Year: 2021

The South Australian component of Project EnergyConnect, the new high-voltage electricity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales, has reached another significant milestone today following the South Australian Government’s approval of the major project’s Environmental Impact Statement…Read more in full article

The strength and reliability of South Australia’s high-voltage electricity network has been boosted with the completion of a project to install four synchronous condensers. Two synchronous condensers have been installed at Robertstown, north of Adelaide, and two at…Read more in full article

The two major construction contracts have been awarded for the South Australian component of Project EnergyConnect, the new high-voltage electricity interconnector with New South Wales. ElectraNet Chief Executive, Steve Masters, said Downer Utilities Australia Pty Ltd has been…Read more in full article

ElectraNet has today confirmed Project EnergyConnect, the high-voltage electricity transmission interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales, will be built. ElectraNet Chief Executive Steve Masters confirmed the company will invest $457.4 million to deliver the South Australian…Read more in full article

ElectraNet welcomes today’s announcement by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) approving the expenditure required to deliver the proposed SA-NSW interconnector, Project EnergyConnect. The AER determination allows capital expenditure of $2.28 billion to deliver the project efficiently, including $457.4…Read more in full article

Major works to construct a new 270 kilometre, high-voltage transmission line across the Eyre Peninsula are under way. Helping to pour one of the 500 sets of concrete foundations required for the new transmission towers, ElectraNet Chief Executive…Read more in full article

South Australia’s high-voltage transmission network owner ElectraNet has given its commitment to proceed with the proposed SA-NSW interconnector to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), clearing the path for the regulator’s final approval stage. ElectraNet Chief Executive, Steve Masters,…Read more in full article

ElectraNet advises that a planned outage will take place on Sunday, 14 March, which will temporarily interrupt electricity supply to townships on the Yorke Peninsula. The outage will occur from 3am to 11am Australian Central Daylight Time (local…Read more in full article

Members of the public wanting to find out more about the proposed new electricity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales, called Project EnergyConnect, can now visit an online engagement room. ElectraNet Land Services Manager, Scott Haynes,…Read more in full article

As two of South Australia’s largest essential service providers, SA Water and ElectraNet, have a long-standing business and operational relationship. SA Water is one of the largest energy users connected to the South Australian transmission network (owned and…Read more in full article