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Project EnergyConnect progress
Fast facts
700 km of transmission lines
Largest substation ever built in Australia (Buronga)
1,500 new towers
New 300 kV & 500 kV above ground transmission lines
Brand new substation at Dinawan, Kidman Highway near Cadell Road, NSW
Upgraded substations at Buronga and Wagga Wagga
9,000 km of conductor cabling built
70 hectares of substation construction
Latest news & construction updates
2026 construction notifications
- January to March 2026 — OOHW Notification for Line 5
- January to March 2026 — OOHW Notification for Line 2
- January 2026 — Vegetation Notification for Line 5 Landholders
- January 2026 — Treat as Live Notification for Line 2 Landholders
- January 2026 — Treat as Live Notification for Line 5 Landholders
2025 construction notifications
- December 2025 — Christmas New Year Shutdown
- December 2025 — Line 5 Out of Hours Work Notification
- December 2025 — Line 2 Out of Hours Work Notification
- November 2025 — Line 1 and Line 4 Aerial Survey in the Wentworth LGA
- November 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across several roads in the Murrumbidgee LGA
- October 2025 — Line 1 and Line 4 Aerial Survey in the Wentworth LGA
- October 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across Bundure Road
- October 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Yanga Way
- October 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Romani Road
- October 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Booroorban-Tchelery Road
- October 2025 — Line 4 Murray River Crossing in the Wentworth LGA
- October 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across Colombo Creek and Coonan Road
- September 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across The Kidman Way
- September 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across Federation Way
- September 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across The Rock Collingullie Road and Hanging Rock Road
- September 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across roads in the Murrumbidgee LGA
- September 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Baldon Road in the Murray River LGA
- September 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Maude Road in the Edward River LGA
- September 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Booroorban-Tchelery Road in the Edward River LGA
- September 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across Olympic Highway in Uranquinty – Henty Machinery Field Day Information Sheet
- September 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across Olympic Highway in Uranquinty – Generic Notification
- September 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across Olympic Highway in Uranquinty – Landholder Notification
- August 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Booroorban-Tchelery Road in the Hay Shire LGA
- August 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Cobb Highway in the Hay Shire LGA
- August 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Maude Road in the Edward River LGA
- August 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing Holbrook Road Wagga Wagga
- July 2025 — Line 2 Transmission Line Stringing across Baldon Road in the Murray River LGA
- July 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing – Landholder Notification for Holbrook Road
- July 2025 — Line 5 Transmission Line Stringing across roads in the Lockhart LGA
- July 2025 — Line 5 Stringing Campaign – Landholder Construction
- July 2025 — Line 2 stringing campaign – landholder construction notification
- June 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across Jerilderie Road in the Hay Shire
- June 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across Keri Keri in the Balranald Shire
- June 2025 — Line 5 transmission line stringing across roads in the Lockhart LGA
- June 2025 — Buronga camp demobilisation
- May 2025 — Wagga Wagga substation outage
- May 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across two roads in the Murrumbidgee LGA
- May 2025 — Line 2 stringing campaign – A3 Poster
- May 2025 — Line 2 stringing campaign community flyer
- May 2025 — Line 5 transmission line stringing across Albury Road in the Lockhart LGA
- April 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across Windomal Road
- March 2025 — Supplementary hollow and nest strategy
- March 2025 — Line 2 stringing campaign – landholder construction notification
- March 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across the Murrumbidgee River
- February 2025 — Line 5 stringing campaign – community flyer
- February 2025 — Line 5 stringing campaign – A3 poster
- February 2025 — Line 5 stringing campaign – landholder construction notification
- February 2025 — Line 2 construction notification stringing road crossings
- February 2025 — Line 2 Dinawan camp extension
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2024 construction notifications
- December 2024 — Out of hours work notification line between Wagga Wagga and Dinawan for Line 5
- July 2025 — Line 5 transmission line stringing across roads in the Lockhart LGA
- July 2025 — Line 5 stringing campaign – landholder construction notification
- July 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across Cobb Highway in the Hay Shire LGA
- July 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across Maude Road in the Edward River LGA
- July 2025 — Line 2 transmission line stringing across Baldon Road in the Murray River LGA
- July 2025 — Line 5 transmission line stringing Holbrook Road Wagga Wagga
- July 2025 — Line 5 transmission line stringing – landholder notification for Holbrook Road
- January 2024 — Holbrook Road
- January 2024 — Out of hours work – Wagga Wagga to Buronga
- March 2024 — Out of hours work – Wagga Wagga Substation
- March 2024 — Notification for Eastern (Dinawan to Wagga Wagga) landholders
- April 2024 — Construction notification – Dinawan (Bundure) to Wagga Wagga
- April 2024 — Construction notification – Buronga to Dinawan (Bundure)
- April 2024 — Construction notification – Lockhart LGA
- May 2024 — Notification for Western alignment landholders
- May 2024 — Notification for Eastern (Buronga to Dinawan) landholders
- June 2024 — Notification for the Balranald LGA
- June 2024 — Construction notification for the Cobb Highway camp
- June 2024 — Construction notification for the Dinawan camp
- July 2024 — Construction notification for Red Cliffs
- July 2024 — Construction notification for Wagga Wagga
- July 2024 — Construction notification for Murray River stringing
- August 2024 — Construction notification landholders Line 1
- September 2024 — Out of hours work notification for Line 5
- September 2024 — Out of hours work notification for Wagga Wagga substation
- September 2024 — Construction notification landholders Line 4
- September 2024 — Community update for the Wentworth LGA
- September 2024 — Community update for Red Cliffs
- October 2024 — Construction notification for Limondale Laydown near Balranald
- October 2024 — Out of hours work notification for Line 2
- October 2024 — Tower removal program for Line 4 landholders flyer
- November 2024 — Out of hours work notification for Wagga Wagga substation
- November 2024 — Out of hours work notification for Line 2 – Four Corners Road near Coleambally
- November 2024 — Murray River destringing at Trentham Cliffs, VIC
- November 2024 — Construction update Cobb Highway camp occupancy
- December 2024 — Out of hours work notification for Line 5 – Wagga Wagga substation to The Rock
- December 2024 — Out of hours work notification Wagga Wagga substation
- December 2024 — Out of hours work notification Dinawan camp, substation and laydown
- December 2024 — Out of hours work notification foundation activities for Line 2
- December 2024 — Out of hours work notification between Buronga and Dinawan for Line 2
2023 construction notifications
- February 2023 — Buronga substation
- February 2023 — Lockhart camp
- March 2023 — Deniliquin laydown
- April 2023 — Wagga Wagga substation
- May 2023 — Balranald camp
- July 2023 — Construction commences
- August 2023 — Legacy 100 fact sheet
- September 2023 — Out of hours work – overhead transmission lines
- October 2023 — Water fill point
- December 2023 — Out of hours work – Buronga substation
- December 2023 — Out of hours work – Wagga Wagga substation
2022 construction notifications
- August 2022 — Renmark Road camp, Wentworth and Buronga Substation