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Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres.
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Owen Springs Power Station

Power and Water Corporation has awarded a $60 million contract to MAN Diesel Australia to design and construct the new Owen Springs Power Station south of Alice Springs with construction due to start in the next few weeks and completion of stage one by April 2009.

As well as construction of the main power station infrastructure, the contract includes the supply, installation and commissioning of two 10.9 megawatt diesel/gas generators.

The total cost of the Owen Springs Power Station is approximately $126 million. Other components of the project include the switchyard, construction of two 66kV transmission lines, a new connecting gas pipeline and the relocation of two gas turbines from Ron Goodin Power Station.
In a separate tender process, submissions have been received to relocate the Titan and Taurus turbine generators and are currently being assessed. It’s expected that the Taurus will be relocated to Owen Springs later this year and the Titan the following year.

Owen Springs Switching Station & Norris Bell Zone Substation - Alice Springs

To support the development of the new power station at Owen Springs (25 km south of Alice Springs), Power Networks is committing $16.7 million in 2008-09 to establish a 66kV transmission system incorporating the following components: 

  •  two (2) 66kV transmission lines for approximately ten kilometres from the new power station site to the proposed Norris Bell terminal station
  • a 66/22kV step-down terminal station at the Norris Bell site incorporating two 35/45MVA transformers initially, with ultimate stage of four transformers
  • a 11/66kV switching station at the Owen Springs power station site incorporating two 35/45MVA transformers initially with an ultimate configuration of four transformers
  • a new site in the city has been identified suitable to establish a 66kV zone substation; the changes will have no impact to the schedule and design of the Owen Springs Switching Station and power station
  • Stage 1 distribution feeders outlet includes
    • three express 22kV feeders from Norris Bell to the Lovegrove, Sadadeen and the new CBD switching substation sites
    • four distribution 22kV feeders into the current rural 22kV network.  

24 July 2008 - $60 million contract awarded to build new Owen Springs Power Station

8 May 2008 - Owen Springs Power Station Update

20 March 2008 - Tenders to build $57 million Owen Springs Power Station now closed

11 December 2007 - Tenders to construct the new $57 million Owen Springs Power Station advertised

2 October 2007 - New Power and Water Corporation power station at the Brewer Estate to be called the Owen Springs Power Station

20 August 2007 - Power Station Project on Target

14 May 2007 - From Ron Goodin to Brewer Estate Anticipated Timelines

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