Basslink
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The Basslink electricity interconnector is a 370 km 500 MW high-voltage direct current cable linking the electricity grids of the states of Victoria and Tasmania in Australia, crossing Bass Strait, co
Basslink cross-section
Loy Yang Power Station
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The Loy Yang Power Station is a brown coal-fired thermal power station located on the outskirts of the city of Traralgon, in south-eastern Victoria, Australia. It consists of two sections, known as Lo
Basslink
…direct current (HVDC) cable linking the electricity grids of the states of Victoria and Tasmania in Australia, crossing Bass Strait, connecting the Loy Yang Power Station, Victoria on the Australian mainland to the George Town substation in northern Tasmania. Basslink is bidirectional and enables Hydro Tasmania to supply some of…
Loy Yang B (left), Loy Yang A (centre), coal bunkers from open cut mine (right)
Two large dredges working coal face, and smaller unit on the mine floor
Loy Yang A
Loy Yang B