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EnergyConnect construction booms across the Riverina

Construction of Australia’s largest transmission project is moving into overdrive with multiple work sites and hundreds of workers now building the eastern alignment of EnergyConnect which will play a ...

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Stringing transmission lines using drones across the Murray River

EnergyConnect crews will be using drones to string transmission lines across the Murray River. This activity is scheduled to commence in August for approximately six weeks, depending on weather and ...

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Construction Notification for Wagga Wagga

As part of the nation building EnergyConnect project, we are progressing various construction activities on the Eastern section of the project on multiple sites along the alignment between Wagga Wagga ...

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Stringing activities across the Sturt Highway

If you’re planning to travel on the Sturt Highway between Trentham Cliffs and Monak on Tuesday 16 July to Thursday 18 July 2024, please be advised Elecnor Australia will be carrying out ...

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Trailblazing graduates power through Australian-first program

The first participants have graduated from an Australian-first training program to grow the country’s own transmission line construction workforce to build the critical infrastructure to enable the clean energy ...

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EnergyConnect invests tens of millions in Sunraysia businesses

Construction of the western alignment of Australia’s largest transmission project EnergyConnect is providing a major economic boost to communities and local businesses across Sunraysia. Transgrid and its construction partner ...

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Transmission towers – Wagga Wagga to Dinawan

There are 334 towers between Wagga Wagga, NSW and Dinawan near Coleambally and the towers on this line will all be Danubio towers. Project EnergyConnect is using Danubio towers because the ...

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Out of Hours Work Notification for Buronga Substation

Construction activities are progressing on the Western section of EnergyConnect including the extension of the Buronga substation on Arumpo Road near Transgrid’s existing substation. Once completed, it will be ...

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Arrival of more key equipment marks leap forward for the energy transition

Australia’s largest electricity project EnergyConnect has taken another leap forward with the arrival of key components of two synchronous condensers. EnergyConnect will allow energy to be shared between NSW, ...

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Construction Notification Water Fill Points

As part of the EnergyConnect project, we have commenced construction activities on the Eastern section of the project including construction of access points and access tracks, clearing and grubbing and ...

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