Energy & Utilities Projects
Origin Energy has put construction of what would be Australia's biggest wind farm back on the agenda but is searching for other parties to build it.
Plans by a major energy uitility to construct a $310 million gas storage facility in the NSW Hunter region have gained State Government approval.
Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) has awarded a $800 million of gas gathering and water treatment facilities contracts across rural and central Queensland to Leighton Contractors.
A 100km-long, 330 kilovolt (kV) transmission line and a new substation will be built to accommodate future electricity demand for the NSW mid-north coast.
Queensland Coordinator-General Barry Broe has cleared the way for SunWater Limited and the Gladstone Area Water Board to prepare the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the $149 million Lower Fitzroy River Infrastructure Project.
Opportunities for suppliers and contractors to be involved in the construction of a major wind farm in western NSW are likely to arise in the coming year.
The proponents of a wind farm in the New England region of NSW expect to have a site for their $30 million project within a few months.
Australia's Federal government has approved the environmental impact study (EIS) for the SunWater's $1.
C02 group has entered the Queensland market with Bundaberg Brewed Drinks to develop a carbn offset project at Moura, 300km west of Bundaberg.
A major asset service manager has secured $370m worth of contracts, the majority of which are resources developments.