$20 million power boost in Gatton

Work is underway on two key power projects that will benefit thousands of home owners and business operators in Gatton and surrounding shires.

Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson said the two projects were worth more than $20 million.

“A new supply substation will be built off Fords Road and a zone substation is being replaced in Woodlands Street,” Mr Wilson said.

“The $13.6 million substation off Fords Road will help meet growth in the surrounding community,” he said.

As part of the project, Energex has been working closely with the Department of Main Roads and the shire council over the construction of 5km of powerlines alongside the Warrego Highway.

Mr Wilson said work was progressing well on replacing the zone substation in Woodlands Street.

“The $7 million upgrade will be able to supply more than three times the power of the existing substation,” Mr Wilson said.

Energex is spending $643 million this year on the electricity network while a further $263 million has been set aside to maintain and operate the network.

Energex supplies electricity to around 2.7 million people in south east Queensland.

The company’s distribution area of 25,000 square kilometres includes almost 50,000km of underground and overhead electricity lines and cables, over half a million power poles, some 40,000 transformers and more than 260,000 street lights.

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