Economic Development and Jobs

Consultation has concluded

Our response

We have made significant improvements across the connections experience, across Energex and Ergon Network, especially for major projects, helping to drive the state’s economic growth.

A Yurika service highlight this year was the on-time, on-budget extension of the 66kV electricity network at Glencore’s Hail Creek mine, southwest of Mackay. The project team’s success is already seeing more work awarded by Glencore.

We invested $1.1 billion into the community as part of our infrastructure works – with the COVID-19 restrictions the program was revised to ensure critical programs and projects commissioned were delivered. Read more in the Case Study Securing supply to the growing Sunny Coast.

In 2019-20, we spent more than $818 million on direct purchases from Queensland suppliers. The Queensland Procurement Policy is reflected into our procurement processes, and we work in partnership with our communities to develop industry capability and capacity, and secure broader economic and societal benefits.

We’ve delivered $643 million in merger savings – as a Group, we have achieved merger savings substantially more than the original objective (multi-year target $562 million), placing us well for the reduction in future revenues, and for delivering economic value.

We’ve employed 127 new apprentices – the increase in our pipeline of future talent included 32 females and 13 First Nations people. We also have a graduate program.

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Our response

We have made significant improvements across the connections experience, across Energex and Ergon Network, especially for major projects, helping to drive the state’s economic growth.

A Yurika service highlight this year was the on-time, on-budget extension of the 66kV electricity network at Glencore’s Hail Creek mine, southwest of Mackay. The project team’s success is already seeing more work awarded by Glencore.

We invested $1.1 billion into the community as part of our infrastructure works – with the COVID-19 restrictions the program was revised to ensure critical programs and projects commissioned were delivered. Read more in the Case Study Securing supply to the growing Sunny Coast.

In 2019-20, we spent more than $818 million on direct purchases from Queensland suppliers. The Queensland Procurement Policy is reflected into our procurement processes, and we work in partnership with our communities to develop industry capability and capacity, and secure broader economic and societal benefits.

We’ve delivered $643 million in merger savings – as a Group, we have achieved merger savings substantially more than the original objective (multi-year target $562 million), placing us well for the reduction in future revenues, and for delivering economic value.

We’ve employed 127 new apprentices – the increase in our pipeline of future talent included 32 females and 13 First Nations people. We also have a graduate program.

RETURN TO ‘WHAT MATTERS MOST?’ AND RATE OUR PERFORMANCE