A proposed $5 billion upgrade of electricity grid transmission capacity in South Australia would only be finished by 2032, casting doubt on the prospects of almost 30 data centre proposals being considered in the state.
The early-stage proposals are concentrated in remote locations to ward off rising community backlash, making the planned 500-kilometre upgrade of high-voltage electricity lines and substations by the state’s electricity transmission network owner ElectraNet crucial to their plans.
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