Internal And External Correspondence Regarding The Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 4.

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Internal DCCEEW correspondence regarding final approval of Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 4 Guidelines. Matthew Brine was sought to approve non-material amendments to the tender guidelines prior to publication, following ministerial approval to open the tender on 13 December 2024. The primary substantive change involved correcting Merit Criteria 1 (Contribution to system reliability and system benefits) to align with the agreed assessment methodology framework by removing assessment of curtailment and congestion, which are instead evaluated under Merit Criteria 5. The correspondence indicates this modification did not alter what the merit criteria actually assesses or required from applicants, and had been verified by the Energy Access and Markets team. Multiple minor editorial changes throughout the document were also noted.