Transend Networks was

Government of Tasmania The Tasmanian Government is the executive branch of the Australian state of Tasmania. The leader of the party or coalition with the Confidence and supply, confidence of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly, the lower house of the ...

owned business that operated was the electricity transmission network provider in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

, Australia from 1998 until 2014.

History

Transend Networks was formed on 1 July 1998 under the ''Electricity Companies Act 1997'' as part of the breaking up of the

Hydro Electric Commission Hydro Tasmania, formerly the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC), is a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the main electricity generator in Tasmania, Australia. Originally oriented towards hydro-electricity, owing to Tasmania's dr ...

. It is owned by the

It ceased on 1 July 2014 when merged with the distribution division of Aurora Energy to form

TasNetworks TasNetworks is a Government of Tasmania State owned company that is responsible for electricity transmission and distribution throughout Tasmania, Australia. It also owns and operates a telecommunications network throughout the state. TasNetw ...

. Transend transmitted electricity from power stations in Tasmania and on mainland Australia via Basslink to its customers around the state. Transend's customers included electricity generators, electricity retailers and major industrial customers. Transend was a participant in Australia's

National Electricity Market The National Electricity Market (NEM) is an arrangement in Australia's electricity sector for the connection of the electricity transmission grids of the eastern and southern Australia states and territories to create a cross-state wholesale ele ...

that operates on an interconnected power system from

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. Tasmania is connected to the National Electricity Market via Basslink. Transend was a regulated monopoly that received its revenue cap from the Australian Energy Regulator. Transend also owned and operated a telecommunications business that served customers in the electricity supply industry and in other industries.Telecommunications
Transend Networks

References

External links

Official website
{{Energy in Tasmania, state=collapsed Companies based in Hobart Defunct electric power companies of Australia Defunct government-owned companies of Tasmania Defunct telecommunications companies of Australia Defunct utility companies of Australia Electric power monopolies Energy companies established in 1998 Energy companies disestablished in 2014 1998 establishments in Australia 2014 disestablishments in Australia