Marinus Link is currently in the “design and approvals” stage, with a Final Investment Decision due in 2023-24. Selecting the preferred route for Marinus Link involved considering a number of prudent and feasible alternative corridors.

Although co-locating with the existing Bass Link cable from George Town would have some advantages, it would not meet a key objective of Marinus Link, which is to increase energy security. The risk of an event damaging both Bass Link and Marinus Link simultaneously, potential capacity constraints at the Victorian connection, and the advantages of locating Marinus closer to Tasmania’s largest Renewable Energy Zone in north west Tasmania, were some of the reasons why only routes from the Cradle Coast in Tasmania were considered.

You can find out more about the Marinus Link route selection process, and provide your feedback on the “Route Options Report” here