Licences granted

Telstra Energy (Retail) Pty Ltd was granted electricity and gas retail licences on 15 December 2021.

Licences varied

The licences were last varied on 7 May 2025.

On 1 May 2025, AusNet Infrastructure No. 2 Pty Ltd as trustee for the AusNet Infrastructure No. 2 Trust (ACN 677 120 311) applied for a licence to transmit electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).

We may grant or refuse to grant the application for any reason we consider appropriate having regard to our objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) and the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic).

How we assess licence applications

We will not grant a licence unless we are satisfied that:

• the applicant has the technical capacity to comply with the conditions of the licence, meaning it has the capacity to operate and manage the business, comply with licence conditions and comply with relevant regulatory obligations.
• the applicant is financially viable (where applicable)
• the applicant is a ‘fit and proper’ person to hold a licence in Victoria.

You can refer to our Guideline: Applications for electricity and gas industry licences for more information.

The guideline includes information to assist people to understand our licensing process.

How to participate

We are seeking feedback from stakeholders on AusNet Infrastructure No. 2 Pty Ltd 's application that may assist us in deciding to grant or refuse this application.

You may provide your feedback by:

• providing comments in the survey found on Engage Victoria; or
• providing a submission document/s

Submissions can be sent to us via the below contact details:

• Email: Licences@esc.vic.gov.au
• Mail: Essential Services Commission, Level 8, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000

You can also call us on 03 9032 1300 to discuss your options.

If English is not your first language, please contact TIS National on 131 450 to make your submission using an interpreter.

Submissions close at 5pm, 29 May 2025.

On 14 April 2025, Equis Energy (Australia) Projects (MREH A3 AssetCo) Pty Ltd (ACN 669 645 514) as trustee for Equis Energy (Australia) MREH A3 Asset Trust (ABN 47 920 042 214) applied for a licence to generate electricity for supply or sale under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).

Consultation on the licence application closed on 12 May 2025. We did not receive any submissions.

We granted the licence 2 June 2025.

On 7 April 2025, Active Utilities Retail Pty Ltd (ACN 606 139 931) applied for a licence to sell electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).

Consultation on the licence application closed on 5 May 2025. We received three submissions. You can read the submissions we received in the Resources tab above.

Licence granted

Lumea was granted an electricity transmission licence in respect of its Kiamal transmission assets on 4 December 2019.

Licence varied

This licence was last varied on 25 September 2024.

Licence revoked

This licence was revoked on 25 March 2025.

Pursuant to section 29(1)(b) of the EI Act, the commission has varied the electricity transmission licence issued to Lumea on 1 July 2020 in relation to the transmission assets associated with the Berrybank Wind Farm and the Berrybank Terminal Station (Berrybank Transmission Assets), to include the Kiamal Transmission Assets.