Australian National Electricity Infrastructure: Power Stations and Transmission Lines

Geospatial data from Geoscience Australia presents the locations of major power stations and electricity transmission infrastructure across Australia. The database includes points for known major power stations and transmission substations, and lines for transmission corridors. It was last updated on 2026-06-18.

Use Cases

• Map energy infrastructure density based on point locations of power stations.
• Analyze transmission network connectivity based on line data for electricity transmission corridors.
• Plan infrastructure projects by identifying the spatial distribution of existing substations and power plants.
• Conduct regional energy security assessments based on the geographic layout of the national grid.

Strengths

• Data is provided by Geoscience Australia, a national scientific agency.
• The description specifies separate point and line formats for different infrastructure types.
• The dataset was updated on 2026-06-18.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Freshness

2026-06-18

Geography

Australia