Energy & Utilities Projects
NBN Co has begun the search for a second construction firm to build the $40 billion National Broadband Network in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
A section of 500kV electricity transmission line in the NSW Hunter Valley is set to be relocated in a $30 million project.
A Queensland mining company is planning exploratory drilling for natural gas on shore in Victoria's South Gippsland.
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.
