Substation Construction FAQ: A Comprehensive 101
An effective substation construction project requires careful site preparation, installation, testing, and commissioning to ensure all components function harmoniously.
The construction of the power station foundations is carried out in accordance with a detailed programme drawn up to provide the various foundations and general site works, in the sequence necessary to enable the building work and plant installation to proceed in accordance with the overall construction programme.
In this guide, we will cover the key aspects of substation building construction, from initial planning to final completion. The first step in substation construction is thorough planning and design. This involves site selection, layout design, and equipment specification.
The amount of concrete now required in typical power station foundations totals over 200 000 m 3 and requires very high average weekly production rates of over 4000 m 3. The choice of size, and number, of batching and mixing plants depends on the rate at which concrete is required to achieve the programmed construction targets.
There are a wide variety of laws and regulations and licenses related to power plant construction procedures. Persons in charge of power station construction should have thorough familiarity with these laws and regulations. There are three categories of power station lift: passenger, goods and construction lifts.
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