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Box Hill Zone Substation

Project Details

Client : Endeavour Energy
Type : Zone Substation Earth Grid Installation
Date : September to December 2022
Scope of project:

Earthing Solutions supplied and installed a complete earth grid for the Box Hill Zone Substation. The project involved:

  • 1800m buried earth grid
  • Surface-mounted earth grid
  • Crimped connections, connections to fenceposts and gates
  • Supply and installation of deep earth electrodes
  • Supply and installation of complete embedded earthing in the transformer bay
  • Continuity testing
  • Supply and installation of 3 x 15m and 1 x 20m lightning masts with steel reinforced foundations

Challenges:

Negotiating access restrictions for the installation of the lightning masts via a city crane.

With a very tight delivery time frame, meticulous coordination between Earthing Solutions and the Endeavour Energy management teams was critical.

Results:

The project was completed on time and on budget.