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You may already be aware that Transgrid’s board has now financially committed to the construction of EnergyConnect, the new transmission link from Wagga Wagga in NSW to Robertstown in South Australia, via Buronga.
EnergyConnect will deliver significant benefits for NSW Electricity customers, the NSW economy and the National Electricity Market.
These benefits include:
• Savings for NSW customers of around $180 million a year, or up to $64 annually on an average household electricity bill
• Creating 1,500 jobs during construction
• Contributing a further $4 billion in economic activity for NSW
• A more secure electricity system at times of high demand and extreme weather events
Tourist attraction: Barrow Blueway through Rathangan, Monasterevin and Athy will be completed by end of next year
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The Barrow Blueway from Lowtown, through Rathangan, Monasterevin and Athy is on target to be completed by the end of next year.
Senator Mark Wall raised the issue in the Seanad. He acknowledged there had been some delays due to Covid, but welcomed the response to his parliamentary question from the Minister for State for Local Government, Malcom Noonan.
“The project is getting a lot of attention locally and is in great use by so many people where it is currently opened. I am currently dealing with a lot of interested parties who want to invest and are investing along the route of the this Blueway. It is a very exciting project for Kildare and Laois and there is no doubt that the potential is there with this project to create employment and a social project that can benefit all those who live in the area, said Senator Wall.
TransGrid, a transmission firm based in New South Wales, has pledged to invest $1.82 billion on a critical new transmission connection to South Australia after the Clean Energy Finance Corp stepped in to fix its financial problems with its largest-ever single financing loan.