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. Visit the RWE website for further information about the wind farm.
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 (CSR) that identified a recommended corridor – building on RWE’s initial planning activities and assessments carried out.
Landholders, Traditional Owner groups, the 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 in mid-November 2024, where the community had the opportunity to meet our project team, ask questions and provide feedback. Powerlink would like to thank community members for attending and sharing their feedback and insights.
We have now reviewed and considered feedback, and prepared the Final CSR. Feedback received has resulted in two changes being adopted to the 1km-wide recommended corridor.
Details regarding these changes are outlined in the latest Project Newsletter and Frequently Asked Questions documents. These are available in the resource section of this webpage.
You can view the Final CSR on this webpage for more detail on our corridor selection process.
Detailed discussions will continue with directly affected landholders and other stakeholders, as well as further analysis and studies. This will include targeted investigations and the development of planning, design and construction considerations, to enable the refinement of the final 1km-wide corridor to an approximately 60m-wide easement alignment.
Throughout the planning and development of our projects, Powerlink is committed to ongoing genuine and timely engagement to ensure we deliver outcomes for landholders, Traditional Owner groups, local communities and other stakeholders that enable co-existence with current and future land uses.
If you have any questions about the Theodore Wind Farm Connection Project, please contact us via:
Landholders along the final corridor are also invited to contact their Landholder Relations Advisor directly. Please refer to contact details on the right of this page.
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