Overview:
We’ve been engaged by Vopak, a global leader of energy infrastructure, to build the underground transmission required for the Victoria Energy Terminal project.
The Victoria Energy Terminal is a proposed floating import terminal in Port Phillip Bay, 19 kilometres offshore from Avalon. It would process liquefied natural gas and connect it using an underwater pipeline to feed into the existing supply onshore.
For more information, visit the Victoria Energy Terminal website.
Our involvement in delivering the Victoria Energy Terminal
We are working with Vopak to plan and build the transmission infrastructure required to connect the Victoria Energy Terminal to our existing transmission network.
We will deliver a new:
- 220kV terminal station in the Lara area to connect into the existing Geelong to Keilor transmission line
- 220kV substation at Avalon
- underground cable from the proposed terminal station to a new substation at Avalon.
Where is the transmission route located?
We’re exploring the feasibility of two underground route options, which will connect transmission cables from a new proposed terminal station in the Lara area, to a proposed new substation at Avalon. Both route options being considered are within road reserves.
To determine the most feasible route, we are conducting field surveys and investigations within the road reserves of the two underground route options and nearby roads. A variety of field surveys are taking place including but not limited to ecology, traffic, noise, cultural heritage, groundwater and Geotech along Peak School Road, McIntyre Road, Old Melbourne Road, Windermere Road and surrounding roads. These field surveys will help determine the viability of potentially constructing underground cables within the road reserve and support the project’s planning approval pathway.
Works notices
- Visual impact investigations 28 March 2025
- Noise investigations 16 April 2025
- Heritage investigations 16 June 2025
- Ongoing investigations 31 July 2025
Planning approvals
The potential environmental effects of the Victoria Energy Terminal are being assessed by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments through an Environment Effects Statement (EES) process. The EES is expected to be publicly exhibited in 2026. It will outline the existing environmental conditions of the project study area, the potential impacts of the project and proposed methods to avoid or mitigate these impacts.
Contact information
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the project, please use the contact details below.
- Vopak phone: 1800 1VOPAK (1800 186 725)
- Vopak email: info@vopakvicenergy.com.au
- AusNet phone: 0491 801 932
- AusNet email: DFN_majorprojects@ausnetservices.com.au