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Glencore Bulga Optimisation Project

CLIENT Glencore
LOCATION Singleton, NSW
VALUE $12 M
DURATION 92 weeks
SECTOR Mining
DIVISIONS ARA Electrical

Survey, Design and Construction

ARA Electrical carried out the survey, detailed design and construction of new 66kV and 11 kV power lines both on the Ausgrid and private augmentation. 

The scope of work included:

  • Constructing access tracks and tree clearing.
  • Relocating 5.5km of Ausgrid 66kV power line including reclaiming redundant 66kV power line.
  • Relocating 9km of Ausgrid 11kV power line including one intelliruptor, one voltage regulator, one pole substation, and two 11kV underground sections.
  • Installing 20km of 11kV private internal power lines as well as 2km of 66kV single circuit power line, 6km of 66kV dual circuit power line and 4km of 6.6kV power line.
  • Installing 300m of private 66kV underground cables and terminations and 2km of 11kV underground cables and terminations.
  • Supplying and installing four 11kV kiosk substations, six 11kV pole mount substations, two 6.6kV pole mount substations, four 11kV reclosers, four 66kV air break switches and 20 11kV air break switches.

“In this project, ARA Electrical was the first ASP 1 to install a voltage regulator / intelliruptor unit.”

OUR SECTORS

Industry Specialisation

ARA Electrical maintains the highest standard in  safety, quality, environmental and risk management throughout the industry and has achieved certification in the ISO45001, ISO9001 & ISO14001.

Our experience in meeting the expectations in sectors such as mining, infrastructure and steel makes ARA Electrical the ideal choice for any commercial or industrial electrical projects.

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Mining

Contracting to the mining industry is like no other and requires contractors to comply with the most stringent safety and workplace health regulations in Australia.

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Infrastructure

ARA Electrical’s long-standing experience as a specialist contractor to the mining industry and strong focus on safety, risk management and quality positions us as one of the leading electrical contractors for other public-funded infrastructure projects.

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Renewables

We can design, procure, install, monitor, service and maintain electrical infrastructure that supports the renewables solutions for commercial and industrial facilities looking to improve on running costs or make the switch to renewable on-site generation systems.

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Defence

Acquiring defence specialist provider Interactive Cabling in early 2021, ARA Electrical now integrates more than 30 years’ experience working with the defence sector into our existing highly-skilled team.

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Government

Whether it’s a large government-funded infrastructure project or ongoing servicing and maintenance for electrical systems within local council or other government departments, ARA Electrical has the skills, processes and focus on safety, quality and risk management to undertake any government work.

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Steel

ARA Electrical has a long-standing and well-deserved reputation in providing quality electrical services to some of the largest providers in the steel industry.