# Transend Networks

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Former Tasmania state-owned enterprise

This article is about the former company. For the present Tasmanian electricity transmission company, see [TasNetworks](/source/TasNetworks).

Transend Networks Type Government-owned corporation Industry Electricity Defunct 30 June 2014 (2014-06-30) Fate Merged into TasNetworks Area served Tasmania Services Electric power transmission Owner Government of Tasmania Website www.transend.com.au

**Transend Networks** was a [Tasmanian Government](/source/Tasmanian_Government)-owned enterprise that was the electricity transmission network provider in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia from 1998 until 2014.

## History

Transend Networks was formed on 1 July 1998 under the *Electricity Companies Act 1997* as part of the breaking up of the [Hydro Electric Commission](/source/Hydro_Tasmania). It is owned by the [Government of Tasmania](/source/Government_of_Tasmania)

It ceased on 1 July 2014 when merged with the distribution division of [Aurora Energy](/source/Aurora_Energy_(Tasmania)) to form [TasNetworks](/source/TasNetworks).[1][2]

Transend transmitted electricity from power stations in Tasmania and on mainland Australia via [Basslink](/source/Basslink) to its customers around the state. Transend's customers included electricity generators, electricity retailers and major industrial customers.

Transend was a participant in Australia's [National Electricity Market](/source/National_Electricity_Market) that operates on an interconnected power system from [Queensland](/source/Queensland) to [South Australia](/source/South_Australia). Tasmania is connected to the National Electricity Market via Basslink. Transend was a regulated monopoly that received its revenue cap from the [Australian Energy Regulator](/source/Australian_Energy_Regulator).[3]

Transend also owned and operated a telecommunications business that served customers in the electricity supply industry and in other industries.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [National Electricity Market](https://web.archive.org/web/20220303023939/https://www.aemc.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/The-National-Electricity-Market-A-case-study-in-microeconomic-reform.PDF) [Australian Energy Market Commission](/source/Australian_Energy_Market_Commission)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Tasmania throws switch on retail energy competition](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-01/tasmania-throws-switch-on-retail-energy-competition/5562558) *[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia))* 30 June 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Transend](https://web.archive.org/web/20140211210539/http://www.aer.gov.au/node/1121) [Australian Energy Regulator](/source/Australian_Energy_Regulator)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Telecommunications](https://web.archive.org/web/20140303133500/http://www.transend.com.au/ournetworks/telecommunications/) Transend Networks

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20140402035624/http://www.transend.com.au/)

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