The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed its Environmental Assessment Reports (EAR) for the two Tasmanian components of the Marinus Link project—the Heybridge Shore Crossing and Heybridge Converter Station.
The EAR for the Heybridge Shore Crossing concludes that construction activities can be managed in an environmentally sustainable manner, subject to conditions.
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The Heybridge Converter Station EAR has been provided to the Burnie City Council, which will include the conditions in its assessment expected in the coming months.
“This is another positive step in our environment and planning process, following our primary Commonwealth and Victorian approvals earlier in the year,” Marinus Link Pty Ltd CEO Stephanie McGregor said.
“We’re mobilising our team to commence construction next year. These approvals are some of the final steps in that process,” she said.
“We thank all those who made submissions to the public consultation process, ensuring our environmental considerations are robust and with respect to communities close to the project footprint.”
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The Marinus Link project was recently given the go-ahead for Stage 1 from shareholders while simultaneously ticking off environmental approval from the federal government.
Marinus Link shareholders made a Final Investment Decision to proceed with Stage 1 of the subsea interconnector between Victoria and Tasmania on August 1. The Commonwealth Government also gave the project approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
