Build it and They Will Come: Transmission as the Backbone of Renewable Energy, Despite Challenges

As Vic Selvaraja from Rio Tinto highlighted at the recent Powerlink transmission forum, "Build it and they will come; don’t build it, and they won’t." Transmission is the cornerstone of decarbonizing the grid, a reality proven since 2017 during the ERCOT grid expansion in Texas. While governments are now pushing forward, delays in action have made the process more expensive due to rising interest rates and political resistance from coal-supportive factions.