UGL, a company of CIMIC Group, an infrastructure, mining, services and public private partnerships group, has been awarded a contract with ElectraNet to design, build and commission high-voltage substations and transmission lines that will connect the Prominent Hill Mine to the South Australian electricity grid, continuing CIMIC Group’s long-standing involvement with the mine.
UGL will design, construct and commission voltage switching station infrastructure and approximately 186 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, building on Thiess’ 10-year involvement with the mine.
The project will generate revenue to UGL of approximately $180 million over two years.
UGL works with power infrastructure, networks and storage in Australia and New Zealand, with specific expertise in substation and transmission line design and construction, said CIMIC Group CEO Michael Wright. “This new contract with ElectraNet further strengthens our presence in the South Australian power sector and brings employment opportunities to the people of South Australia.”
UGL managing director Jason Spears said, “UGL has solid experience delivering high-voltage power substations and transmission projects in some of Australia’s more remote regions, including the design and construction of the power line that feeds the Olympic Dam mine site, 341 miles northwest of Adelaide.”
