Powerlink completes Yuleba North Substation to supply power to gas projects in Australia

Powerlink has completed construction on Yuleba North Substation in the North West Surat Basin, which will supply power to power to six gas processing facilities of Santos GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG).

Australian Employment and Industrial Relations Minister, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister and Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said the Yuleba North Substation will serve as the central point for more than 200km of new high voltage transmission lines.

"Powerlink’s construction work has injected over $14 million into the North West Surat Basin local economy in the first five months of this year.

"The APLNG and GLNG non-regulated projects are expected to cost around $506 million in acquisition and construction."

With Yuleba North Substation, Powerlink has completed construction of six of its seven substations in the region. The Blythdale Substation is scheduled to be completed next month.

Powerlink Chief Executive Merryn York said: "When the substation becomes operational it will be the central hub for our transmission network in the region, connecting 217 kilometres of transmission lines in an area bounded by Wandoan, Roma and Injune."

Australian Energy Minister Mark Bailey said the final section of transmission line was due for completion by early 2016.

"The transmission lines between Yuleba North and Blythdale substations will be the last link in the network.

"This electricity network provides crucial support for Queensland’s coal seam gas industry, generating significant economic benefits for the state."

Yuleba North to Blythdale will be the final section of a transmission network which will connect between Yuleba North Substation and Blythdale Substation.

The transmission link is 58km long double-circuit 275kV line and it is part of larger project to link with Santos GLNG to supply power to the gas processing facilities.

Electricity demand in the northwest Surat is expected to increase from about 100MW to 600MW before 2016.

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Image: The transmission like will provide power to six gas processing facilities of Santos GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG). © Copyright Powerlink Queensland 2011