Works have begun on the second workforce accommodation site in Richmond for Powerlink’s CopperString 2032 project. Once completed, the...
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New program boosting WA network reliability
Katie Livingston, , Demand Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Western Power is collaborating with local communities to find alternative solutions to improve regional power reliability in areas of...
Milestone for Central-West Orana REZ
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The New South Wales Government has announced that the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission project has become the...
Network Outage Review releases interim report on February storms
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Reports, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government has released an interim report regarding the severe storms that caused 530,000 homes to be without...
EnergyConnect completes first transmission line
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0EnergyConnect has reached a major milestone with the completion of the first of four lines that will enable the...
Marinus Link selects project delivery partner
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Marinus Link has selected Hitachi Energy to deliver a major high-voltage direct current (HDVC) project which will improve energy...
Vic utilities launch new platform to support innovation in network upgrades
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0CitiPower and Powercor have unveiled a new platform that creates a marketplace for alternative means of upgrading the energy...
EnergyConnect delivering $71M boost for Sunraysia suppliers
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Transgrid is prioritising local construction partners for the western alignment of Project EnergyConnect, with the bulk of the spending...
Community feedback reshapes Hunter Transmission Project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Plans for the Hunter Transmission project (HTP) have been redesigned to allow 85 per cent of the new infrastructure...
SA Power Networks celebrating 100 years of the iconic Stobie pole
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0SA Power Networks is celebrating 100 years of the Stobie pole, including special events at the 2024 History Festival. ...
Minimising bushfire risk through trusted partnerships
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Powerlines, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, 0Following Victoria’s devastating 2009 bushfires, 45 substations in the highest bushfire risk areas in the state were mandated to...
Transgrid modifies preferred route for VNI West
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0Transgrid has modified the preferred route for its VNI West project in response to feedback from recent consultations. The...
United Energy proposes powerline resilience package
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0A package of new resilience measures is currently being developed and tested by United Energy, which would see powerlines...
Horizon Power calls for feedback on proposed transmission project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Horizon Power invited relevant parties to submit feedback on its proposal to expand the North-West Interconnected Systems (NWIS) energy...
Project EnergyConnect: SA side complete
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Networks, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Construction of the South Australian component of Project EnergyConnect, the new high-voltage transmission line between South Australia and New...
The lightning strike that inspired a powerful purpose
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Networks, Powerlines, Substations, 0Sefanit has been asking big questions her whole life. Electricity fascinated her as a child, and she yearned to...
Lights back on following severe VIC storms
Kody Cook, , Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0AusNet has now restored power to all of its customers who were affected by the severe storms that struck...
Western Power rebuilds damaged transmission line
Steph Barker, , Asset Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Western Power has successfully re-energised a 220kV transmission feeder line in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area following storm damage. Western Power...
Transgrid calls for community feedback on transmission line route
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Transgrid has released the Preferred Route Report on the proposed Mount Piper to Wallerawang Transmission Line Upgrade Project for...
Project EnergyConnect completed in SA
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0ElectraNet has announced that construction is complete on the South Australian portion of Project EnergyConnect, a new high voltage...
Transgrid awards contracts for HumeLink construction
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Two key construction partners have been selected by Transgrid to deliver the proposed HumeLink project, designed to help secure...
Construction begins on Mortlake Turn-In 1.5GW capacity project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Construction has commenced on the Mortlake Turn-In project, which is expected to unlock 1.5GW of renewable energy generation capacity...
SunCable proposes TAS to develop subsea cable facility
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0SunCable has selected Bell Bay, Tasmania as the preferred site for the development of a high voltage subsea cable...
The Queensland Government has announced a $1.3 billion package to prepare the CopperString 2032 project for construction in mid-2024....
Transgrid completes clifftop line repairs
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Transgrid line workers have completed a high wire repair job on the New South Wales transmission network near Kangaroo...
Energy company to pay thousands after failing safety protocols
Yasmin Isaacs, , Company news, Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0United Energy has been convicted of failing to properly maintain vegetation clearance around powerlines in south-east Melbourne and the...
Major energy network maintenance for WA
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Western Power is gearing up for works on the Western Australian energy network, with maintenance planned for Synergy’s two...
Major maintenance completed on west VIC electricity network
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0As part of its year-round maintenance of western Victoria’s transmission network, Powercor has completed a package of works in...
Cannon-Brookes finalises SunCable acquisition
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Mike Cannon-Brookes’ private investment company Grok Ventures has completed the purchase of SunCable’s assets, with the change in ownership...
Marinus Link reaches capacity reservation agreement
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Marinus Link has come to a capacity reservation agreement with Prysmian Powerlink for a high-voltage direct (HVDC) current cable,...
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