Central Coast

EnergyAustralia will invest more than $405 million in the five years to 2012 to maintain and improve the performance of our electricity network on the Central Coast.

Our record investment program is designed to improve reliability for customers and cater for continued growth in demand and includes a major focus on asset replacement.

The Central Coast continues to be one of the fastest growing regions within the network area. The conversion of holiday cottages to permanent residences, residential expansion though land releases and the introduction of light industrial have all added to this load growth.

Key investment in the Central Coast region includes:

• Refurbishment of Ourimbah substation ($25 million)
• Construction of a new zone substation in the Wamberal-Terrigal area ($22 million)
• Construction of a new power line between Ourimbah and Wamberal ($20 million)
• Possible future substation in the Catherine Hill Bay area
• Upgrade of Berkeley Vale zone substation ($17 million)
• Upgrade of the Avoca zone substation ($4.5 million), and
• Future replacement or augmentation of Lake Munmorah zone substation ($15 million)