Powerlink has been engaged by RWE Renewables Australia (RWE) to connect their proposed Theodore Wind Farm project, located approximately 20km east of Theodore in Central Queensland, to the electricity grid.
The connection project will include building a new double circuit 275kV transmission line north of the proposed wind farm site, connecting to a future substation at Mt Benn near Banana (which forms part of the Banana Range Wind Farm Connection Project - currently in the planning and approvals phase).
The Theodore Wind Farm Project is a renewable energy development planned by RWE. For further information about the wind farm, visit the RWE website.
Powerlink owns, develops, operates and maintains the high voltage electricity transmission network in Queensland. We also provide electricity transmission services, including connecting large electricity generators (such as wind and solar farms), to the transmission network.
Powerlink has been engaged by RWE to select and finalise the location for a new 275kV transmission line corridor and easement alignment, seek required approvals, and build and maintain the line if it is approved.
In late October 2024, Powerlink released a Draft Corridor Selection Report (Draft CSR), detailing the process and assessment used to identify a recommended corridor that has balanced the impacts overall from a social, environmental and economic perspective.
The report drew from, and built upon, previous assessments completed by RWE to investigate a transmission corridor. You can view the Draft CSR on this webpage, under ‘Resources’.
Landholders, Traditional Owner groups, the wider community and other stakeholders were invited to provide feedback on the Draft CSR over a five-week consultation period.
Community information drop-in sessions were held in Biloela, Theodore and Banana between 14 and 16 November 2024, where the community had the opportunity to meet our project team, ask questions and provide feedback. Powerlink would like to thank the community for dropping by and sharing their feedback and insights.
We will now review and consider all feedback received and expect to release a Final Corridor Selection Report (Final CSR) in early 2025 which will provide an overview of the main issues and themes raised within the submissions received on the Draft CSR and how those have been considered to progress our planning. The Final CSR will also share a final decision on the recommended corridor for the proposed transmission line.
Powerlink is committed to ongoing genuine and timely engagement to ensure we deliver positive outcomes for landholders, Traditional Owner groups, local communities and other stakeholders where our transmission infrastructure is located or being planned.
If you have any questions about the Theodore Wind Farm Connection Project, please contact us by:
Landholders along the recommended corridor are also welcome to contact their Landholder Relations Advisor directly. Please refer to contact details on the right of this page.
In April 2024, the Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Act 2024 (Energy Act) was passed in Queensland Parliament.
The Energy Act supports delivery of the government’s renewable energy targets and includes a framework to progress the declaration of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) across the state.
REZs will help meet our future energy needs by connecting Queenslanders to renewable energy in a coordinated and cost-effective way.
The Callide region in Central Queensland has been identified as the first potential REZ location to be declared under the Energy Act.
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