The 11,565GWh transmitted represents a new record for the amount of power transmitted in a year. However, the company’s profit fell to A$21.5 million, compared to A$35.7 million the previous year, due to a combination of lower revenue, higher operating costs and higher depreciation.

One major cost for the company this year was investing A$71 million in the transmission network to sustain its strong performance into the future.

Richard Bevan, Transend’s managing director, said: The outstanding feature of this year’s financial statements is that we have now become a billion dollar business with assets valued at A$1.13 billion.