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240 kV Central East Transfer Out

Central East Transfer Out Project purpose is to reinforce and upgrade the transfer-out capability of the transmission system in central-east Alberta to the rest of Alberta’s Interconnected Electric System.
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Construction of a 240 kV transmission line | Alberta, Canada

Tinchebray Substation – AltaLink Demarcation Point

The scope of work included the construction of 84km of a double-circuit monopole transmission line, complete with stringing two bundle 611 ACCC Hawk, OPGW and OHSW, to connect the 972S Tinchebray substation to an AltaLink demarcation point. This included installing pipe pile foundations and pile caps, the framing and setting of steel monopole structures. Victor Energy was also responsible for access construction including clearing, brushing, fencing, access road and trail construction, and survey work.

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The first large-scale installation of ACCC conductor in Canada.

This project represents the first time ACCC wire was used in a large scale in Canada, and after the first stringing section the workers had it mastered. The installation of the driven piles went well with minimal ground disturbance.
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Challenging weather

Working in an area with high winds caused some down days. Weather was challenging in the first season of work.
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-35° Celsius

Many days were either -35 degrees Celsius, which was very hard on workers and equipment, or +5 degrees Celsius, prohibiting site access in the fields due to muddy conditions.
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