CopperString Experience visit, project background and project update

Join the AusIMM North Queensland Branch and Mundingburra Rotary Club for a visit to the CopperString 2032 Experience Centre!

About this event

The CopperString 2032 Experience Centre has officially opened in Townsville, providing a unique and interactive way for the public to explore the transformative CopperString 2032 project.

This 840km transmission line project, being delivered by UGL in partnership with CPB Contractors for Powerlink Queensland, is set to enhance energy infrastructure across North Queensland. The Experience Centre highlights the project’s role in connecting renewable energy sources to the grid, fostering economic growth, and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Guests will have the option to grab dinner and a drink after the event, at their own expense.

Program
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Walk through of the CopperString display
6:30pm - 7:00pm: Project history and background by Graham Stephens
7:00pm - 7:30pm: Project status and benefits by Powerlink Representative

Speaker/s

Graham Stephens

Electrical Engineer Consultant (retired)

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Graham Stephens is an Electrical Engineer specialising in power system planning and economics management for an Electric Utility covering 1.5 million square kilometers (97%) of the state of Queensland. Graham has been involved in the fascinating story of the complexities of planning and incremental delivery of cheaper power to western Queensland from the early 1970s. These developments enabled the mining and industrial development of the past decades which now require CopperString to sustain.