by April Shepherd, Journalist, Utility magazine The Transgrid Queensland-NSW Interconnector upgrade, which has involved extensive work on substations and transformers, continues to progress, with the project’s goal of boosting interstate transmission capacity and reactive power in the grid close to becoming a reality. The Queensland-NSW Interconnector (QNI) upgrade aims to ensure a steady power supply for customers by sharing energy [...]
Lilyvale Substation’s $28 million transformer and primary plant replacement has begun, with works on the project to bolster power supply in Central Queensland. The Lilyvale Substation near Emerald was commissioned nearly 40 years ago and its primary equipment is reaching the end of its service life. The project will ensure a continued reliable and safe power supply to Central Queensland [...]
In November 2020, Zinfra completed construction of the Stockdill 330/132kV Substation and transmission line rearrangement works. The project, completed for TransGrid, provides a key link in the High-Voltage Electricity transmission network by providing a second supply for the ACT, ensuring the ongoing reliability of the network for many years into the future. The works comprised a new 330/132kV substation at [...]
Powercor has begun upgrade work to prepare Mildura’s local electricity network for the installation of a new bushfire safety device. Powercor crews have begun upgrading the network to accommodate the installation of a Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter (REFCL) at the Merbein Zone Substation. The works, along with those at the Zone Substation itself, will improve the safety of powerlines [...]
TOBCO is busy constructing two 330kV Capacitor Banks and asset replacements at the Armidale Zone Substation, 4.5km east of Armidale in New South Wales. Civil works include concrete footings for the capacitor banks, marshalling boxes, lightning mast, light poles, Busbar supports, and current breaker supports plus electrical conduits, cast in situ pits, gutters and channels, stormwater and yard surfacing works. [...]
Whether you are inspecting insulators, transformers, switch gears or high voltage powerlines, you need to be sure that you spot a problem quickly and early. Partial discharge that goes unchecked can cause blackouts, fires, explosions or death from arc flashes. In addition to the danger that partial discharge poses to human lives and the environment, there is a significant monetary [...]
By Imogen Hartmann, Journalist Reliability and affordability of energy supply is a critical component of economies, and therefore top of mind when considering the longevity of urban infrastructure. With much of Sydney’s electricity transmission network dating back to the 1960s and 70s, and nearing the end of its serviceable life, TransGrid has undertaken a project to update the aging infrastructure [...]
A major upgrade of the Rozelle substation will accommodate future infrastructure in Sydney, including WestConnex Rozelle Interchange and Sydney Metro West. The upgrade will continue amid pandemic restrictions, as Ausgrid forges ahead with critical works across the electricity network. The Rozelle substation helps provide a safe and reliable power supply to Sydney’s CBD and Sydney Trains. The upgrade will create [...]
TransGrid has successfully connected the Western Sydney International Airport site at Badgerys Creek to the Sydney West Substation, marking a major milestone for the project. TransGrid Telecommunications was contracted to deliver the critical telecommunications infrastructure. These works included stringing 20km of optical ground wire (OPGW) conductor from the Sydney West Substation to the airport site. This connection incorporates high-speed WaveLink [...]
As power generation sources become increasingly distributed and intermittent, balancing supply and demand requires a more agile and intelligent grid. This is now possible thanks to significant advances in grid automation technology in recent years, including the development of digital substations. Zinfra, which provides a comprehensive range of engineering, project management, construction, operations and maintenance services to the electricity and [...]
About $37 million worth of electrical infrastructure upgrades are underway in Queensland’s Wide Bay to support the region’s future growth, including the rebuild of Gin Gin Substation and the replacement of insulators on a critical transmission line. Energy Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said Powerlink had hit the halfway mark in a $33 million revamp of its 50-year-old Gin Gin Substation, [...]
A brownfield high-voltage substation construction project in Alice Springs by Power and Water Corporation has seen a new lease on life for previously unused switchgear. The 11kV air insulated switchgear (AIS), which was originally sourced for another project a number of years ago, has been retrofitted to make it suitable for use at the corporation’s Sadadeen Substation. This $12 million [...]
The rebuild of a critical Central Queensland electricity substation will boost the region, with more than 100 jobs supported as part of the rebuild. Work has begun on rebuilding Bouldercombe Substation, which supplies electricity to Rockhampton and the wider Central Queensland region. The four-year project will support 112 jobs and involve the replacement of all primary equipment such as circuit [...]
A project to improve the safety and performance of an Adelaide city substation housed inside a heritage building has successfully concluded after two years of extensive planning and site works. Built in 1924, the building – originally owned by the Adelaide Electric Supply Company as a converter station – is home to the 33kV East Terrace Substation, servicing Adelaide’s CBD. [...]
CitiPower is nearing completion of one of the most complex electrical engineering projects the Melbourne CBD has ever seen, upgrading the city’s electricity network as part of a major $250 million project that includes rebuilding the Waratah Place Zone Substation. First conceived in March 2008, the Melbourne CBD Security of Supply project was established as a result of an amendment [...]
