The Central West Pipeline (CWP) is a transmission pipeline owned and operated by APA Group through its wholly owned subsidiary APT Pipelines (NSW) Pty Limited, commissioned in 1998.
The 255km long pipeline supplies gas to regional towns across regional NSW. From Marsden to Dubbo, the pipeline has a nominal diameter of 200mm, and from Marsden to Dubbo (Alextown), it is 150mm. In 2010, the Young Lithgow compressor at Marsden was relocated, increasing capacity to 13TJ/day from 7TJ/day.
The CWP was initially subject to regulation by the ACCC as a covered pipeline under the Gas Code. Following a January 2010 decision by the NCC, the CWP has been subject to light regulation by the AER under the NGR. It is now a non-scheme pipeline. S105 of the transitional provisions to the 2 March 2023 legislative package provided that all light regulation pipelines become non-scheme.
The CWP was initially subject to regulation by the ACCC as a covered pipeline under the Gas Code. Following a January 2010 decision by the NCC, the CWP has been subject to light regulation by the AER under the NGR. It is now a non-scheme pipeline. S105 of the transitional provisions to the 2 March 2023 legislative package provided that all light regulation pipelines become non-scheme.
