection Enquiry Pack
Connection strategy, enquiry preparation and lodgement support.
Planning Pathway Review
Planning pathways, study sequence and consultant plan.
Approvals Scoping Study
Planning, environmental and cultural-heritage scope.
Grid Capacity Check
Capacity, voltage, headroom and connection-risk screening.
Site Screening Report
Candidate-site shortlist and integrated constraint screen.
Landowner Outreach Pilot
Structured initial outreach to selected landowners.
Stakeholder Mapping
Council, community, authority and influence map.
Project Health Check
Development workstream review, red flags and priority actions.
On-Call Advisory
Flexible governance, risk, approvals and development advice as required.
Four stages that follow the project forward.
Services are combined and sequenced to suit the project stage, internal capability and investment priorities.
From entry roadmap to FID readiness.
01 Explore. Market orientation, site screening and early diligence. Establishes the entry roadmap, priority opportunities and initial risk position.
02 Establish. Land, stakeholder, planning and environmental workstreams. Moves a priority site from concept to an approval-ready development program.
03 Connect. Grid strategy, applications, studies and registration. Coordinates the pathway from connection enquiry through offer and performance standards.
04 Delivery. Integrated diligence, risk management and FID readiness. Gives investors and buyers a clear, decision-ready view of project quality and residual risk.
Built around the developer.
An Australian development function that works to your objectives, keeps head office informed across time zones and scales as your portfolio matures.
International developer focus
A delivery model designed for international developer teams entering a new regulatory and commercial environment.
Client visibility
Concise reporting, documented decisions and reliable project visibility across time zones.
Owner-side independence
Advice, procurement and coordination focused on the developer's objectives and investment interests.
Integrated local delivery
One accountable interface across approvals, land, stakeholders, grid, advisers and governance.
Flexible market entry
Scale Australian capability as the portfolio matures, without committing to a full local team too early.
Your owner-side
development function.
The single point of coordination between your investment strategy and local project delivery. We help you test the market, establish the right development pathway and coordinate local delivery, with clear governance and decision-ready reporting.
Strativa's role
- Translate strategy into an Australian execution plan
- Integrate development workstreams
- Procure and manage specialist advisers
- Coordinate local interfaces
- Provide clear governance and reporting
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