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Central Thermal Plant Project

CLIENT Ecocem / Cement Australia / Mainteck
LOCATION Chippendale, NSW
DIVISIONS ARA Electrical

Design, Install, Manufacture, Construct & Service

The Central Thermal Plant (CTP) was the construction of a new two-level basement trigeneration plant to heat and cool 2,100 apartments and 50,000m2 of offices and commercial spaces over 11 high-rise buildings. 

ARA Electrical was engaged to design, install, manufacture, construct and provide ongoing electrical servicing to the award-winning trigeneration plant. 

Using an innovative approach to energy efficiency, the project won two prestigious awards, ‘Most Innovative Project 2014’ from NSW Master Builders and ‘Best Cogeneration or District Energy Project 2014’ from the Energy Efficiency Council. 

ARA Electrical’s scope of the work included:

  • Designing and installing cable tray paths to lower equipment through a 5m by 6m access hatch. 
  • Delivering a vass duct, which runs the transformers and chillers for the plant. 
  • Designing, manufacturing, delivering land installing ow voltage switchboards and motor control centres, by lowering them into the plant. 
  • Servicing the low voltage, high voltage site. 
  • Providing plant security for the CTP site.
 

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Jason Moore
Managing Director

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‘Most Innovative Project 2014’ from NSW Master Builders & ‘Best Cogeneration or District Energy Project 2014’ from the Energy Efficiency Council. “

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