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government is securing the region’s future electricity supply with a new substation in Canberra’s north-west. The project, developed by the ACT Government and TransGrid, will be delivered by Zinfra. The innovative design of the facility takes into account its proximity to nearby community sites and protected natural areas. Zinfra has drawn on its client and stakeholder [...]
A $9.4 million substation upgrade at Palmwoods will secure power supply for the growing Sunshine Coast and support 23 jobs. Energy Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said publicly-owned Powerlink was replacing the substation’s aging secondary systems equipment to ensure a continued reliable electricity supply to the Sunshine Coast region. “The Sunshine Coast has a number of major projects in the pipeline [...]
Power and Water has begun construction on new upgrades to the Sadadeen Substation, securing reliability for the Alice Springs community. Due to aged infrastructure and increased maintenance costs, Power and Water is upgrading the Sadadeen Substation to increase reliability and security of the Alice Springs power network. This $11.85 million project will replace the existing building and install new 11kV [...]
The first of two 45-tonne electrical transformers has landed in Queensland and is set to be installed at the Ingham South Substation, further securing the area’s power supply. Energy Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said the transformer was the first of two in a $6 million project to update the Ingham South Substation. "The transformers at Ingham South are more than [...]
An explosion at the gas-fired Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has caused significant damage to a generator, taking it out of operation. The explosion was caused by an electrical fault and damaged one of its two generating units at around 6am on Monday 8 July. No one was injured in the blast. Origin Energy, the operators of the plant, confirmed [...]
CitiPower is in the final stages of rolling out a $250 million upgrade to Melbourne CBD’s electricity infrastructure. Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, joined CitiPower Chief Executive Officer, Tim Rourke, for the first official project tour on 2 July 2019. The Melbourne CBD Security of Supply project was conceived to ensure that if unexpected events, [...]
Three Gold Coast substations are set to share in $45 million worth of upgrades as part of a multi-million dollar project by the Queensland Government, with planning for another $8.5 million project currently underway. Nearly 13,000 homes and businesses in Surfers Paradise will benefit from the funding originally set out in the Queensland Government's 2019-20 budget. The project, which is [...]
Mackay’s CBD is getting a major power boost with a $28 million government funded substation upgrade that will improve performance and cater for future growth. Member for Mackay, Julieanne Gilbert, said the upgrade will provide power and performance for the Mackay CBD well into the future. “After serving the community well for more than 50 years, the zone substation in [...]
A new 375MVA transformer has been commissioned by Powerlink Queensland in a bid to further secure electricity supply for Brisbane’s CBD and south east. Powerlink Chief Executive, Merryn York, said the transformer, located at its Belmont substation, was an important link in Powerlink’s transmission network. “The new transformer ensures the ongoing reliability of electricity supply for Brisbane’s CBD, south-eastern suburbs [...]
Powerlink has recently completed a $3.4 million replacement of steel bolts and insulators in Central Queensland after inspections identified some corrosion had occurred. The replacements were conducted across a 290km stretch of transmission line between Broadsound, Nebo and Bouldercombe substations. Powerlink Chief Executive, Merryn York, said regular inspections along this key stretch of network in Central Queensland ensured the safe, [...]
A $13 million substation upgrade in Central Queensland will secure supply from Rockhampton to Cairns. Energy Minister, Anthony Lynham, said the upgrade to Broadsound Substation near Marlborough would help deliver a reliable supply of electricity to Queenslanders from Rocky, west to Emerald and north to Cairns. “The Broadsound Substation, located west of Marlborough, was built in 1984 and is critical [...]
AGL is undertaking a maintenance program which will maintain safety and reliability at the Torrens Island Power Station. AGL General Manager Gas and Renewables Operations, Colin Mills, said an overhaul of the 200MW B3 generating unit at Torrens Island was scheduled to commence in March 2019, after the summer peak demand period. He said AGL had invested about $32 million [...]
Powerlink is undertaking a targeted program of substation upgrades across Queensland as a cost-effective solution to safeguard network reliability and delay, or avoid, the need to build new infrastructure. Projects in the Dysart, Gold Coast and Moranbah regions have now reached important milestones. After serving the community since 1974, an upgrade of the Dysart Substation in Central Queensland has commenced. [...]
EnergyAustralia has begun works to refurbish the generating plan at Yallourn. The current work will include replacing large sections of high-pressure steam pipes to ensure the station can continue to generate reliably and safely until the planned end of its life in 2032. A total 210m of boiler pipes, weighing 76 tonnes, will be replaced. The task involves 119 complex [...]
The Mt Emerald Wind Farm in Far North Queensland has energised its new 275kV Walkamin Substation and switchyard and is already transporting power into Powerlink's transmission network. “This new substation is the critical link to transport power generated at Mount Emerald,” Queensland Energy Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said. “When testing and commissioning works are fully completed, the facility is expected [...]
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