IsaLink High Voltage Direct Current Electricity Transmission Project

Project overview*

EIS status	'Significant project' declaration repealed by Coordinator-General.
Description	A 1100-kilometre high voltage direct current transmission line connecting Queensland's North West Minerals Province to the National Electricity Market
Proponent	IsaLink Pty Ltd (Cheung Kong Group is the major shareholder)
Location/s	The transmission line would extend from Rockhampton to Mount Isa to the Ernest Henry Mine near Cloncurry
Local government/s	Barcaldine Regional Council Central Highlands Regional Council Cloncurry Shire Council Isaac Regional Council Longreach Regional Council McKinlay Shire Council Richmond Shire Council Rockhampton Regional Council Winton Shire Council
Key features	transmission line 2 x converter stations (at connection to national grid and at, or near, Ernest Henry Mine) upgrade of existing alternating current transmission line between the mine and Mount Isa 70-metre-wide corridor

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Date	Activity
24 September 2012	‘Significant project’ declaration repealed by Coordinator-General.
25 January 2008	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration ( 87 KB)
4 December 2007	Application, including initial advice statement ( 2.33 MB), submitted.