Project Experience

Transmission Line Rehabilitation Project

Date:

2014

Client:

DBS Energy Services

Midgard was retained by DBS Energy to assist with the following rehabilitation work:

  • Midgard assisted with rehabilitation work required on FortisBC's 20L, a 63 kV circuit with mainly 13 kV Distribution under-build, that runs from Tadanac (Warfield) substation to Salmo substation. The 20L transmission line is approximately 44 km in length and consists of approximately 504 structures. Midgard identified rehab items during condition assessment patrols, conducted follow-up engineering reviews and created a structure list of items to be addressed. Midgard also completed modeling and rehab engineering work on the circuits to bring them up to current distributions standards and to ensure compatibility with future conductor upgrades.
  • Midgard assisted with rehabilitation work required on FortisBC's 19L, a 63 kV circuit with mainly 13 kV Distribution under-build, that is a radial feed from the South Slocan Terminal to the Passmore Substation to the Valhalla Substation. The 19L transmission line is approximately 45 km in length and consists of approximately 437 structures. Midgard identified rehab items during condition assessment patrols, conducted follow-up engineering reviews and created a structure list of items to be addressed. Midgard also completed modeling and rehab engineering work on the circuits to bring them up to current distributions standards and to ensure compatibility with future conductor upgrades.
  • Midgard assisted in the design of the electrical and structural characteristics of the 32L 63 kV transmission line in British Columbia. This transmission line is approximately 69.2 km in length, contains roughly 660 structures, and runs from the Crawford Bay Substation to the Lambert Terminal Substation. Midgard responsibilities included managing a preliminary engineering design review and ensuring accurate and prudent transmission line design in accordance with project contract and terms and creating construction packages.
  • Midgard assisted in the design of the electrical and structural characteristics of the 71L 230 kV transmission line in British Columbia. This transmission line is approximately 25 km in length, contains 129 structures, and runs from the Waneta Hydro Station to the Bonneville Power Administration interconnection. Midgard responsibilities include managing a preliminary engineering design review and ensuring accurate and prudent transmission line design in accordance with project contract and terms and creating construction packages.
  • Midgard assisted with rehabilitation work of a FortisBC circuit with 25 kV distribution under-build. Midgard completed modeling and rehab engineering work on the circuits to bring them up to current distributions standards. Engineering work covered many aspects of distribution service, including switching, line taps, secondary re-stringing, and secondary service connections.