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Seventeen students at Charles Sturt University have been awarded scholarships by Transgrid as part of the transmission network’s commitment to investing in the next generation of engineers and addressing Australia’s infrastructure skills shortage.

Wagga Wagga and Riverina locals will be able to visit Transgrid’s new community engagement centre to get information and give feedback on major projects and learn more about a wide range of transmission operations.

Transgrid has established a formal partnership with the University of Newcastle to create education, training and employment opportunities for students and support future energy projects in the Hunter.

Wagga Wagga dealerships will keep Australia’s largest transmission project moving, supplying $14 million in vehicles during construction of the $1.8 billion EnergyConnect interconnector.

Transgrid is the first transmission provider in Australia to launch a comprehensive program to safeguard power system strength* and keep the lights on during the country’s great transition to renewable energy.

Construction of a 20ha camp is underway at Lockhart to accommodate hundreds of workers who will soon start building the eastern alignment of the $1.8 billion EnergyConnect transmission project.