December 2015 SWS Developer Forum ALL...SWS Project Progress (Stages 2 – 4) Network Overview Diagram • Steel tower overhead line construction contract awarded, pre-construction

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SWS Developer Forum

3rd December 2015


SWS Consenting Update

Update &Next Steps


South West Scotland Key Stages – Landowner and Planni ng Consents


Stage 1 Key Infrastructure Works

Coylton Substation – New

Cumnock Substation

• Extension to existing 275kV

substation at Coylton

• New 275kV substation at

New Cumnock

• 14Km of 275kV overhead

line


Stage 1 - Planning & Landowner Consents

Section 37 Consent

• Section 37 consent granted Dec 12 – includes substations

Land Agreements

• Land Purchase complete - Coylton and New Cumnock substations

Wayleaves / Servitudes

• All overhead line landowner consents concluded

Conditions

• All suspensive conditions discharged

• Work on Overhead line and substation started in Autumn 2013

• Ongoing interaction with East Ayrshire Council

• Removal of access tracks and reinstatement underway

• Opportunities for the works to contribute to neighbouring opencast restoration

• Discussion with relevant stakeholders ongoing


Stage 2 & 3 – Key Infrastructure Works

Stage 3

Black Hill Substation - Glenglass

Substation

13km of 132kV steel tower line

Stage 2

New Cumnock Substation - Black Hill

Substation

15km of 132kV steel tower line


Stage 2 & 3 – Landowner & Planning Consents

Section 37 Consent

• Section 37 consents granted – Nov 2014

Land Agreements

• Dunhill substation –concluded

• Black Hill & Glenglass Substations - completion Dec 2015

• Land agreements for stone - Target Dec 2015


• Stage 2 (11%) and 3 (63%)outstanding servitude to be complete Dec 2015

• 4 quarries granted consent (D&G), 1 outstanding (EAC) decision due Dec 2015

• Clawfin Quarry preparing stock piles to start

Conditions

• D&G good progress made - All conditions discharged

• EAC progress has remained slow 3 conditions outstanding – Target Dec 2015


Stage 4 Key Infrastructure Works

New Cumnock Substation – Kendoon

Cable Sealing End Compound (CSEC) –

Margree Substation

• New 275kV substation at New

Cumnock

• Kendoon Cable Sealing End Compound

• 24 Km of 132kV steel tower overhead

line

• 10.4Km of 132kV woodpole overhead

line


Stage 4 - Landowner and Planning consents

Section 37 Consent

• Scottish Government Section 37 determination – Feb 15

Land Agreements

• Margree substation – Complete


• Remaining landowner agreements (36 % of route ) – Jan 2016

Conditions

• D&G making good progress anticipate discharge of conditions by Dec 2015

• EAC discharge of conditions likely to be Jan/Feb 2016


Stage 5 - Key Infrastructure Works

Kendoon North Substation (On route of stage 4

Overhead – New Cumnock – Kendoon CSEC)

• New 132kV substation at Kendoon North

• Environmental consultants appointed

• Site consultation undertaken

• Evaluation of responses to establish proposed

site (& route )

• Landowner engagement

• Target date for landowner and planning

determination late 2016


Consents Summary

• Stage 1 – Planning and landowner consents complete

• Stages 2,3,4 - Section 37S granted

• Discharge of conditions key

• Good progress with D&G

• EAC progress remains slow – stage 4 into early 2016

• Stages 2,3,4 - last remaining landowner agreements key

• Stage 5 – Remains on programme for late 2016

determination


SWS Programme Update

Update &Next Steps


Project Progress Stage 1: Coylton-New Cumnock

• Circa £50m investment undertaken

• All works now substantially complete at Coylton, New

Cumnock and overhead line between Coylton and New

Cumnock

• Energisation planned for Q1 2016


Construction of New Cumnock 275/132kV Substation

VIDEO OF TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY


Coylton-New Cumnock 275kV Overhead Line

• 14.4km of new line

• 46 towers, platforms and working areas

• Circa 18km of stone roads

• Circa 19km fencing

• Circa 240,000 tonnes of stone


SP-RI-142 Kilmarnock South – Coylton 275kV (XY Route ) Uprating

• Uprating of Coylton to Kilmarnock

Cumnock Circuits

• Current rating 600MVA

• New rating 1600MVA

• New twin Drake ACCR Conductor

• Initial conductor replacement

undertaken in 2015

• Works at new Chipperlagan GIB

compound to commence early 2016

• Programme completion planned end of

2016


Stage 2 New Cumnock - BlackhillStage 3 Blackhill - GlenglassStage 4 New Cumnock - Margree

SWS Project Progress (Stages 2 – 4)

Network Overview Diagram

• Steel tower overhead line construction contract

awarded, pre-construction site investigations

and detailed design works in progress

• Tree cutting contract awarded, site works

commenced by SP contractor and landowners

• Manufacture of 275 and 132kV transformers in

progress

• Manufacture of 132kV GIS and 33kV switchgear

in progress

• Platform construction contracts awarded for

Dunhill / Blackhill and Glenglass substations


SWS Project Progress (Stages 2 – 4)

• Platform construction contracts in final stages of tender process for Margree and Blackcraig

substations

• Tender evaluation in progress substation building, cable, electrical and civil works packages for

Blackhill and Glenglass Substation

• Tendering commenced for wood pole overhead line Margree – Blackcraig

• Initial site clearance works target to commence Dec 15 at Blackhill substations

