Transgrid has reached a major milestone in the construction of one of the biggest substations in the Southern Hemisphere,...
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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...
Powercor seeks major safety upgrade cost approval
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Powercor has submitted an application to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for the approval of a major program to...
HumeLink planning gets underway
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Transgrid’s proposed HumeLink project has begun the first phase of its planning process with the submission of a Scoping...
Powerline bushfire safety trial for Macedon Ranges
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0A new pilot technology has been installed in the Macedon Ranges which will instantly detect and cut off electricity...
Powercor program to boost safety ahead of bushfire season
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Powercor has announced a new safety program that will see 7,000 power poles replaced or reinforced per year, beginning...
Powercor has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge brought against them by Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) following the 2018...
Proposed Western Victoria transmission line route revealed
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 1The Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP) is one step closer to completion with the announcement of a proposed...
Microgrid and powerline initiatives for bushfire-prone regions
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Powerlines, Solar, Spotlight, 0In an effort to increase energy resilience in high-risk bushfire areas, the Victorian Government has announced new powerline and...
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is intensifying its focus on council tree-clearance processes and regulations, increasing inspections to reduce the...
Helicopter inspections for regional QLD powerlines
April Shepherd, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Ergon Energy is undertaking aerial inspections of power lines throughout a large area in regional Queensland, using low flying...
Keeping the sparks from flying: reducing the risk of Australian bushfires
Eliza Booth, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, Powerlines, Sponsored Editorial, Transformers and Switchgear, 0In Australia, bushfires have directly resulted in millions of dollars in financial damage, the destruction of sensitive natural areas...
Powercor trials new drone tech to inspect powerlines
April Shepherd, , News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0New drone technology is under trial in the Ballarat region, as Powercor uses the technology to inspect powerlines in...
Transitioning WA to underground power
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Western Power has moved Carlisle North’s power from overhead to underground, the first of three suburbs in the Town...
TransGrid relaunches Lumea to focus on renewable energy
April Shepherd, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, People & Appointments, Policy, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0TransGrid has relaunched its commercial arm, Lumea, to provide infrastructure services to renewable energy generators and large usage customers. ...
Powercor proposes faster renewable energy connections
April Shepherd, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Substations, 1Powercor has unveiled plans to connect renewable energy projects to the grid faster in Victoria, and proposed the connection...
Fire-preventing powerline tech installed in VIC
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0As part of a $4.2 million program to install covered conductor technology, Powercor has installed the fire-preventing technology in...
Machinery operators urged to beware of powerlines
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, 0Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has recorded four serious powerline incidents in regional Victoria in the past three weeks, prompting...
Columboola Solar Farm hits milestone
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0In a milestone for the Columboola Solar Farm project, Powerlink has completed the construction of eight transmission towers to...
SA-NSW interconnector gains ElectraNet’s commitment
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 1The proposed SA-NSW interconnector is a step closer to the final approval stage, with ElectraNet submitting its commitment to...
VIC to NSW Interconnector costs approved
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Costs to upgrade the Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI Minor) have been given the go-ahead from the Australian Energy...
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