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# Transformer Replacements & Ring Main Extension, Coombabah STP Gold Coast
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ProjectCoombabah STP Transformer Replacements & Ring Main Extension
Client/s
— City of Gold Coast
— Acciona
Value$840K
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## Project Scope
Acciona engaged TEW to undertake an upgrade of multiple transformers and HV supply cabling at Coombabah STP. This work included careful planning and management to de-commission the existing transformers and commission new cabling and transformer kiosks without interrupting the supply to the treatment plant.
- Construct Only
- Installation, test and commissioning of Seven (7) Transformers into Gold Coast's largest wastewater treatment plant.
- Undertake extension 11kV underground network.
## Challenges
- Long procurement of specialist hardware with tight changeover and roll back timeframes.
- Interfacing with existing electrical infrastructure within an existing operational Waste Water Treatment Plant.
- Various crane lifts that require interim operational procedural changes."
## Outcomes
- Successful installation of new Kiosk Transformers.
- Delivery and changeover works completed within shutdown timeframes.
- Issue resolution, repairs and update of existing infrastructure to meet new specifications.
[Zoom](https://tewsolutions.com.au/hubfs/Projects/Coombabah/TEW%20CoGC%20Coombabah%20STP%20Transformer%20Replacement%2001.png)[01 Box Title 01Box TitleRead More](https://tewsolutions.com.au/hubfs/Projects/Coombabah/TEW%20CoGC%20Coombabah%20STP%20Transformer%20Replacement%2005.png)[01 Box Title 01Box TitleRead More](https://tewsolutions.com.au/hubfs/Projects/Coombabah/TEW%20CoGC%20Coombabah%20STP%20Transformer%20Replacement%2010.png)[01 Box Title 01Box TitleRead More](https://tewsolutions.com.au/hubfs/Projects/Coombabah/TEW%20CoGC%20Coombabah%20STP%20Transformer%20Replacement%2008.png)[01 Box Title 01Box TitleRead More](https://tewsolutions.com.au/hubfs/Projects/Coombabah/TEW%20CoGC%20Coombabah%20STP%20Transformer%20Replacement%2009.png)[01 Box Title 01Box TitleRead More](https://tewsolutions.com.au/hubfs/Projects/Coombabah/TEW%20CoGC%20Coombabah%20STP%20Transformer%20Replacement%2002.png)
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