Providing a safe, reliable and economically efficient transmission network, TransGrid plays an integral part in keeping 3 million households and businesses connected to the electricity they use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
TransGrid owns and operates one of the largest high voltage electricity transmission networks in Australia, connecting generators, distributors and major end-users in NSW and the ACT. With 97 substations, over 12,900kms of high voltage transmission lines and 78 km of cables, TransGrid’s network is the backbone of the National Electricity Market and enables energy trading between Australia’s three largest states along the east coast.
In shaping the network of the future, TransGrid is embracing new ways to achieve infrastructure excellence through the delivery of effective, sustainable solutions to meet changing demand. A key player in the evolving energy ecosystem, TransGrid drives and supports grid innovation through a range of research and development programs, growing demand response initiatives and supporting non-network solutions paving the way to a smarter energy future.