Projects
Development of the Tanami gas corridor
Working with the Granites Gold Mine in the Tanami together with its customer, in 2018 Power and Water facilitated the development of a gas supply corridor to power the mine the Granites Gold Mine in the Tanami, in addition to exploring the connection of remote communities to natural gas.
The Tanami gas expansion project has been lauded for its improved power supply reliability, lower energy cost, reduced carbon emissions and reduced road traffic through fewer diesel trucks.
The project has provided the foundation for its client mine to expand their mining operations while also opening up new development opportunities in the region.
Lateral Extension
Power and Water completed a lateral pipeline to solve a major customer issue that could have had significant impacts on the security of energy supply.
We were able to plan, coordinate and deliver a new pipeline within a six-month timeframe with no adverse impacts on our customers.
To mitigate risks associated with the current gas delivery arrangements, we embarked on a project to build, own and operate a new spur to ensure continuity of gas supply to a CNG facility that supplies gas to a small town.
The project commenced in August 2016 and was completed in record time, within specification and commissioned in early December 2016.
The pipeline increased reliability of supply for the customer and provided new options.
Compressed Natural Gas Virtual Pipeline
We introduced Compressed Natural Gas virtual pipeline technology into the Northern Territory in 2007 to supply energy to Yulara, a World Heritage site.
The project involves compressing natural gas into cylinders in Alice Springs and transporting them 440 kilometres to Yulara power station that services Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the local Kata Tjuta community, which hosts more than 400,000 visitors annually.
LNG Lateral
Power and Water was approached by a major LNG producer to supply early gas to their LNG project to allow for commissioning of their gas fired generation plant.
We embarked on building the bi-directional flow lateral with a dual purpose of providing commissioning gas and later as a means of providing emergency gas supply to customers in the event of a gas supply failure.
Both parties were able to meet their set objectives through this mutually beneficial arrangement.