Altona - Brooklyn Terminal Station Capacity Constraint
Altona - Brooklyn Terminal Station Capacity Constraint
Jemena Electricity Networks (Vic) Ltd. (JEN) and Powercor Australia Ltd. (Powercor), are regulated electricity Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) operating in Victoria, servicing more than 384,000 and 945,000 customers respectively, within Melbourne’s northern and western greater metropolitan area, and in western regional Victoria.
JEN and Powercor are undertaking this Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission (RIT-T) to evaluate options to maintain reliability of supply and to connect new major customer load within Altona – Brooklyn Terminal Station (ATS-BLTS) supply area. This Project Specification Consultation Report (PSCR) is the first stage of the RIT-T consultation process to enable prospective non-network and standalone power system (SAPS) providers to propose alternative credible options, including demand-side response or embedded generation and storage solutions.
JEN and Powercor invite written submissions and enquiries on the matters and the credible options presented in the PSCR and invite proposal from proponents of potential non-network options. Submissions will be published, unless directed otherwise by party making the submission, and should be emailed to both PlanningRequest@jemena.com.au and rittenquiries@powercor.com.au on or before 22 December 2025.
Following conclusion of the PCSR consultation period, JEN and Powercor will, having regard to any submissions received on the PSCR, prepare and publish a Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR). JEN and Powercor intend on publishing the PADR by the first quarter of 2026.
Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission (RIT-T) - Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR)
This project assessment draft report (PADR) is the second stage of the Altona – Brooklyn Terminal Station Capacity Constraint RIT-T consultation process and has been jointly prepared by Powercor and JEN in accordance with the requirements of clause 5.16 of the National Electricity Rules (NER) and section 4.2 of the RIT-T Application Guidelines. This notice incorporates the assessment results of the credible options, providing draft conclusions on the proposed preferred option for addressing the identified need in the Altona – Brooklyn Terminal Station.
Powercor and JEN invite written submissions and enquiries on the matters set out in this PADR from interested stakeholders. All submissions and enquiries should be titled “ATS-BLTS Capacity Constraint RIT-T” and directed to both rittenquiries@powercor.com.au and PlanningRequest@jemena.com.au on or before 18 September 2026.