electrical infrastructure
CopperString Eastern Link
Transmission, not a data centre. In the project list because it is the principal committed energy fact for Townsville-scale industrial load in the 2030s.
LIVEHigh confidence
- Announced MW
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- Power secured MW
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- Developer / operator
- Queensland / Powerlink / QIC / Powerlink (delivery); QIC entity to own
- Energisation
- 2032 — Powerlink: first stage complete by 2032 subject to approvals. Construction-commencement approvals required by 2028.
Evidence
- High confidenceCommitted
CopperString Eastern Link is just under 350 km of 330 kV transmission from Reid River near Townsville to Hughenden, with first-stage delivery set for 2032 subject to approvals. Construction-commencement approvals are required by 2028.
Powerlink Queensland · CopperString | Powerlink · published n/a · accessed 2026-09-18
- VerifiedCommitted
On 23 December 2025 Powerlink received Ministerial Infrastructure Designation approval for the $225 million Flinders Substation near Hughenden.
Powerlink Queensland · CopperString | Powerlink · published n/a · accessed 2026-09-18