New South Wales Renewable Energy Transmission Project | Transformers Magazine

Australia | July 3, 2024

The transmission lines will enable the delivery of 4.5 GW of power from renewable sources.

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Australia, New South Wales: New South Wales the government has approved the planning of a major infrastructure project aimed at installing transmission lines which will enable delivery 4.5 GW of renewable energy capacity. Central-West Orany Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) the project will help connect large renewable energy installations to the grid, which will lead to 20 billion Australian dollars ($13.36 billion/12.42 billion euros) in private investments in solar, wind and energy storage projects. The permit was issued with almost 100 conditions.

The project will consist of about 240 km of transmission lines. The lines will transmit enough electricity to power 1.8 million homes in the Central-West Orana REZ, which was formally announced in November 2021 and covers about 20,000 km²The zone could initially unlock 3GW of network capacity by mid-decade.

The project will create around 5,000 jobs during the peak construction period. Financial close of the project is expected in the second half of 2024, with construction work expected to begin by the end of the year. Initial operation of the new lines will begin in 2028.

“This is the first renewable energy transmission project in the country to receive planning consent, paving the way for a significant increase in renewable energy production to replace ageing coal-fired power plants,” commented the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Penny Sharpe.

Source: RenewablesNow

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