EDITION 01 | APRIL 2012 one POWERLINK: one TEAM, one POWERFUL RESPONSIBILITY SUBSTATION REBUILD PROJECT TAKES TIME AND TEAMWORK Gladstone Power Station
Mar 27, 2016
Edition 01 | April 2012
one Powerlink:
one team,
one Powerful
resPonsibility
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