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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 每 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 每 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 每 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 每 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 每 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 每 an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres.
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Undergrounding Power Project

The Undergrounding Power Project has been completed in Nightcliff with 698 properties now having underground power. Work to underground the power supply to 676 properties in Rapid Creek was completed in 2009. Commissioning and changeovers has started in Rapid Creek and currently about 30 percent of properties have been changed over to underground power, with the whole suburb due to be completed by April 2010. Construction has been completed for 668 properties in Millner, which will be the next suburb scheduled for changeover to undergrounding power and will continue through to June 2010.

Works program

Community consultation is crucial to the success of this project, as was experienced during the pilot project carried out in 1997/98. The project team has adopted a direct personal consultation approach with residents before, during and on completion of the project. This is being done through personal letters, newspaper advertisements and a 1800 number (1800 000 761).

Step 1   Involves directional boring under road crossings and into properties to install conduits into which the new underground cables will be placed.
 
Step 2   Involves digging a shallow trench along the nature strip. Conduits are then laid and backfilled with cement-stabilised sand. A concrete cover is laid as protection for the cables and to serve as the footpath.
 
Step 3   Involves installing cables into the new conduits from the pillar which are then terminated at the existing meter box/supply point at each property.
 
Step 4   Involves changing the power supply from overhead to the new underground supply.
 

Project management and community consultation

Nilsen Electric (NT) has been engaged by Power and Water as the Managing Contractor, responsible for the planning and detailed design work through to construction and final handover of the assets back to Power and Water.

To date, contracts to the value of $35 million have been awarded to local Territory businesses for labour and materials associated with the project for the undergrounding of power so far.

Community consultation is crucial to the success of this project, as was experienced during the pilot project carried out in 1997/98. The project team has adopted a direct personal consultation approach with residents before, during and on completion of the project.

Contact details

Residents of Rapid Creek and Millner are encouraged to contact project staff to find out when their street will be undergrounded.

Telephone: 1800 000 761
Email: undergrounding.power@powerwater.com.au
Schedule of works:   Scheduling of the works

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