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Marinus Link is a boondoggle – cutting it in half won’t change that
Even cut in half, Marinus will be a dead-weight, facilitating a trade in which Tasmania has no competitive advantage. Here’s why.
Bruce Mountain
Sep 6, 2023
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Renewables
How to value transmission? Why Marinus has less chance of covering costs than Basslink
Considering the abject failure of Basslink, why do the powers-that-be want to boost Tasmania to Victoria interconnection for twice the cost?
Bruce Mountain & Ben Willey
Mar 11, 2022
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Governments
APA wants to acquire troubled Basslink interconnector, resolve multi-year dispute
APA Group hopes to resolve a years long dispute over Basslink failure, eyeing an outright acquisition of the troubled interconnector
Michael Mazengarb
Feb 23, 2022
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Renewables
Tasmania terminates contract with Basslink, as legal fight continues
Tasmanian government cancels commercial contract with the company that operates the Basslink undersea cable that links the island state to the mainland grid.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 11, 2022
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Utilities
Basslink battle resumes, as state government wants compensation for outage
The Tasmania state government and Hydro Tasmania seek compensation for the Bass Strait interconnector’s failure in 2015.
Sophie Vorrath
Oct 27, 2021
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Renewables
How Tasmania’s hydro could have prevented Victoria’s summer black-outs
Hydro Tasmania says a new transmission link to the mainland would have the most benefits for Victoria, including improved energy security and lower power prices for consumers.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 14, 2019
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Markets
Basslink cable damaged during maintenance, out until mid-April
The under-sea cable linking Tasmania’s electricity market to that of the Australian mainland has been accidentally damaged during maintenance work, taking it out of action until mid-April.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 29, 2018
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Markets
Push for second Tasmania Basslink wins new ARENA funding
Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips another $20m into feasibility and business case for second interconnector across Bass Strait.
Sophie Vorrath
Nov 24, 2017
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Markets
Tasmania Basslink outage cause unknown, investigation finds
Independent investigation into failure of subsea electricity cable linking Tasmania to mainland Australia has returned a verdict of “cause unknown.”
Sophie Vorrath
Dec 5, 2016
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NSW energy minister blames Basslink for SA price spikes
NSW energy minister blames Basslink “outage” for South Australia price spikes. Sorry minister, wrong state, wrong link, and it was working at the time.
Giles Parkinson
Sep 9, 2016
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