Renewable-energy companies are queuing up with a slew of proposals after it was announced that the A$1.5bn ($1.6bn) CopperString project is moving towards the final stages of development following agreement with the major industrial energy users in the area.
The project, a joint venture between local development company CuString and infrastructure giant Leighton Contractors, involves building more than 1,000km of transmission line, including a 720km high-voltage link between Townsville and Mount Isa, and an additional 210km of lines and substations to connect remote energy users.
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