TasNetworks chief executive officer (CEO) Seán Mc Goldrick is finishing up at the transmission network service provider (TNSP), choosing to move on when his contract expires on June 30.
“Seán has been instrumental in ensuring we are in the best position to provide safe and sustainable delivery of electricity for Tasmanians,” TasNetworks chair Roger Gill said.
“Whether it be through our transformation process, or most recently by supporting the progress of the North West Transmission Developments (NWTD), Seán has left a positive lasting legacy.”
TasNetworks executive – people and stakeholder Renée Anderson has been asked to step in as acting CEO following Dr Mc Goldrick’s departure, with a formal process to be carried out to appoint a successor.
Dr Mc Goldrick will continue to play a key role in the business until June with the NWTD nearing a final investment decision (FID) shortly.
Stage one of the NWTD was given the state go-ahead in mid-March, paving the way for 240km of transmission lines to be either constructed or upgraded across Tasmania.
The next step for the NWTD will be federal approval through the EPBC Act, with a decision set to be made this month. This would prompt TasNetworks to make its FID on the project.
Stage one of NWTD spans three sections, connecting Palmerston in Tassie’s Northern Midlands with Sheffield through a new 80km-long 220kV double-circuit transmission line located next to an existing single-circuit 220kV transmission line.
A 44km-long transmission line would then be built to connect Sheffield and Stowport, with a 5km-long line then being replaced between Stowport and Burnie. A separate 3.2km-long line would then connect with the Heybridge Converter Station and in turn Marinus Link.
GenusPlus Group is the head contractor for the NWTD, with construction to commence soon after an FID is made.
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