Low Emissions Industry Program

Mining and manufacturing facilities in NSW that reported emissions under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme for the 2024-25 financial year.

Please see the Low Emissions Industry Program funding guidelines for the full list of eligibility requirements.

All NSW mining and manufacturing facilities that

• reported emissions under the NGER Scheme in financial year 2024-25 and
• are not a Safeguard facility.

To be eligible, an abatement project must:

• occur at a facility in NSW that:
  • reported emissions under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme for the 2024-25 financial year
  • is not a Safeguard facility
  • oil and gas extraction facility (ANZSIC group 070).
• reduce the facility’s emissions by at least 1,000 tCO2e per year of scope 1 and/or scope 2 every year of operation
• be fully operational on or before 30 June 2030
• include continuous and proven co-investment by the applicant of at least 50% of the eligible costs (see Appendix C of the Low Emissions Industry Program funding guidelines) of the abatement project*
• align with the facility’s strategy for business operations at or above its current operating capacity beyond 2030
• deliver emissions reduction that does not result from a decrease in production or safety
• deliver emissions reduction that exceeds any applicable legislative requirements
• require NSW Government funding to proceed, significantly shorten the implementation timeframe or increase the scale of the abatement.

*Please note: You must contribute at least 50% of the eligible costs of the project. Higher contributions may strengthen your application’s value for money assessment and may improve competitiveness. Your funding co-contribution could be from a parent organisation or through arrangements with other organisations (under contract). However, you cannot source more than 50% of funding for the project from the NSW Government. If you intend to source funding from other grants (for example ARENA) you must tell us. We may not be able to co-fund your project with all other grant programs.

Please see Low Emissions Industry Program funding guidelines for further details.

Abatement projects that will be operational on or before 30 June 2030.

The project should be started by 1 January 2027 and the project must be completed by 30 June 2030.

Abatement projects that will be operational on or before 30 June 2030 and with minimum emissions reduction by at least 1,000 tCO2e per financial year.