Renewable energy to flow through transmission upgrades

Renewable energy to flow through transmission upgrades

Disruptions to households are inevitable during the construction of Western Australia’s largest energy infrastructure project according to Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

Western Australia increases investment in electricity transmission project to AU$1.6 billion

Two major transmission infrastructure projects have progressed in Western Australia and New South Wales, in a win for renewables.

Specialist teams go into overdrive to progress EnergyConnect

Australia’s largest energy transmission project has moved into overdrive with specialist teams making significant progress constructing the eastern alignment of EnergyConnect across the Riverina region. Related article: EnergyConnect ticks Wagga Wagga substation upgrade More than 1,600 personnel are working on the nation-critical project with construction of two sections of new high-voltage transmission line, stretching 540km from Buronga to Wag…

Over 1000 towers rise in nation’s biggest transmission project - Ecogeneration

Image: TransgridAustralia’s largest transmission project is surging forward in NSW, with over 70 per cent of the eastern alignment of EnergyConnect now complete. More than 1,600 workers are advancing construction of 540 kilometres of high-voltage line from Buronga to Wagga Wagga. The $1.8 billion project’s eastern section – delivered by Transgrid and Elecnor Australia – features the construction of a 330kV line from Buronga to Dinawan and a 500k…

Australia's largest transmission project moves into next phase with Riverina works underway

Work on the Riverina section of one of the country’s biggest renewable energy projects, EnergyConnect, has officially begun. Photo: Supplied. Australia’s largest energy transmission project, EnergyConnect, has moved into its next phase with specialist teams making significant progress constructing the eastern alignment of the project across the Riverina. More than 1600 personnel are working on the critical project, with construction of two secti…

California’s transmission delays persist despite surge in projects driven by state policy

PG&E's most frequent reason for delaying projects is "prioritization," which added an average of 8.4 years to the project time, an analysis from the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists found.California’s investor-owned utilities have not delivered the transmission buildout necessary for the state to meet its goals, nor have they fully addressed the reasons for their continued delays, said a new report by the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scie…