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Horn And Thursday Island And Northern Peninsula Area Energy Security Projects

Tender ID: 585604

Tender Details

Organisation:

Energy Queensland Limited

Tender #:

Status:

Closed

Publish Date:

15 May 2025

Closing Date:

13 December 2025

Tender Description

Overview

Energy Queensland is Australia's largest, wholly government-owned electricity company. It operates through several key subsidiaries, including Energex and Ergon Energy Network, which handle electricity distribution, and Ergon Energy Retail, which serves as the regional retailer. Additionally, Yurika provides integrated energy solutions across Australia.

The company is committed to supporting the renewable energy transition and invests in new technologies to strengthen its future capabilities. With over 9,300 employees, Energy Queensland services around 2.4 million connected customers and 772,000 retail customers.

Energy Queensland is also a signatory to the Energy Charter, which aims to improve customer outcomes and ensure that the energy sector works in the best interest of its customers.

Energy Queensland, through Ergon Energy, plans to undertake two decarbonisation projects with infrastructure upgrades on Horn and Thursday Island (Project One) and in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA - Bamaga - Project Two). These projects are part of a larger effort to move remote communities from diesel to renewable energy. It includes upgrading existing infrastructure and adding renewable solutions like solar panels, battery storage and for the Horn and Thursday Island project there will be the addition of wind turbines and undersea cables.

Project One - The renewable energy project on Thursday Island, known as Waiben, is located in the Torres Strait Islands of Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 39 kilometres north of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.

Project Two - The renewable energy project in the NPA, is located at Bamaga Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.

A) Project One - Horn and Thursday Island

Horn Island

12.8/16MW of Solar (Inverter/Panels).
4MW of Wind.
12MW/26.5MWh of Battery Energy Storage Solution (supplied by EQL).
2 x 22kV High Voltage Switchboard and modular buildings (completed by EQL).
2 x Undersea High Voltage cables connecting Horn Island and Thursday Island.
2 x Undersea Fiber Optic cables connecting Horn Island and Thursday Island.
Overhead Fiber Optic from existing network to new assets (completed by EQL).
22kV Distribution Feeders from existing network to new assets (completed by EQL).

Thursday Island

Upgrade Distribution Network from 6.6kV to operate at 22kV (completed by EQL).
1 x 22kV High Voltage Switchboard and modular building at Thursday Island Power Station (completed by EQL).
2 x Interconnector Feeders between 22kV TI SS Switchboard to undersea cables (completed by EQL).
2 x OH Fiber Optics from 22kV TI SS to HORN REZ (completed by EQL)
4 x 22kV Feeder exit cables from 22kV Network to 22kV TI SS (completed by EQL).
2 x 6.6/22kV 6MVA Transformers and associated cable connections between 6.6kV TI Bus and 22kV TI SS (completed by EQL).
2 x ACR to connect Hammond Island (completed by EQL)

Hammond Island

2 x Undersea Feeder connection into existing Distribution Network.
1 x Station-Service Transformer & AC HAMA Power Station Change Over.
2 x ACR/GS at HAMA (Sync Check protection for HAMM).

B) Project Two - Northern Peninsula Area

19.2/24MW of Solar PV (Inverter/Panels).
12MW/28MWh of Battery Energy Storage Solution (supplied by EQL).
2 x 22kV High Voltage Switchboards and modular buildings (completed by EQL).
Overhead Fiber Optic from existing network to new assets (completed by EQL).
22kV Distribution Feeders from existing network to new assets (completed by EQL).

Work Packages	Closing Date
Any Opportunities	13 Dec 2025

Express interest for any opportunities that may arise for this project.

Location

Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett

Horn And Thursday Island And Northern Peninsula Area Energy Security Projects

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