Interconnector

Australia (SW) – Australia (VI) interconnection (planned)

Largest interconnector in Australia of 9 · top 27% worldwide (#185 of 704)

Open on the map →

Status: proposed
Capacity: 1,935 MW
Commissioned: 2029
Length: 438 km
Voltage: 500 kV
Connects to: Australia
Reverse capacity: 1,669 MW
Geometry: Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route

Comparable interconnectors · Australia · 9 ranked

#1Australia (SW) – Australia (VI) interconnection (planned)1.9 GW
#2Australia (SA) – Australia (VI) interconnection (planned)1.6 GW
#3Australia (QL) – Australia (SW) interconnection1.5 GW

All interconnectors in Australia →

Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km

Australia (TA) – Australia (VI) interconnection0 m · Interconnector · 594 MW
Australia (TA) – Australia (VI) interconnection (planned)0 m · Interconnector · 618 MW
Australia (SA) – Australia (VI) interconnection0 m · Interconnector · 820 MW
Powertel Data Centre534 m · Data Centre
Melbourne541 m · Data Centre
Securiton Data Centre700 m · Data Centre
Port Melbourne Cement Plant3.3 km · Cement Plant
Westernport–Altona–Geelong (WAG) Oil Pipeline4.4 km · Pipeline
Port Phillip Bay FSRU4.7 km · LNG Terminal · 4.7 Mtpa
Newport power station6.7 km · Power Plant · 510 MW · gas
Navarre wind farm11 km · Power Plant · 600 MW · wind
500 kV line13 km · Transmission Line

On the interactive map

Open the interactive map →

For planned capacity it is assumed that 'Option 1' of the identified AEMO transmission expansion options will be realised.

SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)