Substations

United Energy has submitted a $1.4 billion plan to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to build a stronger, smarter power...

AusNet has successfully energised a new terminal station, which will facilitate the connection of the KESS  (Koorangie Energy Storage System)...

One of the largest batteries in the world is gearing up to plug into Victoria’s electricity grid with the installation...

More than 1,000 people were left without power on 5 April after a substation in the Sydney CBD was flooded....

Work has begun to upgrade the Trevor Horman Substation in Berrimah in order to ensure that it will continue to...

Many utilities work with trusted partners to upgrade and make improvements to existing infrastructure to provide greater capacity and maintain...

Powerlink's Bouldercombe Substation has taken delivery of a high voltage transformer weighing more than 200t. The Bouldercombe Substation is one...

Transgrid has modified the preferred route for its VNI West project in response to feedback from recent consultations. The Preferred...

Sefanit has been asking big questions her whole life. Electricity fascinated her as a child, and she yearned to make...

Powerlink's Greenbank Substation has received a 326t transformer for its latest grid-scale battery connection project. The transformer was transported just...

Powerlink Queensland and the Bureau of Meteorology have renewed their partnership to share knowledge and data to deliver better planning...

Ergon Energy Network has announced that it has begun civil works on the Mossman Substation in Douglas Shire, paving the...

Powerlink Queensland and engineering consultancy agency, RET international (RETi) have signed an agreement to together deliver consultancy services to live...

Electrical wellheads submerged in floodwaters, power boxes overheating in 45-degree weather, maintaining ageing infrastructure, meeting rising energy demand – these...

Decommissioning ageing power assets can present major safety risks to power sector employees and the general public if not well...

Jemena has invested $15 million to replace major plant infrastructure at its Footscray East zone substation (ZSS). The recently upgraded...

Transgrid has reached a major milestone in the construction of one of the biggest substations in the Southern Hemisphere, part...

New bushfire safety technology installed at a Zone Substation in Gheringhap, Victoria has begun stress-testing to help protect customers in...

As one of Australia’s leading providers of high voltage electricity transmission network services, Powerlink undertakes an extensive program of works...

By John Thompson, Journalist, Energy Magazine Substations are the backbone of Australia’s energy grid, connecting electricity generators to essential projects...

Upgrades totalling $45 million have been delivered to Transgrid’s Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) increasing capacity by 170MW. Transgrid CEO,...

Powercor has re-energised Mooroopna Zone Substation, restoring power to homes and businesses and marking the final stages of its restoration...

To deliver an affordable and reliable energy supply to Sydney, Transgrid has been undertaking major works to upgrade the city’s...

CitiPower has lowered a 74-tonne high-voltage electricity transformer into its Dock Area Zone Substation, as part of an ongoing upgrade...

Works are underway on a large-scale project by SA Power Networks, which includes a new substation at St Kilda for...

The upgrade of the Tamworth substation is now complete, the largest of five substations to undergo works as part of...

Transgrid’s Victoria-NSW Interconnector (VNI) upgrade project has begun the installation of smart technology at the Stockdill substation, to enable extra...

Two major contracts have been awarded for the construction of the South Australian component of the EnergyConnect high voltage transmission...

Two major contracts have been awarded for the construction of the South Australian component of the EnergyConnect high voltage transmission...

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has revealed new research forecasting a bright new future for Australia’s critical mineral resources –...