MEDIA STATEMENT

RESPONSE TO HUNTER COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT CENTRE – VALES POINT REPORT

Delta Electricity, the operator of the Vales Point Power Station, has strongly rejected the claims
by Hunter Community Environment Centre (HCEC), labelling them as misleading and lacking
factual context.

The report by the HCEC involves the select use of data to reach a conclusion favourable to
HCEC’s objectives which can be evidenced in the following example.

Records show Delta Electricity and Delta Coal have breached their environmental protection
licence limits for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) almost 50 times since taking ownership in
2015

These are almost entirely ‘technical breaches’ of the TSS limits, resulting from elevated levels
of TSS within Lake Macquarie caused by events such as storm water run-off where the TSS
of the lake water being drawn into Delta’s systems is higher than Delta’s licence limit. This
means the return of lake water is naturally above the licence limit, despite there being no
contribution by Vales Point to the overall TSS levels.

Delta employs over 500 people in high quality jobs in the region, providing an essential service to
the community. Delta operates the Vales Point Power Station in accordance with strict
environmental licence conditions, with diligent oversight by the independent Environmental
Protection Authority and makes extensive data available for public scrutiny.

For further enquiries, contact Steve Gurney, Company Secretary on 02 43 526 003 or 0438 229
043.

11 May 2023

Sunset Power International Pty Ltd t/as Delta Electricity ABN 75 162 696 335 ACN 162 696 335
VALES POINT POWER STATION Vales Road, Mannering Park NSW 2259 PO Box 7285 Mannering Park NSW 2259
Telephone 02 4352 6111 Facsimile 02 4352 6393 www.de.com.au