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Successful completion of #Aghada 220kV Power Generating Station Reconfiguration

Successful completion of #Aghada 220kV Power Generating Station Reconfiguration.  This substation is considered, to be one of Ireland’s most important generation and transmission stations, due to the number generators connected to the station and the number and voltage of the circuits connected.

Works involved in the Reconfiguration of Aghada included

  • #Construction of a new 5 .0 m wide and approximately 150m long on plan access road to the station;
  • Construction on the new F9 wing coupler bay, consisting of 5 pairs of bases for the new steelwork support supporting the 200 mm tubular busbar;
  • Construction of a new single storey control building (32m x 8.2m) with a flat roof and a 1.6 m high masonry parapet wall, including new storm water drainage with soak away and new foul drainage system;
  • Replacement of the existing chainlink fence around the whole station with a new 2.6 m high palisade fence;
  • Construction of approx. 35 concrete bases to support circuit breakers, 18m high lighting monopoles, control and protection kiosks etc.
  • Construction of new concrete/block work block ducts. Overall length of new ducting is approx. 475m long

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