South Australia Project EnergyConnect contract award

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Media/ASX and NZX Release
8 October 2021
DOWNER AWARDED SOUTH AUSTRALIA PROJECT ENERGYCONNECT CONTRACT
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today it had been awarded a contract valued at
approximately $200 million with ElectraNet Pty Ltd (ElectraNet) to construct the high voltage
transmission line connection between the New South Wales and South Australian power grids as
part of Project EnergyConnect.

Downer will commence work immediately, with major construction commencing in early 2022.
Commissioning of the transmission line is to be underway in 2023.

The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer was a leader in Australia’s power
transmission sector.

“Downer is pleased to be involved in this critical infrastructure project which will improve power
security and reliability to South Australia and the National Electricity Market as a whole,” Mr Fenn
said.

Downer’s contribution to Project EnergyConnect will include the design, procurement and
construction of:
• a 330kV transmission line between Bundey Substation and the South Australian and New
South Wales border; and
• a 275kV transmission line between Bundey Substation and the existing Robertstown
Substation.





Authorised for release by Downer’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Fenn

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are at the heart of everything it does. It exists to create and sustain the modern environment and
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For further information please contact:
Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations +61 439 470 145
Downer EDI Limited
ABN 97 003 872 848
Triniti Business Campus
39 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
1800 DOWNER
www.downergroup.com