S-TR-CAB-INST-220-400-TROUGH (Rev

STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRIC WORKS
CABLES AND ACCESSORIES
( SPECIFICATION )
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 220KV & 400KV

UNDERGROUND POWER CABLES
(INSTALLATION IN TROUGHS)
TRANSCO STANDARD : S-TR-CAB-INST-220-400-TROUGH (REV.1-2011)
S-TR-CAB-INST-220-400-TROUGH (Rev.1-2011) Page 1 of 18

Installation Requirements for 220kV & 400kV Underground Power Cables
Installation in Troughs
CONTENTS
1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................... 3
2 SAFETY ASSURANCE .............................................................................................. 3
3 INCIDENTAL CHARGES AND ERECTION ........................................................... 3
4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 4
4.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Cables installed in Pre-Cast Troughs .............................................................................. 5
4.2.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 5
4.2.2 Excavation..................................................................................................................... 5
4.2.3 Laying and Routing ....................................................................................................... 6
4.2.4 Cable Arrangements ...................................................................................................... 7
4.2.5 Cable Marking ............................................................................................................... 8
4.2.6 Backfilling and Reinstatement ....................................................................................... 9
4.3 Cables Troughs ............................................................................................................ 10
4.3.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 10
4.3.2 Cable Arrangements .................................................................................................... 10
4.4 Bonding and Earthing/Grounding Systems ................................................................... 10
4.4.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 10
4.4.2 Drum Length ............................................................................................................... 12
4.5 Road Crossings ............................................................................................................ 13
4.5.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 13
4.5.2 Directional Drilling Method......................................................................................... 13
4.6 Power Cable Crossings ................................................................................................ 13
4.7 Cable Joints ................................................................................................................. 13
4.8 Cable Supports ............................................................................................................ 13
4.9 Joint Pits and Terminations / Jointing and Sealing........................................................ 14
4.10 Power Cable Connection between GIS Buildings and Substation Boundary Walls ....... 16
4.11 Power Cable Connection between GIS Buildings and Power Transformers/Shunt
Reactors ...................................................................................................................... 16
5 CIVIL WORKS ......................................................................................................... 18

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND CABLES IN TROUGHS
1 GENERAL
This part of the Specifications covers the installation requirements for all specified types of
220kV & 400kV underground cables and their accessories in troughs.
2 SAFETY ASSURANCE
For safety regulations and requirements of cable installations, reference shall be made to
Technical Standard Specification, Part:
Ø S-TR-GEN-SQA - Safety and Quality
3 INCIDENTAL CHARGES AND ERECTION

The Contractor shall lay and assemble all specified cables completely and shall, pursuant to a
final site test, hand them over in working order. The incidental charges and erection work
shall, in particular, besides all other necessary works and charges as covered by the Tender
Documents, include:
a) Survey of the cable routes, which are selected by TRANSCO and measuring of the soil
thermal resistivity to be expected along the cable routes, selection of delivery cable
lengths and all necessary fittings.
b) Application for approval of the cable routes from all local authorities concerned.
c) Supervision of excavation and, if necessary, shuttering and dewatering of the cable
trenches, as well as the preparation of the cable ducts and supporting structures for ins-
tallation of the cables.
d) Cable laying, including directly buried, in trenches, tunnels, ducts and rooms; fastening
on racks, cable brackets or supporting structures; as well as cable supporting structures
and sealing ends/joints supports.
e) Supervision of procurement and filling-in of cable bedding and backfilling material which
shall have a maximum thermal resistivity of 120 cm°C/W under operation conditions and
shall be chemically neutral. In case the thermal resistivity exceeds 120 cm°C/W, even
under completely dried out conditions, the Contractor shall submit an alternative proposal
to cope with the thermal design of the bedding and backfilling material.
f) Measurement of the thermal resistivity of the backfilling material along the cable route
(where applicable).
g) Supervision of procurement and laying of reinforced concrete troughs and covers,
supervision of procurement and laying of cable ducts at road crossings.
h) Provision of auxiliary erection structures such as tarpaulins, free-standing structures, etc.

