#Queensland

Works to upgrade Ergon Energy Network’s Mossman Substation are underway, with a new 132 kV transformer being delivered to the site recently.

GE Vernova Inc. has secured a contract from Powerlink, Queensland’s state-owned transmission utility, to supply essential equipment for their upcoming Capital Work program.

The project will be able to power around 240000 homes annually.

Australia, Queensland: The Government of Queensland, Australia, has announced building a 1,100 km transmission line worth $3.29 B (A$5 B).

Australia: Powerlink’s Ingham South Substation has received a transformer replacement which will bolster the energy supply in Far North Queensland.

Australia: Queensland government pledged to tip $132 M into construction of a transmission line, which will link the renewables hub with the main grid.

Australia, Whitsunday Islands: The Whitsunday region in Queensland, Australia is on its way to having its first solar farm.

USA, Queensland: Queensland’s electricity operator Powerlink is investing $15.5 million (AUD20 million) in an overhaul of a substation in the Gladstone region in Central Queensland which feeds most of Central Queensland and major industrial sites such as the Boyne Smelter and Yarwun.

Australia, Queensland: Powerlink has completed construction of the Yuleba North Substation in the North West Surat Basin, which will act as the central point for more than 200 kilometres of new high voltage transmission lines, supplying power to six gas processing facilities in Queensland.

Australia, Queensland: About 6,000 Ergon Energy customers suffered power outages yesterday as a result of the earthquake, which struck near the Queensland town of Eidsvold.