Heywood to Alcoa Portland tower replacement

Location: Portland West
Traditional Country: Gunditjmara
Timeframe: Completion by 2028

A row of large transmission towers on a clear day

Overview

We are replacing 27 transmission towers along the Heywood Terminal Station to Alcoa Portland 500kV transmission line. These towers need to be replaced because they are approaching the end of their operational life.

This project will keep our infrastructure up to date, so we can continue supplying safe and reliable electricity to Victorians.

Staged replacement

This project will be completed in two stages over several years. We’ll begin near the coast and move inland.

Stage 1

The first stage will replace nine towers - six near the coast, plus three towers inland that we identified needed replacing sooner based on a recent condition assessment.

Stage 2

The second stage will replace the remaining 18 towers.


Landholders

We are consulting with landholders who have these towers on their properties, and we will work with them to minimise impacts to their land, businesses and farming operations throughout the project.

Timeline

We’re currently in the planning stage to replace the first nine towers. We are working with our design and construction partners to design the new towers and plan the construction phase.

Construction is expected to start in mid-2025.

More information and contact

We will continue to update this page as the project progresses.

If you have any questions or concerns about the project: