Enforceable Undertaking accepted from Snowy Hydro Limited (CSSI-9687) Snowy Monaro LGA
On 18 December 2025, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department) accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from Snowy Hydro Limited, for non-compliances with conditions of approval identified during an Independent Environmental Audit (IEA#5) of the Snowy 2.0 project.
Snowy Hydro Limited has undertaken to pay $180,000 to the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for two conservation enhancement projects relating to the recently found Leadbeater’s Possum (previously thought to be extinct in NSW) and the Mountain Pygmy Possum (an endangered species). The funds will assist in determining the distribution, population size and health of the Leadbeater’s Possum in New South Wales and its relationship to Victorian populations. The funds will also enable feral animal control in the location of the Leadbeater’s Possum. Additionally, these funds will also be used by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) for the Mountain Pygmy Possum Post Fire Rehabilitation of Mountain Plum Pines Rehabilitation Project in an area known as Rough Creek.
Snowy Hydro has addressed some of the non-compliances and committed to resolving all non-compliances established during IEA#5. The Department will continue to monitor the resolution of all non-compliances. For more information, read the Enforceable Undertaking (PDF, 561 KB).