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Alcoa’s transmission lines to be taken down

THE days are numbered for a major piece of infrastructure associated with the Anglesea mine.

This week, Alcoa announced its plan to fully remove the 45 kilometres of transmission line connecting the former coal mine with the former aluminium smelter in Point Henry.

The removal will start next year and take about two to three years to complete.

Alcoa’s Point Henry and Anglesea asset manager Warren Sharp said the decision to remove the transmission line followed detailed discussions between Alcoa and the state government, relevant authorities and power companies.

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