Mint Renewables

What Mint Renewables does

Mint Renewables is a Melbourne-headquartered, privately held renewable energy project developer established in 2022. It develops, constructs and operates utility-scale wind, solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across Australia and, since 2025, New Zealand. The company's active project portfolio comprises four assets: the 360 MW Magpie Hill Solar Farm with a co-located 1,440 MWh BESS in the Southern Tablelands of NSW (currently advancing through NSW planning with SEARs issued), the Dederang BESS in Victoria, the Bendenine Wind Farm in Victoria, and the Kojonup BESS in Western Australia. Two additional prospects — the Nilgen Wind Farm (up to 250 MW in Western Australia) and the Wambangalang Wind Farm (deferred as not viable) — sit alongside the active pipeline, with combined indicative capacity exceeding 610 MW.

The business model combines long-term renewable generation asset ownership with project development services. Mint generates future revenue from the sale of renewable energy to offtakers and from co-development arrangements with strategic partners, while its community-led development model packages landowner hosting agreements, structured community benefit payments (minimum A$850 per MW per annum from operations commencement) and First Nations engagement as core operational features rather than optional add-ons. The company is backed by investors with over 20 years of renewables investing and operating experience across Australia and New Zealand, and has entered New Zealand through Mint Aotearoa, a joint venture with Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation targeting renewable development across Ngāi Tahu whenua in Te Waipounamu. As of the input data, no project is yet in commercial operation and revenue is not disclosed, positioning Mint as a development-stage platform whose economics will crystallise as its pipeline moves through permitting, financing and into construction.

Name

Mint Renewables

Legal name

Mint Renewables

Website

https://mintrenewables.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mint Renewables is a Melbourne-based renewable energy project developer founded in 2022 that develops, builds and operates utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects across Australia and New Zealand for energy customers, landholders and development partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Development

NAICS

Wind Electric Power Generation (221115), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Utility-Scale BESS Project Development & Ownership (IPP/Developer) (EUAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

BESS EPC, Integration & Commissioning (EUAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Renewable energy development
• Wind power projects
• Solar farm development
• Battery energy storage
• Utility-scale renewables

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Renewable Energy Generation: Develop, build and operate renewable energy and storage projects to generate and supply clean energy to customers
2. Project Development: Development partner relationships and co-development arrangements including the Mint Aotearoa joint venture for New Zealand market

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mint Renewables develops, constructs, and operates large-scale renewable energy and storage projects across Australia and New Zealand, including wind farms, solar farms, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The company supplies generated clean electricity to energy customers under long-term offtake arrangements while delivering structured community benefit programs alongside each project. It also enters co-development and joint venture arrangements (such as Mint Aotearoa with Ngāi Tahu Holdings) to expand its project pipeline.

Product overview

Mint Renewables is a renewable energy project developer that develops, constructs, and operates large-scale renewable energy and storage projects across Australia and New Zealand. The company's portfolio includes operational and in-development projects spanning wind farms (Nilgen Wind Farm, Wambangalang Wind Farm, Bendenine Wind Farm) and solar farms with battery storage (Magpie Hill Solar Farm with 1,440 MWh BESS, Dederang BESS, Kojonup BESS). The company was established in 2022 and entered New Zealand in 2025 through a strategic partnership with Ngāi Tahu Holdings called Mint Aotearoa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Magpie Hill Solar Farm A 360 MW utility-scale solar farm with an associated 1,440 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located 6 km southwest of Tarago and 17 km northeast of Bungendore in the Southern Tablelands region of NSW. The facility includes single-axis trackers, inverters, monitoring and control systems, substation, switchyard, underground cable and overhead transmission line, and site access points. Designed to power approximately 127,000 homes, with BESS capable of supplying 500,000+ NSW homes for 4 hours when fully charged.
• Dederang BESS Battery Energy Storage System project in Victoria, Australia, designed to provide grid stability and energy storage services.
• Bendenine Wind Farm Wind farm project in Australia developed by Mint Renewables to generate utility-scale wind energy.
• Kojonup BESS Battery Energy Storage System project in Kojonup, Australia, designed to provide grid stability and energy storage services.
• Nilgen Wind Farm A proposed wind farm with indicative capacity of up to 250 MW, located approximately 8 km northeast of Lancelin in Western Australia. Currently in early feasibility stage.
• Wambangalang Wind Farm A wind farm prospect project that has been determined to not be viable due to significant challenges in securing a transmission route to the Wellington Substation. The project is not being progressed at this time.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 250 MW potential capacity for Nilgen Wind Farm
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ngāi Tahu Holdings CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Mint Aotearoa is a strategic joint venture combining Mint's technical expertise in renewable energy with Ngāi Tahu Holdings' strong regional leadership and relationships rooted in Ngāi Tahu values and iwi governance structures. The partnership will empower iwi aspirations through Māori-led participation in renewable energy projects, helping to reshape long-term energy security for future generations. Will investigate renewable energy opportunities across Ngāi Tahu whenua in Te Waipounamu and explore broader opportunities in the New Zealand market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mercury NZ: New Zealand's largest renewable generator following its Tilt Renewables acquisition; the most direct comparable to Mint Aotearoa for NZ-based wind and storage development.
• Contact Energy: NZ-listed integrated energy generator with a renewable development pipeline; competes with Mint Aotearoa for New Zealand renewable development opportunities.

Broad incumbents

• EnergyAustralia: Large Australian energy retailer with growing utility-scale renewables and storage development, competing for corporate offtakes and grid-connected development sites.
• Origin Energy: Major Australian energy retailer and generator actively developing utility-scale wind, solar and BESS assets overlapping with Mint's target segments.
• AGL Energy: Australia's largest integrated energy company transitioning from coal to a large wind, solar and storage portfolio - a broader incumbent competing for the same development pipeline.
• Iberdrola Australia: Subsidiary of global utility Iberdrola with significant Australian wind/solar/BESS pipeline; competing for the same offtakes, grid connections and development sites Mint targets.

Direct peers

• Squadron Energy: Australia's largest private renewables developer (TPG-backed) building wind, solar and storage at scale; competes directly with Mint for land, offtakes and grid connections across NSW, VIC and WA.
• Tilt Renewables: ANZ-focused wind and solar developer now owned by Mercury NZ; historically pursued the same geographic footprint and utility-scale project-development strategy as Mint.
• Genex Power: Australian-listed renewable energy developer with a comparable focus on BESS and solar IPP development (e.g., Kidston, Bouldercombe), directly mirroring Mint's project-development business model and scale.
• Neoen: Global renewables IPP with material Australian operations and large BESS assets (e.g., Western Downs, Collie), pursuing the same solar+storage utility-scale model Mint is developing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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