i) Supply of all material necessary for jointing, terminating and fixing the cables to the
switchgear (and transformers/ reactors, if any), as well as cable trays, clamps, grounding
material and all tools/ accessories required for proper installation.
j) Assembly ready for use, including assembly for the connection of joints and sealing ends,
including cast resin cones, as well as making the electrical connections.
k) Exact design, erection and installation of the various required concrete pits with covers
along the cable routes, and all necessary cable joints, oil tanks, and contact gauges, link
boxes and thermo-element boxes.
l) Provision of assembly material, such as soldering and wiring material, benzene, propane,
acetylene, oxygen, liquid air, petrol, etc., as well as compounds, tapes, papers and other
consumable materials.
4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
4.1 General
220kV and 400kV cables and their accessories shall generally be installed, tested and
commissioned under the supervision of the cable manufacturer's own staff and shall be
adequately supervised by the Contractor's personnel.
The Contractor shall employ fully qualified and experienced personnel, who have had
previous experience on comparable installations. This shall cover, as a minimum, survey,
supervisory, civil, testing and commissioning engineers.
No member of staff employed on the installation work shall be changed without the prior
written approval of TRANSCO.
The cables shall be laid along the routes and in the locations as finally approved by
TRANSCO.
TRANSCO will, as far as possible, supply drawings showing the cable routes provided, and
the locations of proposed circuits. In order to assist the Contractor, TRANSCO may also
furnish records of existing power cables, the accuracy of which, however, cannot be
guaranteed.
Before starting work on site, the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the exact
approved routes and locations. He shall furthermore obey all relevant rules as applied by
Environmental Authorities and by the Traffic Department with reference to traffic signs,
diversions, etc. during the performance of his work.
The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining from the engaged authorities any latest and
correct information and details regarding the environmental requirements (if required an
environmental study shall be arranged), final levels, road centre lines, reserves for cables and
other services and any other work in connection with his work.

The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to prevent damage to existing services
and electric cables, and he shall be liable for any costs for repairing damage caused in the
execution of the contractual work and shall pay the damage penalties according to the local
laws and regulations.
Installation radii shall be as large as possible and the minimum shall be 25 D along the route,
and 15 D adjacent to joints and terminations (D being the overall diameter of the cable).
4.2 Cables installed in Pre-Cast Troughs
4.2.1 General
For directly buried cables and cables to be installed in pre-cast troughs, local skilled and
unskilled laborers shall only be employed for excavation, cable bedding, cable laying,
backfilling and for civil works.
TRANSCO shall have the right to alter the cable routes and locations, where considered
necessary to avoid obstructions, or to suit finalized reservations allocated by Town Planning
Authorities, for instance at the locations of future stations, or others.
The Contractor shall be responsible to obtain from the Town Planning/Municipality latest
and correct information and details as to the final levels, road centre line, reserves and any
other particulars in connection with his works, including area co-ordinates.
Excavation, cable bedding, cable laying, backfilling operations or civil work shall not be
sublet to a Subcontractor without the written approval of TRANSCO.
4.2.2 Excavation
Contractors shall allow in his prices for excavation in ground of any nature in all types of
soil likely to be met with at quoted uniform flat rates. The Contractor will therefore be well
advised to examine the soil and ground conditions, by trial pits, if necessary.
Where sub soil water is encountered, at the specified depth for trenching an/or joint pits, the
Contractor shall arrange at his own expense for the required pump and machinery to
maintain the trenches dry during cable laying and/or jointing operations.
Where sand dunes or any other obstructions exists in the proposed cable routes, they shall be
cleared to the normal ground level and to such width as approved by the Authority’s Site
Engineer after joint inspection with the Contractor.
The excavation in green area and re-instatement shall be carried out in strict compliance with
Agriculture Section of the Municipality Department and shall essentially observe the
following:
· Heavy Equipment is not allowed to enter into the green area.
· All excavation should be done manually.

