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Australian and New Zealand Electricity Transmission Companies Links

Australian Pipeline Trust (APA) owns, or has an interest in, over 8000 km of gas transmission pipelines in Australia and the Murraylink electricity interconnector between Victoria and South Australia. APA has a dominant presence in NSW, QLD, NT and WA. APA transports close to 25% of Australia?s natural gas consumption through a network of pipelines which comprise a mix of mature, established pipelines and more recently completed greenfield pipelines.

Basslink

Owned by CitySpring Infrastructure Management Pte of Singapore.

ElectraNet

ElectraNet owns and manages the South Australian transmission system in the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Powerlink

Queensland's transmission company (owned by the State Government). Jointly owns the QNI interconnector between NSW and Qld.

Snowy Mountains Engineering Company

Own the interconnector between NSW and VIC.

SPI Powernet

Victorian high voltage transmission system (owned by Singapore Power).

Transend

Operates electrical transmission systems in Tasmania (government owned)

TransEnergie Australia

Directlink, Murraylink and Southern link transmission systems (Canadian owned). Phone 07 3211 8617. Link does not work and nobody answers the phone -- best of luck!

TransGrid

NSW transmission company owned by the state government. Jointly owns the QNI interconnector between NSW and Qld.

Transpower

Transpower New Zealand Ltd owns and operates New Zealand’s high-voltage electricity transmission grid - linking generators to distribution companies and major industrial users.

Vector Limited

Is the holding company for Vector Electricity and is owned by the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust -- has 3000km of overheads and 5000km of underground cable.