Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 12:32 Written by Kevin Kerrigan Friday, 17 August 2012 12:21
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Guam - The Guam Power Authority has announced that a 34.5 kV underground power line has now been energized.According to a release from GPA, the transmission line was energized 2 days ago, on Wednesday August 15th. The line runs from the Marbo Substation to the Pagat Substation.
The $5 million dollar project was funded with money from the 2010 Revenue Bond. GPA says it was finished on time and within budget.
The release quotes Assistant General Manager of Operations Melinda Camacho as saying that: "The completion of this project will provide a loop transmission system for the Pagat Substation to improve power reliability. Additionally, having portions of the lines underground mitigates against future damages associated with typhoons. This system improvement will expedite service to customers during restoration.”
READ the release from GPA in FULL below:
U/G PROJECT “ENERGIZED”
One of the 2010 Revenue Bond Funded construction projects involving a 34.5 kV underground transmission line from Marbo Substation to Pagat Substation was “energized” on August 15, 2012. The project was finished on time and within budget at approximately $5M investment into improving power quality, reliability and efficiency of the Island Wide Power System.
“Customers being served by the Pagat Substation were vulnerable to outages due to the substation not having a redundant transmission line,” stated Melinda Camacho, P.E., Assistant General Manager of Operations, “The completion of this project will provide a loop transmission system for the Pagat Substation to improve power reliability. Additionally, having portions of the lines underground mitigates against future damages associated with typhoons. This system improvement will expedite service to customers during restoration.”
The Marbo to Pagat 34.5 kV Underground Line project involved intercepting the existing Radio Barrigada to Marbo overhead transmission line and routing the line through the Pagat Substation along Route 15. This in effect provides two partially underground lines, 1.6 miles each in length, with sources from the Radio Barrigada and Marbo substations serving the Pagat Substation. These feeds to Pagat Substation complement an existing transmission tie in with the Macheche Substation. The project also improves system reliability by upgrading the antiquated power circuit breakers and protective relays at Marbo Substation.
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