Clean Energy Link - North
With wind and solar that are the envy of the world, WA and the Mid West region in particular, has the capacity to propel WA to become a national and international leader in green energy solutions.
With access to world class natural resources, the Mid West region is one of the best locations to harness the power of wind and solar energy. Home to two wind farms including one of the State’s largest, this established generation hub has the capacity to serve as a significant source of clean energy for the SWIS, and power WA towards net zero by 2050.
A critical first step in achieving this is strengthening the existing network to ensure it can connect and transport a greater supply of renewable energy to meet decarbonisation objectives. Modelling shows a 10 x increase in generation is needed.
This will involve upgrading the current mix of 132 kV and 330 kV lines in parts of the northern network to unlock the transmission capacity in the Wheatbelt and Mid-West.
Western Power is scoping and building new transmission infrastructure and undertaking reinforcement work, leveraging existing network infrastructure, corridors and easements where possible to minimise possible impacts on the communities.