Powerlink Queensland
Craig Bennett is an experienced professional in the electrical engineering field, currently serving as the Connection and Development Manager at Powerlink Queensland since June 2008, and previously held roles such as Team Leader Commissioning and Project Commissioning Manager. At Powerlink, Craig leads a team that provides commissioning services for regulated and major customer projects, manages testing and commissioning activities for high voltage substations and transmission lines, and prepares commissioning plans to ensure system readiness. Prior to Powerlink, Craig worked at Energex as a Senior Protection Systems Engineering Officer and at Eskom as a Protection Systems Technician, where responsibilities included ensuring equipment safety, conducting technical investigations, and performing scheduled maintenance on high voltage systems. Craig holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Business & Information Systems from the University of South Africa, an Associate's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, and a Diploma in Project Management from the Australian Institute of Management.
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Powerlink Queensland
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Powerlink Queensland (Powerlink) is a leading Australian provider of high voltage electricity transmission network services, combining innovation with insight to deliver safe, cost-effective and reliable solutions. We are a Government Owned Corporation (GOC) that owns, develops, operates and maintains the high voltage electricity transmission network in Queensland. Our network extends 1,700 kilometres (km) from Cairns to the New South Wales (NSW) border, and comprises 15,358 circuit km of transmission lines and 147 substations. Our purpose is to connect Queenslanders to a world-class energy future, providing electricity to more than five million Queenslanders and 253,000 businesses. Through our unique central position in the power system, we are guiding the market to help influence the energy system of the future, one that effectively balances customer needs, while transforming to a low carbon future comprising a diverse array of generation and storage technologies including large-scale wind and solar developments, batteries and pumped hydro. Powerlink’s network provides the platform to enable the provision of these and many other energy services while maintaining a sharp focus on safety, affordability and reliability of supply for our customers.