| KMO-TRK-TRAN-EHMT-01 | |
|---|---|
| Investment Proposal to Electricity Commission | November 2009 |
| Electricity Commission Approval | 18 December 2009 |
| Projected Commissioning Date | October 2011 |
| Monthly Update | |
| November 2011 | Installation tenders for main substation works received and are under evaluation. Lack of Transpower approved drawings for primary equipment at this stage may lead to later project delay. |
| October 2011 | Circuit commissioned late October. Installation tender specification for the main substation works has been completed and the tenders issued. |
| September 2011 | Preparing for final circuit commissioning in October |
| August 2011 | Project progressing according to programme |
| July 2011 | Planning outage works for October outages |
| June 2011 | The two KMO_TRK_1 & 2 circuits will be uprated to the new rating (80’C) on the 3rd of July 2011 with the remaining re-insulation works being completed by the end of October 2011 |
| May 2011 | Completed all remaining vegetation work. |
| April 2011 | Completed all earthworks. Arranged new commissioning outage for 2nd and 3rd July as earlier outage dates (April/May) not available. |
| March 2011 | Completed two further outage programs to date. Completed the first lot of earthworks sites i.e. span 4-5, 4 sites to go. |
| February 2011 | All landowners contacted before Xmas advising of work. Expecting to get underway in March |
| December 2010 / January 2011 | Main works contract has been awarded to Transfield Services |