North and Far North Renewable Energy Zones
Both North and Far North Queensland offer rich renewable energy resources, with the potential to help the state reduce its emissions and continue to protect the natural environment.
The energy transformation will help drive growth and new opportunities across the region, and greater coordination of development will also ensure a smaller footprint of energy infrastructure. In the North Queensland region, Powerlink's CopperString 2032 transmission line project is set to open up the resource-rich Hughenden region for new renewable development and connect the North West Minerals Province to the grid, powering critical minerals industry opportunities.
North and far north Renewable Energy Zones
In-flight
In-flight REZs are renewable energy developments that Powerlink is already progressing under the existing National Electricity Rules with some degree of coordination and may be converted to a declared REZ in the future. These In-flight REZs will offer important insights that will inform future REZ development.
There is one In-flight REZ currently being developed by Powerlink in North and Far North Queensland:
Far North Queensland REZ
- 500-700MW of expected installed generation
- Up to 110 ongoing renewable energy construction jobs through development
- Connecting Kaban Green Power Hub
