Sydney CBD and East

Ausgrid is investing around $2.2 billion to maintain and improve the performance of the electricity network in Sydney's Central Business District, eastern and inner city suburbs.

Our investment program includes a major focus on asset replacement and is designed to improve reliability for customers and cater for continued growth in demand.

Ausgrid has also developed a plan for the future development of electricity infrastructure in the CBD called the Sydney CityGrid project.

Sydney CBD - around $964 million on projects including:

Belmore Park zone substation
City North zone substation (completed)
New City East zone substation
City East Cable Tunnel
Riley Street substation development
Upgrades of City South and Dalley Street substations
Improvements to the 11,000 Volt network
Pyrmont to Camperdown cable project

Eastern suburbs and inner city regions - around $1.27 billion on projects including:

These initiatives, which are outlined in our Five Year Plan, are based on current forecasts for the network. This plan will be reviewed annually to ensure money is invested where it is needed.