Priority Transmission Investment
A new investment test pathway is proposed for the ‘priority transmission investments’ to support the outcomes of the QEJP. These investments may not readily meet the efficient need and timing under a RIT-T due to the interconnected nature of the suite of works, and may also include benefits that are not explicitly allowed within the RIT-T.
The Qld Government has published a draft Renewable Transformation Bill detailing the high-level architecture of a new PTI process, but the scope and nature of engagement and information provision in this process is not fully prescribed.
A customer panel sub-group has been formed to support Powerlink in its development of a Supergrid Strategy Priority Transmission Investment (PTI) engagement model. The sub-group includes all those members of the panel who expressed interest in participating in the working group, including a proxy representative from the Department of Energy and Public Works.