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Basslink homes in on underwater cable fault

Tuesday, 8 Mar 2016 07:59:52

The cable will be brought to the surface within days to fix the fault which is 98 kilometres off the Tasmanian coast. (Supplied: Basslink)

The location of the fault on the Basslink cable, which is affecting power supplies in Tasmania, has been narrowed down and the company says it could be fixed by late May.

The cable was bringing about 40 per cent of Tasmania's power to the state, but an unidentified fault put it out of action in December.

In a statement to the market, Basslink said 20 remote-controlled vehicles had collected more than 500 hours of data and images of the cable.

Chief executive Malcolm Eccles said the fault appeared to be about 98 kilometres off the coast of Tasmania.

It will be lifted to the surface in the next week, weather permitting.

The cable will then be cut, tested and capped to prevent moisture getting in, a process which is expected to take another fortnight.

Basslink said that on best estimates, it expected the cable to be operational again in late May.

"While there remains some more days of work and analysis to be done before we can provide a more accurate estimate of return to service, it is an important milestone," Mr Eccles said.

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