Design & Construct Power Systems

Manitoba Hydro's multi-disciplined team of engineers, technicians, and skilled trades people can provide expertise in the design and construction of your transmission and distribution line and substation facilities. When working on electrical systems, our experts are often able to perform live line work, which means no power interruptions, so your facility can remain productive.

Station Design

We can provide expertise which you may not have within your organization. Services offered include:

• protection, control, metering designs and station integration;
• substation SCADA designs;
• procurement of major station electrical apparatus and quality control.

Line and Station Construction

Distribution line construction and upgrades are available for single and three phase overhead distribution in a variety of settings. Services include replacing cross arms, insulators and conductors, live line work including voltage conversions, staking and surveying for overhead and underground plant, and line relocations and extensions. Services for underground systems include installing, splicing and terminating single and three phase distribution and oil filled transmission cable.

Station construction, additions and modifications allow your business to introduce new technology, and improve service conditions, operability and ease of maintenance in your station. We offer:

• Civil construction, including site preparation, fencing, grounding installations, cable trenches, building and equipment foundations, installation of oil containment facilities, transmission line and building construction;
• Station construction and commissioning, including installation and testing of high voltage station and line equipment and the control, protection and metering systems associated with power transformation stations.

We also has experienced staff capable of planning, coordinating and managing the projects in the following areas:

• underground cable relocating, splicing/terminating and fault finding;
• fiber optic cable, underground and overhead distribution and transmission;
• civil contracts and soil remediation (including mould and asbestos);
• installation of microwave towers and footings;
• installation of telephone and cable vision plant;
• preparation of specifications, contract negotiations, tender analysis, contract administration and site inspection.

For more information about large business solutions, contact us.