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Energy Transition

17 August 2022

Transgrid report supports rapid acceleration of energy transition

Transgrid has published its Transmission Annual Planning Report 2022 which supports calls for major transmission projects to be delivered faster and cheaper for consumers.

Community

15 August 2022

Applications open for Transgrid Community Partnership funding

Not-for-profit groups whom provide support to their local communities are being encouraged to apply for funding under the latest round of Transgrid’s Community Partnership Program.

Community

11 August 2022

Transgrid surveys landowners as part of new Community Engagement Policy

Transgrid has launched a four-year community sentiment program that seeks written feedback and opinions from a wide range of people, living and working around major projects.

Community

01 August 2022

Local Voices Matter

Transgrid is implementing a new community sentiment program called Local Voices. Local Voices is a community survey and data analysis tool delivered by Voconiq. Founded in 2019 by a team of social scientists at CSIRO, Voconiq was built on 10 years of research and practical industry practice to provide an innovative solution to assist companies understand and improve social performance.

VNI West

29 July 2022

Preferred option identified for transmission project to share electricity between NSW and Victoria with $687 million in market benefits

Transgrid and AEMO Victorian Planning (AVP) have today published the Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR) for the Victoria – New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) West project as part of the Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission (RIT-T) process.

QNI

28 July 2022

Transgrid delivers $236 million Queensland-NSW Interconnector upgrade, increasing energy capacity between the states

More energy will now be able to flow between Queensland and NSW with the successful completion of Transgrid’s upgrade to the Queensland-NSW Interconnector (QNI).

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