The AER is consulting on preliminary positions on the Framework and Approach Paper for Queensland electricity transmission business Powerlink, for the period 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2032 (2027–32).
Preliminary positions on amendments and revisions include:
- which incentive schemes will apply, for example, to service quality, improvements in network reliability or capital and operating expenditure;
- our approach to setting efficient expenditure allowances and the establishment of the opening regulatory asset base for the upcoming regulatory control period.
Framework and approach papers are the first step in our process to determine efficient prices for transmission services for Powerlink, before Powerlink submits its proposal for the 2027–32 period.
Powerlink will submit its regulatory proposal to the AER in January 2026.
