On 30 January 2026, Powerlink submitted its transmission regulatory proposal for the period 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2032 (2027-32). This submission and supporting materials are included below.
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Regulatory proposal
Powerlink - 2027-32 Revenue Proposal Overview - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 Regulatory Proposal Cover Letter - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Cost Allocation Methodology - August 2008
Confidentiality claims
Powerlink - 2027-32 Confidentiality Register - January 2026
Regulatory information notice
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Basis of Preparation - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Capital Expenditure Recast - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Reset RIN - Workbook 1 - Forecast - January 2026
Powerlink - 2019-25 - Reset RIN - Workbook 2 - Historical - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Reset RIN - Workbook 3 - EBSS - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Reset RIN - Workbook 4 - CESS - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 -Reset RIN - Workbook 5 - Indicative bill impact - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Reset RIN - Workbook 6 - recast CA historical - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Reset RIN - Workbook 7 - recast EB historical - January 2026
Models
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Capital Expenditure Trend Based Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CESS True Up Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Depreciation Tracking Module - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Operating Expenditure Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Post-Tax Revenue Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Rate of Return Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Roll-Forward Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 -Capital Expenditure Model - January 2026
Appendices
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 1.01 - Board Certification of Key Assumptions - January 2026
Powerlink - Appendix 1.02 - Statutory Declaration on Powerlink's Reset RIN Return - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 1.03 - National Electricity Rules (NER) Compliance Checklist - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 1.04 - Regulatory Information Notice (RIN) Compliance Checklist - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 1.05 - Document Register - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 2.01 - Business Narrative - December 2024
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 3.01 - Revenue Proposal Engagement Plan - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 3.02 - RPRG Terms of Reference - February 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 3.03 - Engagement Approach and Outcomes - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 3.04 - RPRG submission on our draft Revenue Proposal - October 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 3.05 - Customer Panel Annual Evaluation Results - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 3.06 - RPRG Statement on Engagement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.01 - Operating and Capital Expenditure Criteria and Factors - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.02 - 2025 Transmission Annual Planning Report - November 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.03 - Expenditure Forecasting Methodology - June 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.04 - Contingent Projects - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.05 - Guide to Non-Network Capital Expenditure - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.06 - IT Plan 27-32 - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.07 - OT Plan 27-32 - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.08 - FGOT Plan 27-32 - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.09 - Deliverability Assessment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 4.10 - 2026 Network Investment Outlook - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Oxford Economics - Appendix 5.01 - Labour Cost Escalation Forecasts to FY2032 Report - October 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 5.02 - Forecast Operating Expenditure Methodology and Model - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - HoustonKemp - Appendix 5.03 - Efficiency of Powerlink’s Base Year Operating Expenditure - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 5.04 - Operating Expenditure Productivity Approach and Potential Initiatives - January 2021
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 5.05 - Operating Expenditure Step Changes Approach - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Marsh - Appendix 5.06 - Insurance Forecasts 2027-28 to 2031-32 - November 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Incenta - Appendix 5.07 - Benchmark Debt and Equity Raising Costs Report - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 7.01 - Regulatory Asset Base Transfers - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 8.01 - Nominated Averaging Periods - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 10.01 - Pricing Impact Scenarios - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 13.01 - Setting STPIS Values - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Appendix 14.01 - Proposed Pricing Methodology -January 2026
Supporting information
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Asset Maintenance Standard - November 2023
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Asset Management Policy - July 2024
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Asset Planning Criteria - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Asset Refurbishment Standard - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Asset Risk Management Framework - November 2023
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Community Engagement Approach - November 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CQ-NQ - Area Plan Report - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Digital Asset Management Framework - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Fleet Management Plan - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Guide to Network Capital Expenditure Project Packs - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - HV Underground Cable Asset Methodology - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Joint Planning Framework - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Land Asset Methodology - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Northern Bowen Basin - Area Plan Report - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Procurement Framework - March 2024
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Property Plant and Equipment Recognition - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32- Protective Security Strategy - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Regulated Network Project Approval Process - May 2025 - Powerlink - 2027-32
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Replacement Capex Modelling - Supplementary RIN Data - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Secondary Systems Asset Strategy 2020-2027 - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Statement of Corporate Intent FY25 - August 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32- Strategic Asset Management Plan - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32- Substation Asset Methodology Framework - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Telecommunications Asset Strategy 2020 - 2027 - December 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Transmission Line Asset Methodology - December 2025
Supporting information - Project packs
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02003 Woree to Kamerunga 132kV Line Reinvestment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02170 Chinchilla Substation Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02370 Tully Transformer 2 Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02400 Alan Sherriff Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02478 South Pine Transformer 5 Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02584 Tarong Transformers Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02617 Kamerunga Substation Rebuild - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02631 Ross to Dan Gleeson 132kV Transmission Line Refit - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02729 Mudgeeraba 110kV Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02750 Ross to Chalumbin Life Extension - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02751 Murarrie Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02756 Molendinar Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02760 Middle Ridge Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32- 2027-32- CP.02796 Goodna Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02798 Middle Ridge Transformer Life Extension - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02800 Alligator Creek Substation Reinvestment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02818 Woolooga to South Pine 275kV Line Refit - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02829 Strathmore SVC Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02841 Garbutt Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02855 Ashgrove West Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02860 Ingham South Substation Reinvestment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02919 Broadsound Primary Plant Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02922 Calvale Selective Primary Plant Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.02948 Chalumbin 275kV Substation Reinvestment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03005 Tennyson Transformer 3 Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03094 Procurement of Spare Transformer - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03144 Chalumbin 132kV Substation Reinvestment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03149 Newlands Transformer 1 Life Extension - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03196 BS1009 Mudgeeraba to Terranora Refit - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03197 South Pine 275KV Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03198 South Pine 110kV Secondary Systems Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.03208 Mudgeeraba Selective Primary Plant Replacement - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CP.98218 Gladstone Hub Project - Investment Case - October 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Current Transformer Replacement Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - CVT Replacement Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - DC Battery Replacement Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - DC System Replacement Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Geographic Line Refit Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - IT02 Enterprise Asset Management - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - IT03 Health Safety and Environment - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - IT04 Support _ Sustain - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - ITOT Cyber Security Program Investment Case - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Substation Security Uplift - Investment Case - November 2025
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Substation Site and Transmission Line Easement Acquisition Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Telecommunication Network Consolidation and Equipment Replacement Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Traction Supply Infrastructure Replacement Programme - January 2026
Powerlink - 2027-32 - Virginia Campus Uplift - Investment Case - October 2025
Submissions - Regulatory Proposal
We invite energy consumers and other interested parties to make submissions on Powerlink’s 2027-32 transmission revenue proposal by Tuesday 12, May 2026.
Written submissions should be sent electronically to AERresets2027-32
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (AERresets2027-32[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) and addressed to Gavin Fox, General Manager, Australian Energy Regulator. Alternatively, submissions can be mailed to GPO Box 3131, Canberra ACT 2601.
Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or another text readable document format.
We prefer that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. Submissions will be treated as public documents unless otherwise requested.
Parties wishing to submit confidential information should:
- clearly identify the information that is the subject of the confidentiality claim
- provide a non-confidential version of the submission in a form suitable for publication.
All non-confidential submissions will be placed on the AER's website.