New power station gets ready to produce

Utility Journalist February 4, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, Gas, News 0

Horizon Power’s new Mungullah Power Station in Carnarvon, WA has successfully exported power for the first time. Horizon Power Senior […]

Tender: electricity supply

Utility Journalist February 2, 2014 Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Retail 0

Australian Bureau of Statistics is looking to award a contract for electricity supply services for the Melbourne, VIC and Adelaide, […]

Tender: high voltage asset replacements

Utility Journalist February 2, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0

Gosford City Council, NSW is looking to award a design and construct contract for the replacement of its high voltage […]

Public input sought on energy regulation

Utility Journalist January 31, 2014 Electricity, Maintenance, News 0

Ergon Energy is stepping up efforts to ensure customers have their say as it prepares its expenditure proposal for the […]

Machinery operators reminded to stay powerline safe

Utility Journalist January 30, 2014 Electricity, Maintenance, News 0

Ergon Energy urges operators of heavy machinery urged to Look Up and Live after an excavator contacted power lines and […]

Minister praises fire actions of emergency services and utilities

Utility Journalist January 28, 2014 Electricity, Maintenance, News, Water 0

Queensland Energy and Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle has thanked firefighters, police and other state emergency services personnel who have […]

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SCADA helps Ergon improve network reliability

Chris Bland January 27, 2014 Digital Utilities, Electricity, Maintenance, Powerlines 0

Queensland regional electricity distributor Ergon Energy has improved network reliability and is future-proofing its network. Deploying SCADA is helping achieve […]

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Power goes underground in the west

Chris Bland January 27, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, Maintenance, Powerlines, Trenchless technology 0

For over a decade, Western Power has been undertaking an extensive program to put powerlines underground throughout Western Australia. Around […]

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Future Grid Forum releases Change and Choice

Chris Bland January 27, 2014 Digital Utilities, Electricity, Retail 0

Historically high retail electricity prices, widespread deployment of solar panels, and declining aggregate peak demand and consumption in most states […]

Queensland communities get major electricity boost

Utility Journalist January 24, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, News 0

Energex has announced the completion of a $10.5 million electricity upgrade which will benefit around 18,300 homes and businesses in […]

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Paul Adams, Managing Director of Jemena

Chris Bland January 22, 2014 Civil Construction, Electricity, Features, Gas, Land access, Maintenance, Pipelines 0

Jemena is one of the major players in Australia’s energy industry, covering both gas and electricity, and transmission and distribution. […]

Jemena and SP Ausnet acquisition finalised

Utility Journalist January 20, 2014 Company news, Electricity, Gas, Maintenance, News 0

SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd has announced that after satisfying the conditions precedent, the regulatory approvals to allow State Grid […]

Critical Peak Demand program launched in VIC

Utility Journalist January 10, 2014 Electricity, Maintenance, News, Sustainability 0

SP AusNet’s 2013/14 Critical Peak Demand (CPD) program has been launched. The program aims to help the company’s large business […]

ENA questions energy regulators

Utility Journalist January 9, 2014 Electricity, Maintenance, News 0

Energy Networks Association (ENA) CEO John Bradley has said that two inconsistent decisions released by Australian energy regulators run the […]

Contract awarded: Chevron asset maintenance

Utility Journalist January 7, 2014 Contracts awarded, Electricity, Gas, News 0

UGL Limited has been awarded a new five year contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (“Chevron”) for the provision of […]

Fixed platform and walkways standard released

Utility Journalist January 3, 2014 Electricity, Gas, Maintenance, News, Telecommunications, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0

Standards Australia has released an updated version of the standard AS 1657 – 2013 ‘Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders— […]

NT Power and Water Corporation to be restructured

Utility Journalist January 2, 2014 Company news, Electricity, Maintenance, News, Water 0

The NT Government has announced that the Power and Water Corporation will soon be restructured to become two new stand-alone government owned […]

Remote Kimberly community gets new power supply

Utility Journalist December 23, 2013 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Sustainability 0

A new power station is now operational and delivering power to Kalumburu, the most Northern community in Western Australia. The […]

Western Power achieves high reliability

Utility Journalist December 23, 2013 Company news, Electricity, Maintenance, News 0

Western Power has announced that it met or exceeded nearly all of its targets to provide a reliable power supply […]

Qld government to seek infrastructure investment from private sector

Utility Journalist December 20, 2013 Electricity, Maintenance, News 0

The Queensland Government has announced that it will investigate private sector infrastructure funding for state-owned electricity transmission and distribution businesses. […]

Grattan report divides opinion

Utility Journalist December 19, 2013 Electricity, News, Sustainability 0

In a recently released report entitled ‘Shock to the System: Dealing with falling electricity demand’, the Grattan Institute has suggested […]

New guidelines to enhance energy regulation process clarity

Utility Journalist December 19, 2013 Electricity, Maintenance, News, Sustainability 0

New guidelines announced for the regulation of network businesses will benefit consumers by providing more clarity from the Australian Energy […]

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CSIRO releases future grid report

Utility Journalist December 18, 2013 Electricity, Features, News 0

CSIRO recently convened the Future Grid Forum, an Australian-first, to develop and explore potential scenarios for Australia’s electricity future and […]

Jemena’s credit rating likely to rise

Utility Journalist December 16, 2013 Company news, Electricity, Gas, Maintenance, News 0

As a result of the announcement of the impending sale (subject to conditions precedent) of 60% of Singapore Power International’s […]

Underground power lines to reduce bushfire risk in VIC

Utility Journalist December 16, 2013 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines 0

The targeted replacement of powerlines in high-risk bushfire areas is underway in Victoria as part of a $750 million state […]

Tender: EDO’s and links polymer 24KV and 36KV

Utility Journalist December 15, 2013 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities 0

Essential Energy, NSW requests proposals from suitably qualified organisations in relation to the Supply and Delivery of Expulsion Drop-out (EDO) […]

Tender: 11KV switch room building

Utility Journalist December 15, 2013 Civil Construction, Electricity, News, Open tenders and opportunities 0

Essential Energy, NSW is inviting proposals from suitably qualified organisations in relation to the construction of one 11KV substation switch […]

$4 million underground powerline project underway

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