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Transmission approval 'huge step' for region, farmers

Construction will begin for 240km of transmission lines to connect renewable energy projects in NSW. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS)

Federal approval has been granted for transmission lines to link a clean energy zone to help power the equivalent of 1.8 million homes.

The NSW transmission project approved by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Thursday is expected to take some pressure off a state scrambling to replace coal-fired electricity.

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