Marinus Link is a proposed 1500 MW undersea and underground electricity and data bi-directional interconnector between North West Tasmania and the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia.
Project Marinus began in 2017. The first phase, the Feasibility and Business Case Assessment, was completed in late 2019. The project is currently progressing through the design and approvals phase. Construction is expected to begin in 2026 and be completed by 2030. Via the link Tasmania can import low-cost renewable energy, such as surplus solar, while reserving hydropower and storing the extra energy. Green hydropower can then be exported to the mainland grid when it is needed.
The Tasmanian converter station will be located in Heybridge, near Burnie, and the Victoria station by the Hazelwood terminal station in the Latrobe Valley. The communications station will be located in Sandy Point, 1 km from the Waratah Bay shore crossing.
Jacobs has been selected as the integrated delivery partner for the interconnector which is intended to bolster energy security, promote renewable energy investment and deliver tangible benefits to consumers in Tasmania, Victoria and the broader National Electricity Market.
Jacobs will oversee the establishment and ongoing delivery of the first 750 MW stage, managing technical engineering and construction packages while implementing governance structures necessary for the HVDCt cable and supporting substation infrastructure.
“Our collaboration with Jacobs is pivotal to the successful delivery of this critical national energy infrastructure,” said Marinus Link CEO designate Stephanie McGregor. “Marinus Link is listed as a priority for decarbonisation on the Australian government’s National Renewable Energy Priority List and is classified as urgent in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s optimal plan for the national grid.”
