Work is in progress on the development of Pilbara’s first major transmission line to deliver clean electricity to the Burrup Peninsula, WA.
Plans are progressing for the delivery of a new high-capacity common use transmission line to link renewable energy generation in the Maitland Strategic Industrial Area with Karratha and major Pilbara industry players.
Traditional Owners, the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation, and Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation – who have formed an alliance for the project that is part of a working group with the WA Government – are continuing to work alongside Perdaman, Woodside, and Yara Pilbara on the groundbreaking development.
The project has the potential to be the first in WA to attract concessional finance from the Commonwealth’s Rewiring the Nation fund, up to $3 billion of which has been allocated to WA.
The WA Government is continuing to work closely with Traditional Owners and industry to design the transmission assets, while ensuring minimal On Country impact.
The Pilbara is the engine room of WA’s economy, responsible for about 20% of Gross State Product and contributing about a quarter of WA Government revenue.
It is anticipated the Maitland-Karratha-Burrup line will provide the template for future common use renewable infrastructure to support the region’s decarbonisation.
