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.

1. 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).

2. 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).
  

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Energy Queensland invites local industry in to review the available scope of works for this project and submit its Expression of Interest through the ICN Gateway.

Information on the specific supply opportunities will be communicated on the ICN Gateway project page as it becomes available, with local industry able to register its interest against them.

Please ensure that:

• Your company profile on the ICN Gateway is complete, up-to-date and accurate including electing to be notified via e-mail of supply opportunities
• You register your interest as a full or partial scope supplier (where applicable), and
• You respond to all project and work package-specific questions.

It is important that businesses submitting an EOI are aware that their submission does not guarantee that they will progress further in the process.

FURTHER ASSISTANCE

Energy Queensland strongly encourage local industry to contact the ICN Queensland in the first instance to improve their understanding of the EOI process.