#Australia

Hyosung Heavy Industries has signed a 35 billion won ($25.9 million) transformer supply contract with Powerlink.

The transformer is a key piece of the puzzle in the project, and at approximately 9 m long and 3 m wide, is rated at 285 MVA.

The transmission lines will enable the delivery of 4.5 GW of renewables capacity.

The $16.4 million project is set to include technology that will restore power to locals faster after outages.

Transgrid and its construction partner Elecnor Australia have finished the construction of Line 1.

The Sunny Corner project was awarded the permit after a 15-month competitive tender and selection process.

The link will use advanced converter technology at both ends to stabilize and integrate renewables into the grid, a first for Australia.

The spending will be made over the next decade and comes as major economies invest billions to support clean energy projects.

The project will be able to produce around 1188 GWh of electricity annually.

The companies will apply their respective expertise and capabilities to develop the project together.

The project will be able to power around 240000 homes annually.

The project could make an important contribution to Queensland’s transition to renewable energy and deliver it to local communities.

Work on the project has already started and is expected to be completed by mid-2025.

The substation will serve the Berrimah and Wishart industrial areas.

The substation is one of the largest in Central Queensland.

Bowmans Creek Wind Farm, planned by Ark Energy, has been approved by the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission.

Transgrid has released details of its preferred route for the northern portion of the VNI West interconnector that will connect the New South Wales and Victoria grids.

Construction of the South Australian part of Project EnergyConnect, the new high-voltage transmission line between South Australia and New South Wales, has been completed.

Vinci subsidiary Cobra IS, Acciona and Endeavour Energy have signed a power transmission PPP for to build a transmission network in New South Wales.

Transgrid has announced its two partners to deliver the proposed nation-critical transmission project HumeLink.

The proposed route of the Hunter Transmission Project from Bayswater to Eraring has been released for public comment.

The Cook Government will invest more than $700 million to upgrade the State’s main electricity network and unlock renewable energy generation opportunities.

Hitachi Energy inaugurated its brand-new Service Transformer Refurbishment and Testing Workshop in Welshpool, Western Australia.

Transgrid has installed first batch of steel towers within a power transmission project to interconnect New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.