Client: Entura/Downer EDI
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date: January 2012 – March 2014
Designing and testing telecommunications at HV substations.
BACKGROUND
Columboola and Wandoan South substations are located near Miles in Central Queensland. They are part of Powerlink’s new network of substations supplying a number of new LNG plants being built in the area.
ERC Group was engaged to design and test telecoms at a new 132 kV substation at Wandoan South, augment the existing Columboola 132 kV substation, and to design and test two new greenfield 275 kV substations at both plants.
SOLUTION
During the design stage, ERC Group provided:
- full telecoms design
- primary workshops to discuss telecoms deliverables with the client
- initial design verification both with the client and other design groups
- full construction packages including; drawings, scope of works, relevant standards reference, and construction progress visits
- OSP and fibre design in consultation with civil design
- client telecoms database updates including all future and staging works
- technology; including SDH, PDH, OPSWAN, NMS, fibre design, landline and 3G modem links and equipment terminations.
OUTCOME
Through ERC Group’s innovative designs meant that we were able to successfully deliver Powerlink’s first ever outsourced telecommunications design for all four substations.