APD is one of the leading HV Substations designers in Australia with an experienced in-house team providing the range of required services nationally. Our veteran staff have successfully delivered over 100 HV substation projects with a proven track record on GIS and AIS substations for voltages up to 500kV.
APD Engineering’s state-of-the-art ‘Lab’ at the Perth Head Office, has once again increased its footprint! The unprecedented demand on our testing environment means that the now 60 square metre secure area, serves to further cater for various new HV Substation Protection & Automation projects. This most reliable asset allows APD to simplify the problem elimination…
Synergy’s Collie & Muja Power Stations are situated in South West region of Western Australia and are subject to the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) Reform work program, which required the upgrade of the substation automation systems at these sites, to enable real-time market-driven controls from the Independent Systems Operator, AEMO, to be implemented. Western Power…
TNU initiated developing the Snapper Point Power Station at Harbor, SA and the works involved relocation of five generators. The new power station is to operate as a peaking plant primarily operating on natural gas but can switch to liquid fuel. APD Engineering was engaged by Enerven / ElectraNet to provide Detailed Design Services for…
ElectraNet initiated a Unit Asset Replacement (UAR) for the regulatory period 2018-2023 involving substation asset replacement. APD Engineering was engaged by Enerven to produce the design for the UAR project at five substations namely; Blanche, Mt Gambier, Mayurra, Penola West and South East.
APD Engineering was engaged by Energy Australia (EA) to carry out a grid connection study & assess the local network & determine what upgrades were required to allow connection of a further 300-450MW extra generation to the Endeavour Energy’s (EE) 132kV Tallawarra Switching Station. It will be Australia’s first net-zero emissions plant, which will use…
APD Engineering were engaged by Alinta Energy to provide Owner’s Engineering services for the Chichester Solar Farm. The Chichester Solar Project consisted of a 60MW solar PV power station located in the Pilbara region. The project also included 64km of 220kV transmission line, two new 220kV substations at Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak and an expansion…
APD Engineering conducted an Electromagnetic Fields Study (EMF) of Pernatty substation in South Australia for human health considerations.
APD Engineering’s Ashwin Maharaj (FIEAust CPEng RPEQ) from our Adelaide office gave an engaging presentation on Tuesday night in Perth on EMC Management for Substations. Judging by the quality of the questions at the end it’s a topic of interest. Thanks to Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA), Engineers Australia (EA) and Western Power for the venue.
As part of relocating Western Power’s electrical network control centre, APD Engineering were engaged to do design and drafting for upgrades to the telecommunication infrastructure at several of their substations.
APD were engaged by Western Power to complete detailed design & drafting for the new transformer circuit & switchroom at the Rangeway substation, Geraldton, WA