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A critical transmission project to support Australia’s energy transition is also fixing longstanding mobile coverage gaps, with a nation-first initiative integrating telecommunications equipment directly onto electricity towers to improve reception for regional communities.

Not-for-profit organisations across regional NSW have been awarded much-needed funding to
deliver a wide range of initiatives to make their local communities a better place to live.

Third-party owned batteries will start providing system strength services to the NSW transmission network this year, underpinning Transgrid’s plan to keep the ‘heartbeat’ of the grid strong at the lowest possible cost for consumers.

Community facilities in the Snowy Valleys and Wagga Wagga Local Government Areas will receive major upgrades from the nation-critical HumeLink project as part of Transgrid’s ongoing efforts to leave a lasting legacy in the region.

Early-career professionals will have an unrivalled opportunity to help deliver the nation’s clean energy transition as part of Transgrid’s 2027 Graduate Program, which is particularly focused on attracting women and First Nations people into the sector.

Transgrid has welcomed its 2026 apprentice intake, with a record number of new first-year apprentices taking up their posts across NSW as part of the workforce who will be called on to help deliver the state’s renewable energy transition.