Powerlines

The final stage of the Queensland-New South Wales Interconnector (QNI) has been approved by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER). The...

An electricity distributor’s program to mitigate bushfire risk is undergoing testing to improve the safety of the area’s energy network....

Critical infrastructure calls for critical equipment. Cybertec cellular modems are trusted by the Australian utilities sector for their reliability, rugged...

The Queensland NSW Interconnector (QNI) upgrade project will advance to the next stage after clearing a major review from the...

The Federal Government, through the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), has set out reasonable expectations of energy companies in an effort...

Energy Networks Australia has stressed that the uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic makes preventative maintenance more crucial than ever....

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has published three milestone reports detailing its progress to deliver access reforms to Australia’s...

The Granville Harbour Wind Farm will capitalise on Tasmania’s enviable wind potential while helping the state achieve its target of...

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved the SA-NSW Interconnector, which will deliver cheaper, cleaner and more reliable electricity to...

Energy Queensland has 1.7 million power poles and over 225,000km of overhead and underground powerlines across Queensland. Unfortunately, powerlines are...

Powerlink has finished work on a 37km transmission line in Brisbane's southside, ensuring the line will continue to operate safely...

United Energy has successfully trialled a new covered powerline system that replaces bare powerlines to protect them from the effects...

Ausgrid has cancelled planned outages for maintenance at locations across its network due to the catastrophic fire danger forecast for...

Essential Energy has mobilised more than 150 personnel from across New South Wales to restore power to thousands of homes...

The future of the threatened western ringtail possum looks brighter following a proactive approach to install possum guards on Western...

Ergon Energy and Energex, as part of Energy Queensland, have won a Safe Work Award for a lifesaving tool to...

Innovative technology that has been proven to automatically restore power within one minute of a fault is now being further...

Work has begun on a $3.8 million project to rejuvenate a 47-year-old transmission line in Brisbane by replacing hundreds of...

A Power and Water Corporation trial of devices used to anticipate and locate faults on long stretches of overhead powerlines...

Ausgrid has completed a comprehensive safety program to ensure the electricity network is ready for what is already proving to...

Works are underway on a critical Powerlink transmission line perched on a steep Far North Queensland mountainside, as part of...

From 8 July 2019, Queenslanders will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed $1 billion CopperString powerline, with draft...

The 2019-20 Queensland Budget has highlighted the need for affordable, reliable energy as the state heads towards 50 per cent...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has recommended a range of regulatory changes to enable distribution network businesses to supply...

Powerlink has recently completed a $3.4 million replacement of steel bolts and insulators in Central Queensland after inspections identified some...

Ausgrid has contracted two specialist helicopters to carry out annual aerial inspections of the electricity network in bushfire prone parts...

Vegetation and trees form a fundamental and much-loved part of our urban and rural landscapes, but also pose very significant...

Projects involving critical infrastructure require expert project management to deliver high-quality results and to minimise risk and inconvenience to workers...

A 39 year-old man has died in hospital, after being electrocuted during routine maintenance work in Sydney. The Ausgrid linesman,...

In January 2018, Zinfra commenced working on the operations and maintenance contract for the entire United Energy electricity network in...