Ausgrid is embarking on one of Australia’s largest infrastructure programs over the next five years as we begin to renew and replace the nation’s largest network of electricity substations, poles and wires.
We will strengthen our electricity network by making it smarter, more reliable, and equipped for future technologies.
Over $2.2 billion will be invested in Sydney’s CBD and eastern suburbs, $1.7 billion in Sydney’s south, $1.2 billion in Sydney’s north, $613 million on the Central Coast and $2 billion in Newcastle and the Hunter. Planned investment highlights for the next five years include:
- Building 49 new major substations in Sydney, the Central Coast and Hunter
- Replacing 296km of 33,000 Volt and 132,000 Volt cables
- Expanding our $170 million intelligent network program, which has already seen the installation of 800km of fibre optic cable and deployment of carrier-grade Internet Protocol technology to connect 200 major substations, to include the installation of more than 12,000 smart sensors in substations
- Investing over $2.2 billion alone on the 11,000 Volt electricity network, including low voltage wires, distribution substations and cables.
More details about Ausgrid’s investment and planning programs can be found in the links below.
To find out how we are investing in the electricity network where you live, choose one of the regions below.
Sydney CBD and East
Ausgrid will invest around $2.2 billion over the five years to 2012 in Australia’s busiest CBD to meet rising demand for power from commercial and residential development.
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Sydney South
Ausgrid will invest more than $1.3 billion in the five years to 2012 in Sydney’s southern and eastern suburbs, Sutherland, St George, Canterbury-Bankstown and the inner west.
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Sydney North
Ausgrid will invest around $1.2 billion in the five years to 2014 in the north shore, northern beaches and inner north-west regions.
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Central Coast
Ausgrid will invest around $613 million in the five years to 2014 to meet the Central Coast’s rapidly rising demand for electricity.
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Hunter & Newcastle
Ausgrid will invest around $2 billion in the five years to 2014 in the fast-growing Newcastle and Hunter regions.
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