The Queensland Government, in partnership with the Queensland Resources Council, commissioned an independent review of North West Queensland´s energy delivery, the Sims Review, in November 2008.

The aim of the review was to provide information and advice to government and the Queensland Resources Council on:

• strategic, efficient energy infrastructure development proposals that provide reliable, competitively-priced energy to the North West Minerals Province and maximise social, environmental and economic benefit to the Northern Economic Triangle (NET) region and the state; and
• a recommended delivery model which provides the best opportunity for commercial viability and risk mitigation.

Download the final report of the North West Queensland Energy Demand Working Group.

Following consideration of the review report, the Government initiated a competitive, customer-driven process to determine the best means of augmenting supply to the region and meeting the needs of customers in the region.

A number of potential suppliers are in discussions with the major customers in the region.

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