Transgrid begins grid preparations for syncons

Transgrid advances manufacturing of synchronous condensers for NSW grid

Construction and manufacturing are progressing on equipment designed to strengthen New South Wales’ electricity transmission network, with Transgrid announcing that enabling works have begun at key sites to support the installation of synchronous condensers as part of the state’s energy transition. According to Transgrid, a total of 10 synchronous condensers will be deployed across five sites under the first phase of its System Strength Plan, fo…

Transgrid begins grid preparations for syncons

Transgrid has begun readying New South Wales’ transmission system to enable the installation of 10 synchronous condenser—or ‘syncons’ as they are known colloquially—massive spinning machines that will help stabilise the grid as it transitions from coal to renewables. The syncons will be deployed across five sites under the first phase of Transgrid’s System Strength Plan, following a NSW Government direction to accelerate procurement of this equi…