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VicGrid's role in the changing energy landscape
Victoria's energy system is changing.
As our ageing and increasingly unreliable coal-fired power stations close, they’re being replaced by renewable energy sources. Our energy grid needs to change to carry this new renewable power across the state to Victorian homes and businesses.
VicGrid is working to make sure this change delivers the safe, reliable and affordable power Victoria needs for the future. It is also making sure local communities have a say and can share in the benefits of the energy transition.
Building a resilient energy grid for Victoria
VicGrid is responsible for:
- coordinating the planning and development of renewable energy zones
- planning the declared shared network and all associated functions
- changing the way electricity transmission infrastructure is planned and developed in Victoria to ensure it benefits all Victorians through the Victorian Transmission Investment Framework
- delivering the transmission projects set out in the Victorian Transmission Plan
- coordinating the delivery of the transmission required to connect new offshore wind resources to the grid
- overseeing the delivery of current major transmission projects underway in Victoria
- investing $480 million in projects to strengthen and modernise Victoria's energy grid
- providing information to communities.
Transfer of responsibilities for planning Victoria's shared network
On 1 November 2025, responsibility for planning Victoria's transmission network transferred from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to VicGrid. This includes the declared shared network and all associated declared network functions. From this date, AEMO's transmission network service provider role ended in Victoria.
Read more about how we're changing the way we plan and develop electricity transmission infrastructure on our planning the energy grid page.
Our journey so far
VicGrid was established by the Victorian Government in 2021 as an Administrative Office of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), and from 1 November 2025 became a state business corporation.
We are responsible for planning transmission and renewable energy zones in Victoria and are taking a new approach.
In February 2021, we released the Renewable Energy Zones Development Plan directions paper.
We consulted industry and community stakeholders, with the volume and diversity of responses highlighting the importance of this initiative for both the Victorian community and energy industry. A summary of stakeholder views was published in the Engagement Summary Report.
The feedback we received informed our policy work and consultation processes on reforms to how we plan and develop transmission and renewable energy zones in Victoria under the Victorian Transmission Investment Framework. It also informed the prioritisation of projects to strengthen the grid for the future.
Learn more about these workstreams on the following pages:
Page last updated: 10/11/25
