The Victorian section of the VNI West is proposed to be approximately 240 kilometres of 500 kilovolt transmission line infrastructure and connect the Western Renewables Link at Bulgana and the Kerang Power Station on the Victoira/NSW Border.
Key Dates
| 2025 | Expected Contract Award |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
Financing
| Debt Finance: | Clean Energy Finance Corporation (early works - Vic section) |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Oct 2023 | TCV released its Report on the Draft Corridor for VNI West. The draft corridor had a width of two kilometres and runs through four main sections of Victoria. |
| Jul 2024 | AEMO opened the Registration of Interest process to find a delivery partner for the Victorian section of the VNI West project. |
| Sep 2024 | The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed $120 million in concessional finance from the Federal Government’s Rewiring the Nation Fund to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). AEMO will use the financing to progress early works for the Victorian component of the Victoria to NSW Interconnector West. |
| Oct 2024 | Transmission Company Victoria released the preferred easement for the Victorian section of the VNI West project. The 70-metre preferred easement, which is subject to further public consultation and Environment Effects Statement assessment, will inform the route’s final alignment design. |
| Nov 2024 | AEMO commenced the Invitation to Tender (ITT) phase for a development partner for the Victorian section of the VNI West project. AEMO selected a group of organisations from the Registration of Interest process to participate in the ITT. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2023)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Victoria |
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