Project developments, news, announcements and personnel movements from the Australian utility industry, updated daily.
The Moreton Bay Regional Council (QLD) is seeking tenders for the servicing, handling and removal of liquid waste waste from all grease traps, septic tanks and effluent holdings located within Moreton Bay Regional Council operated facilities. This Tender is for a contract period of two years expiring 30th June 2018 with the option of two extension periods each of 12 […]
SA Water has recently announced their sponsorship recipients, as part of the company’s annual sponsorship program. From the city to the outback, the program takes in a wide variety of events, projects and organisations across the state. SA Water’s Senior Manager of External Relations, David Coombe, said successful sponsorship applicants for 2015-16, complemented SA Water’s values. “They all demonstrated a […]
Unitywater is currently testing its water network across QLD to continue delivering safe and reliable water supply, reduce water losses and defer expensive network upgrades. The planned maintenance will involve Unitywater crews inspecting the valves in the water network during the day and testing water pressure at night. Unitywater Executive Manager Infrastructure Services Division, Glen Babington said that proactively maintaining […]
The Australian Energy Market Commission have recently called for submissions on a second draft determination to introduce new rules governing how generators sell electricity into the wholesale market. The proposed rules would address the deliberate withholding of information from the market through late rebidding. Under these rules, generators would be required to make any change to their offers to supply […]
Unitywater will begin adopting new, innovative technologies including CCTV-equipped mini submarines and computer-chipped balls flowing through water mains to save money and improve the company’s operations. The Submersible Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Robot, dubbed “Rove” by Unitywater staff, is a 25 centimetre-wide remote controlled device fitted with a CCTV camera. From a vantage point underwater, it performs a condition assessment […]
Gladstone Ports Corporation has concluded Port Services Agreements (PSAs) with their LNG exporters, paving the way for a ramp up of LNG shipments from Curtis Island off Central Queensland. QLD Treasurer, Curtis Pitt, said PSAs had been negotiated with Queensland Curtis LNG, Australian Pacific LNG and Gladstone LNG. “These agreements are an important milestone in the growth of Queensland’s LNG […]
AGL’s Broken Hill solar plant in western New South Wales has begun generating, with 26 MW of renewable energy feeding into the National Electricity Market for the first time. When complete, the 53 MW Broken Hill Solar Plant will be Australia’s second largest large-scale solar plant behind its sister 102 MW Nyngan Solar Plant. All 678,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules […]
The WA State Government has begun sewing its first crop that will be irrigated by surplus mine water. This technology has the potential to create new investment opportunities in the Pilbara while helping to drought-proof pastoral stations. Agriculture and Food Minister, Ken Baston, said the Woodie Woodie project’s 38 hectare trial site on Warrawagine station, 190 kilometres east of Marble […]
Two major Victorian water companies have joined forces to meet the challenges of water reform, as well as the impacts of climate change and good catchment management. North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Coliban Water have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely together on issues of shared interest. North Central CMA Chair, David Clark said the […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found that a program to monitor and report to consumers on the quality of broadband services could be readily established in Australia. “The ACCC believes a broadband performance monitoring and reporting program would promote competition and consumer outcomes by providing transparency over the quality of broadband services,” ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said. “As […]
In a recent speech, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman, Rod Sims, shared some early insights from the ACCC’s inquiry into the east coast gas market. “While we are not quite at the halfway mark in our 12-month Inquiry, and we are still some way off drawing conclusions, there are some preliminary observations I would like to make.” “First, […]
Voyages Ayers Rock Resort will soon be powered by the desert sun, with enough solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed to meet a third of the peak power needs at the site. The project will integrate 1.8 MW of renewable energy into the existing power system via five ground and roof mounted solar PV systems ranging from 150 kW to 1 […]
Digital infrastructure helps identify leaks and outages in real-time Utilities around the world are conserving water and saving electricity with the Sensus® FlexNet™ system—a two-way communications infrastructure that delivers the data utilities need to reliably and cost-effectively supply water and energy. Sensus and BAI are bringing this technology to Australian utilities to improve operations, manage maintenance issues before they escalate, […]
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has unveiled his new Cabinet, with a number of significant changes, including to the ministers responsible for utility-related areas including energy and the NBN. Josh Frydenberg, who was previously the Assistant Treasurer, has now taken the position as Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, replacing former portfolio holder, Ian Macfarlane. APPEA CEO, Malcolm Roberts has welcomed […]
Managing water resources in Australia, the world’s driest continent, has always been a challenge. Decades of policy work and the successful implementation of water trading schemes have created a $2.4 billion national industry that balances the water needs of residential, commercial and agricultural consumers. Innovations such as the H2OX water exchange online trading platform reflect the government’s long-standing focus on […]
nbn CEO, Bill Morrow, has said while ubiquitous high-speed broadband was set to become the backbone of Australia’s digital economy, it would be the ways in which people used broadband over the NBN network that would be a key unlocking the nation’s future prosperity. “We hear a lot about digital disruption. What I’m excited about is the potential for the […]
Chevron is seeking tenders for the operation and maintenance of the subsea, inlet processing, production, utilities and storage/offloading facilities in WA. The Operations component will be managed by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and various maintenance contractors. View the work packages and submit your expression of interest.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a Statement of Issues on the proposed acquisition by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) of BG Group (BG). The Statement of Issues seeks industry views and more information on the competition issues that have arisen in the ACCC’s review to date. “The ACCC is concerned that, by aligning Shell’s interest in Arrow […]
The Balonne Shire Council (QLD) will begin construction of a new sewage evaporation pond at the St George Sewage Treatment Plant Pump Station. The works will be part of the council’s long term plan to upgrade infrastructure within the area. The works have been highlighted in the Balonne Shire’s recent budget statement. To read more about the works and other […]
The NSW Land and Housing Corporation is seeking tenders for the provision of water and sewerage infrastructure to connect Lot 94 at Orange, to recently installed infrastructure that has been provided by Orange City Council for servicing the South Orange Urban Release Area (SOURA). Submissions to tender close on 6 October.
WIOA has a number of activities coming up in the next few months including two of the company’s largest charity efforts. WIOA is encouraging everyone interested to participate. Dial Before You Dig – WIOA Victorian Charity Golf Day Camperdown Golf Club – Sunday 18 October 2015. Gold and Silver sponsors with a player in attendance on the day are […]
AGL Energy Limited has reaffirmed its plan for all water extracted from its Gloucester Gas Project (GGP) to be treated and desalinated to be reused by the project or local farms. No untreated extracted water or blended water will be reused or discharged in the local catchment. The final draft of the GGP’s Extracted Water Management Strategy, prepared after widespread […]
Western Power’s pole testing facility has been officially opened at our Bibra Lake depot (WA). The facility currently houses Australia’s largest pole test rig that can test the durability of power poles. The $1 million research facility will provide Western Power, and other network providers, with a greater understanding of the structural integrity of wooden, metal, concrete and composite power […]
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