Western Power has completed a state-of-the-art $24.2 million electrical substation that will safely distribute power to Western Australia’s new children’s hospital and the redeveloped Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC). State Energy Minister, Mike Nahan, said the Medical Centre Zone Substation had been designed to meet the current and future electricity supply needs of the medical precinct. “Western Power has [...]
Regional electricity distributor Ergon Energy is currently engaged in two significant infrastructure projects aiming to improve reliability and underpin growth in Queensland’s Darling Downs. In Toowoomba’s CBD a $70million, three-storey substation designed to blend with a nearby shopping centre is taking shape. Further south in Warwick, constructing a new substation within the footprint of the existing one without interruption of [...]
Many of TransGrid’s substation and transmission line assets were built in the 1950s and 1960s and are now approaching the end of their serviceable lives. As a result, a progressive replacement or refurbishment of these assets across New South Wales is currently underway, which will give them all a new lease of life. TransGrid recently proposed to increase expenditure on [...]
Transport for NSW is seeking a suitable contractor for the design and construction of Lee Street Substation as part of the Power Supply Upgrade Program. The scope of work includes: Civil works including excavation, earthworks, roadwork and drainage; Building works comprising the construction of concrete footings and slabs, masonry walls, roofing, lighting, mechanical ventilation, hydraulic services and security fencing; Landscaping [...]
Transport for NSW is seeking registrations of interest from organisations interested in undertaking the design and construction of Ingleburn, Minto, and Guildford Substations. The current proposed design methodology for the construction of Ingleburn, Minto, and Guildford substations is "Built Off Site Solution (BOSS)", defined as a building consisting of multiple standardised, independent modules which are integrated on-site. TfNSW invites tenders [...]
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