Edition 01 | April 2012

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substation rebuild Project takes time and teamwork

Gladstone Power Station

Story contributed: Paul Woods

Rebuild Project takes time & teamwork

In the 19 November 2010 edition of Moving Forward, we introduced the Gladstone Power Station Substation Rebuild project. Stage A of this project - Calliope River Substation - is now nearing completion and will be commissioned from mid May this year. Stages B and C will continue with final commissioning scheduled for mid 2015.

Gladstone Power Station Substation

this complex project –

14 substation bays and

17 feeders – engaged

the experience and

cooperation from many

teams across powerlink

who worked together

to overcome technical

difficulties, environmental

sensitivities, diverse

stakeholder needs and

safety requirements.

over the past five years,

the electricity demand in

central Queensland has

increased by 20% and is

forecast to continue to

grow by a further 9% in

the coming five years. the

growth in electricity usage

in central Queensland

and the Gladstone region

is being driven by strong

growth in the industrial,

coal mining and minerals

processing sectors and

will continue into the

future (although not

necessarily at the same

pace as recent years).

the Gladstone power

Station substation was

built in the 1970’s and forty

years later, the equipment

is approaching its end of

life. With the power Station

operations scheduled

to continue past 2029

and electricity demand

increasing, the substation

needed to be replaced.

limitations relating to the

clearance requirements.

Engineering

the ebu was responsible

for all design including civil,

environmental, structural,

electrical, construction

and automation, as well as

equipment purchasing and

project management. the

lines team contributed to

the highest density tower

of configurations within

the network by adding 22

towers and 10 poles to the

small piece of real estate.

PowErlinK one | April 2012