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Markets

ESB bows to industry pressure on controversial grid access reforms
ESB dumps controversial congestion management model and puts forward four new alternatives, including – for the first time – ones favoured by investors.
Sophie Vorrath

May 6, 2022

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Renewables

Why transmission is the missing link to an orderly transition to renewables
Transmission projects take a long time to develop, but we don’t have a lot of time if we are serious about a timely transition to cleaner sources of electricity.
Tobias Geiger

Apr 4, 2022

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Renewables

Nationals MP hails “reliable” renewables as QNI link upgrade nears completion
A major grid upgrade to unlock and share more reliable renewable energy between Queensland and New South Wales is nearing completion.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 3, 2022

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Renewables

Eraring effect on future prices is a damning indictment of transmission planning
A huge wedge between electricity futures in the northern and southern NEM states suggests the market continues to see transmission constraints stuffing up prices.
David Leitch

Feb 28, 2022

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Victoria pushes ahead with 1.5GW network upgrade in windy south-west
Victoria pushes ahead with major transmission upgrade, to open way for 1,500MW of additional renewable capacity and ease wind farm constraints.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 18, 2022

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Renewables

“Complex web of issues:” AEMO chief warns social licence crucial to 100 pct renewables
New AEMO chief lists major transmission upgrades as some of the “hard realities” of the transition to renewables, as community push-back continues to build.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 14, 2021

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Renewables

Walcha Energy proposes to “go it alone” on major NSW transmission link
A private transmission line has been proposed as the most effective way to facilitate thousands of megawatts of new renewables capacity proposed for NSW New England REZ.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 7, 2021

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Renewables

Wind farm commissioner role expands to tackle tricky transmission projects
Wind Farm Commissioner role, already expanded to include large-scale solar and storage, grows again to take in massive transmission development projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 26, 2021

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Renewables

Victoria creates new body to modernise grid for wind and solar transition
Victoria to establish a separate body to manage and prioritise billions of dollars of network upgrades required to support the state’s transition to 50% renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 18, 2021

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Victorian Government

New Victoria to NSW “electric highway” gets kick-along from federal and state funds
In a bilateral agreement, the federal and Victorian governments will provide up to $200m in underwriting support for the Victoria to NSW Interconnector (VNI) West project.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2020

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Markets

Elecnor wins $1.9 billion contract to build NSW side of new link to South Australia
Elecnor and Clough joint venture EnergySecure tapped to deliver TransGrid portion of NSW-S.A. interconnector.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 13, 2020

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Renewables

Angry farmer ploughs home blunt warning for Australia’s transmission plans
Victorian farmer worried about the impact of major new transmission works delivers blunt message to DNSP. And while novel in approach, the sentiment is not new.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 4, 2020

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