Humelink Tender

ScopeHumeLink will provide new transmission connections to reinforce the NSW Southern Shared Network to increase transmission between new generation sources and demand centres. The project is expected to involve the construction of three new 500kV transmission lines between substations at Wagga Wagga Bannaby and Maragle supplying additional firm capacity of approximately 2570 MW at an estimated capital cost of 1.35 billion.The Australian Energy Market Operators AEMO 2020 Integrated System Plan ISP estimates that the project has a cost of between 1.5 billion and 2.7 billion with a modelled cost of 2.1 billion.The proposed scope includesnew Wagga Wagga 500330 kV Substation and 330kV connection to the existing Wagga Wagga substationconstruction of three 500 kV transmission lines between Maragle and Bannaby Maragle and Wagga Wagga and Wagga Wagga and Bannabyupgrading equipment at Lower Tumut and Upper Tumut Substations to accommodate increased fault levels andaugmentation of the three substations to accommodate the additional infrastructure