IsaLink High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Project

Project overview*

EIS status	EIS inactive
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 will extend from Rockhampton to Mount Isa to the Ernest Henry Mine near Cloncurry. Map
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
Investment	$800 million
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
Expected completion	Not available
Jobs	300 (construction) (Number of operational jobs not available)

Project on hold

The proponent has placed the project on hold.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
Pending	Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
25 January 2008	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration.
24 December 2007	Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 1.9 MB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Stage 2

The transmission line has the potential to be extended to service key economic centres in the Northern Territory.

This second stage of the project would require a separate environmental impact assessment.

Media releases

More power to Mount Isa: Bligh (25 January 2008)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.