• Main overhead line construction works including quarry operations to commence Jan 16

• Main substation platform works at Blackhill and Glenglass to commence Jan 16

• Main substation platform works at Margree and Blackcraig to commence Apr 16

• Detailed electrical design complete for all collector substations

• Q1 of 2017 for completion of SP-RI-114 infrastructure to Dunhill

• Q2 of 2017 for completion of SP-RI-116 / 022 infrastructure to Blackhill and Glenglass

substations

• Q2 of 2017 for completion of SP-R1-111 / 034 infrastructure to Margree substations


SWS Project (Stages 2 – 4) Key Risks

• Discharge conditions Stages 2 and 3:



• Discharge Conditions Stage 4



• Conclusion of land agreements with 3 x remaining landowners for overhead line routes (potential

impact to Stages 2, 3 and 4) agreements in principle reached.

• Secure rights to widen access road at Glenglass and Margree S/S

• Conclude Mineral Leases for 5 x quarry locations

• Planning permission granted for 4 x quarries in D&G area / 1 x EAC to committee in Dec 2015

• Major construction activities through 2 x winter periods


SWS Project Tree Cutting Overview Map


SWS Project Blackhill Substation Layout

To Maybole

Kilmarnock South Uprating

Kilmarnock South to Coylton3rd Circuit

Coylton to MayboleOHL Uprating

Coylton to New Cumnock WA route Uprating

Glenglass Double Bus Substation

New Cumnock Extension

Kendoon North 132kV GIS

TORI 134 - Kendoon North Collector Substation

• Construct new 132kV GIS substation and install

new 275/132kV 240MVA transformer at New

Cumnock 275kV substation

• Kendoon North site location public consultation

complete and progressing towards planning

submission Q3 2016

• Tendering for GIS in progress

• Currently on programme for Q4 2019 completion

TORI 134 Kendoon North GIS Substation

TORI 134 Kendoon North GIS Substation

Contracted generation 254.5MW with zero MW

consented

TORI 134 - Kendoon North Collector Substation

TORI 143 – Kilmarnock South Uprating

• Construct new 275kV and 400kV GIS

Substation and Installation of a third

1000MVA 400/275kV auto wid

transformer

• Programme review in conjunction with

initial electrical design, detailed

construction phasing and outage

planning now complete the outcome of

which now drives an October 2019

project completion date.

• Subject to overload protection design

works system access in 2018 for

developments currently contracted for

2018 will be maintained.

• Tripartite engagement will be

undertaken with affected Users on

completion of the design work.

TORI 143 - Kilmarnock South 275kV and 400kV

Uprating

TORI 143 - Kilmarnock South 275kV and 400kV Uprating

• Tender packs released to market for 275kV and 400kV GIS, award expected January 2016

• Transformer tender in progress, Q2 2016 award

• GIS Building tender currently in progress, Q2 2016 award

• Cable diversion and civil enabling contracts tendering in progress, Q2 2016 award

• Anticipate that enabling works will commence end of Q2 2016

• Currently contracted 1315MW with 50.7MW consented

TORI 143 – Kilmarnock South Uprating


TORI 158 - New Cumnock Substation Extension

• Extend double bus bar to create Board C and install 2 new 275/132kV 240MVA units (SGT1C

and SGT2C)

• Contracted generation 372MW with zero MW contracted

• Target completion date Q4 2020

TORI 158 – New Cumnock Substation Extension


Sealing end tower south of Coylton substation.

Existing X route shown, which will be replaced by

new line.

TORI 146 – Coylton to Maybole Circuit Uprating

TORI 146 - Coylton to Maybole Circuit Uprating

• Construct 23km of new 132kV double circuit

overhead tower line

• Environmental consultants progressing route

options

• High level technical review of route options

ongoing as developed

• Target completion Q4 2022

• Contracted 30MW and 30MW consented with

~150MW on offer awaiting acceptance


Kilmarnock South to Coylton existing line.

TORI 147 Kilmarnock South to Coylton

TORI 147 - Kilmarnock South to Coylton 3rd

Circuit

• Construct 16km of new 275kV double circuit

overhead tower line and reinforce Coylton

SGT1 and SGT2 to 240MVA

• Narrowing to preferred route through

environmental work

• Assessing high level engineering difficulties

and impacts on system

• Target completion date Q4 2022

• Contracted generation 857.2MW with

80.6MW consented


Project Progress (Stage 5 and Beyond)

TORI 160 - WA Route Uprating

• Reconductor 14.5km between Coylton and New Cumnock

• Contracted generation 438MW with zero MW consented

• Largest standard conductor used for existing project, change in contracted position now

requires reconductoring using HTLS, currently being trialled.

• Target Completion date Q4 2022

TORI 173 - Glenglass Double Busbar Substation

• At the proposed Glenglass 132kV Substation, install a new 132kV GIS double busbar

substation with eight bays.

• 277.4MW contracted with zero MW consented

• Target completion date October 2020


Project Progress (Stage 5 and Beyond)

Following the completion of the reinforcement works we will have

increased the capacity in the SWS area south of Kilmarnock South

Substation by 1000MVA firm capacity creating a combined Firm

capacity of 2000MVA and 3000MVA non-firm.

December 2015 SWS Developer Forum ALL...SWS Project Progress (Stages 2 – 4) Network Overview Diagram • Steel tower overhead line construction contract awarded, pre-construction

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