WA is now home to one of the world's longest connected electric vehicle (EV) charging highways – a 7,000km route stretching from Mundrabilla in the south to Kununurra in the north, with 110 charging points across 49 locations.

Building electric highways and expanding public charging infrastructure was deemed critical by government stakeholders in encouraging wider EV adoption in the community. Delivering this infrastructure, however, was complex for the companies responsible – Horizon Power and Synergy. Each charging station presented two distinct challenges:

Remote Site Locations: Scattered across some of WA's most isolated terrain, contractor mobilisation was difficult, expensive, and logistically demanding. Reliable connectivity was also non-negotiable – commissioning each station required live communication with engineers, meaning unreliable technology wasn't an option.

Complex Scope: Building each station required a combination of technical skills – electrical works, concrete footings, trenching, rigging, and welding – that are rarely found together within one organisation. For most, that meant subcontracting small, fragmented parcels of work: difficult to coordinate, difficult to price, and unappealing to take on. As a result, Horizon Power struggled to secure contractors willing and able to deliver the full scope, and timelines at some sites blew out significantly.