The Gippsland Offshore Wind Transmission Project will support the connection of offshore wind infrastructure in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone to the mainland grid. The project will run from a new connection hub on the mainland near the Gippsland coast, which will service offshore wind farm connections, to a grid connection point near Loy Yang Power Station.
The proposed project comprises the development, construction and operation of approximately:
- 55 kilometres of 500-kilovolt transmission lines
- an onshore connection hub, including high-voltage substation plant and equipment, and
- a grid connection substation near the Loy Yang Power Station.
The project was formerly known as the Greater Gippsland Transmission Project.
Key Dates
| Dec 2024 | EOIs Open |
| Feb 2025 | EOIs Close |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Commencement |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | VicGrid |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Dec 2022 | An area off Gippsland, Victoria was declared an offshore wind area. |
| Jul 2023 | VicGrid released its Draft Options Assessment Method for community engagement, with submissions closing 27 August. |
| Mar 2024 | VicGrid released the Gippsland Options Assessment Report which assessed five shortlisted corridor options for the transmission line and hub locations. The assessment identified the preferred option as Corridor 5, running from a hub in Giffard to an area near Loy Yang Power Station. |
| Dec 2024 | VicGrid called for Expressions of Interest for the project, closing 13 February 2025. |
| Mar 2025 | The project was included in the Federal Government's inaugural Renewable Energy Priority List. The Priority List aims to provide coordinated support through Federal, state and territory regulatory and environmental approval processes on a case-by-case basis and provide a 'faster to yes, faster to no' approach to regulatory approvals. |
| Mar 2025 | The Victorian Government called for public feedback on the Draft Scoping Requirements for the project’s Environment Effects Statement (EES), closing 10 April. The Draft Scoping Requirements provided scope details and issues to be investigated in the EES, including biodiversity and ecological values, Aboriginal cultural heritage and historic cultural heritage values, landscape values and amenity, surface water environments, and socio-economic values and land uses. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Confirmed PPP |
Location
Victoria |
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