Two key construction partners have been selected by Transgrid to deliver the proposed HumeLink project, designed to help secure...
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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,...
Transparency in an underground transmission project
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Powerlines, Sponsored Editorial, 0The Molonglo Valley’s housing subdivisions in Australia’s capital are undergoing key transmission work, requiring the relocation of 1,500 tonnes...
$100M contract to supply major transmission program
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Transgrid has signed a $100 million contract with ZTT Australia to supply 17,500km of high voltage conductors, as part...
Copperstring and Supergrid Training centre opens
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The new Copperstring 2032 office and a new Supergrid Training Centre and Transmission Hub, both located in Townsville, have...
Precision flying speeds up connection works
Utility Journalist, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Features, Powerlines, Renewable Energy, Wind, 0From a distance, it might look like an aerial performance, but the work being carried out by a helicopter...
Marinus Link releases revenue proposal
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Marinus Link’s first revenue proposal – which outlines how Marinus Link will ensure recovery of costs for early works...
$20.5 billion allocated to CEFC
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has been allocated an additional $20.5 billion by the Australian Government to accelerate...
$1B for CopperString 2032, supporting vanadium industry
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has announced it will be supporting CopperString 2032 with $1 billion in funding, $594 million of...
WA underground power project to benefit 50,000 homes
Kody Cook, , Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Western Power’s Targeted Underground Power Program (TUPP) is set to provide as many as 50,000 Western Australian properties with...
New compensation framework for landowners hosting energy infrastructure
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Powerlink has announced a new compensation framework for landowners hosting new transmission infrastructure, including new landowner payments for those...
EnergyConnect substation completes first concrete pour
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Substations, Sustainability, 0Transgrid has reached a major milestone in the construction of one of the biggest substations in the Southern Hemisphere,...
EnergyConnect: First of 1,500 steel towers installed, Buronga substation update
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The EnergyConnect transmission project has hit construction milestones, with the first of 1,500 steel towers installed, as well as...
Geelong power safety upgrade faces important test
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0New bushfire safety technology installed at a Zone Substation in Gheringhap, Victoria has begun stress-testing to help protect customers...
QLD Government to deliver $5B CopperString project
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, 1The Queensland Government has announced it will deliver the $5 billion CopperString 2.0 project, a high-voltage network line that will...
Powercor has replaced and/or reinforced a record 7,201 wooden power poles across western Victoria as part of a major...
Charges brought to United Energy for 24 major powerline non-compliances
Rebecca Todesco, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has laid 24 charges against United Energy for allowing trees to grow too close to...
Milestone for transmission project worth $687 million in market benefits
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 1A Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR) has been published for an inter-state transmission project that would allow the sharing...
Powerlink completes tallest transmission towers
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Powerlink has completed construction of the tallest transmission towers on its network, to connect a clean energy Power Hub...
Q&A: Western Victoria Transmission Network Project
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Features, Powerlines, 0With its abundance of wind resources, Victoria holds natural advantages that could make it a leader in the renewables...
Trial of powerline technology to boost electricity network reliability
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Jemena is trialling Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) advanced image capture technology to boost the reliability of its electricity...
$10.6 million committed to WA underground power projects
Mikayla Bridge, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government has committed $10.6 million for underground power plants in Hilton and Shelley, including the removal...
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