· Excavation material and other construction material should not be kept over the grass.
· Regular irrigation system and its network should not be disturbed.
· New cable should be installed on one side of the median at minimum 2 meter away
from the trees in sufficient depth (at minimum 80 cm) with protection.
· Work should be carried out in portions and the area should be cleared by removing all
debris. Trench should be filled with sweet sand, levelled and cleaned.
The exact location of each trench and pit shall be subject to the approval of TRANSCO.
The Contractor shall arrange that not more than two adjacent sections of excavated trench
shall be open at any time.
During trench excavation safety rules (according to an approved HSE plan) shall be strictly
followed.
The Contractor shall be responsible for public safety and hence shall provide picket fences
and ropes along the routes of open trenches, as well as danger notices, barriers and red
warning lights during the hours of darkness. HSE rules shall be strictly followed. A
watchman shall be provided for every span of open trench.
Unless otherwise agreed, provision shall be made during excavation for reasonable access of
persons and vehicles to property or places adjacent to the route. This provision shall be main-
tained until interim restoration has been completed.
Whenever trenches run parallel to existing services, cables, etc., the Contractor shall
maintain a distance of at least 0.5 m between the existing services, cables, etc. and the edge
of the new trench. The Contractor shall cross existing services with the utmost care and shall
ensure that the cables are adequately protected. He shall obtain approval of TRANSCO,
concerning the method of crossing existing services in advance.
4.2.3 Laying and Routing

In general, the arrangement of cables and the methods of laying shall be subject to the
approval of TRANSCO.
Cables shall be laid directly in the ground, with protection covers, drawn into pipes and
ducts, laid directly in pre-cast troughs or in concrete trenches, or on racks, or supported on
trays or clamps or fastened to walls, floors or ceilings as may be required by TRANSCO.
Rates for cable installation and laying shall be uniform flat rates irrespective of the manner
and method of installation, the route length/run of cable being measured for payment
purposes.
The cables shall be laid as indicated on attached drawings, whereby particularly the cable
distances shall be understood as minimal at any point. Also the spacing between different
cable circuits shall be finally decided upon by TRANSCO prior to commencement of
installation work.

The chosen manner of laying, e.g. in soil, in ducts or in trenches, shall be described exactly
or shall be presented with the aid of sketches in the Contractor's Proposal
4.2.4 Cable Arrangements

Typical Drawings for the Cable Arrangement provided in the Drawings Section are as
follows:
Drawing No. Title
DWG TR CAB 01 00 01 Typical 400 kV Cable Trough Section (with Optic Fibre
Cables)
Cables)
Each cable circuit comprising three single-core power cables and the associated Control,
Protection/Telephone cables shall be laid at the minimum depth below the road level given
by TRANSCO; the levels and relative particulars being ascertained by the Contractor from
the authorities concerned. The Bidder/ Contractor shall satisfy himself concerning the levels
before submitting his Proposal.
The minimum depth of the cable trench shall be:
· 1.30 m
In some areas, the existing level may be more or less than the value below the road level, etc.
thus the Contractor shall backfill 1.0 m soil upon the uppermost cable as a minimum in any
case, subject to TRANSCO's approval.
After the trench has been excavated to the necessary depth, a minimum of 0.05 m of
approved material shall be placed to form a smooth bedding before the troughs are laid.
A minimum depth of bedding layer to 0.05 m shall be placed in the troughs before to cables
are pulled.
Pulling-in of cables shall not commence until TRANSCO has inspected and approved the
depth of the trench.
After the cables have been laid and their spacing has been approved by TRANSCO, they
shall be covered with stabilized backfill material.
Cables shall be laid directly from the drums into the trenches and special rollers placed at
close intervals (maximum 2 meters) shall be employed for supporting the cables while
pulling and laying them. Rollers used during the laying of cables shall have no sharp
projecting parts likely to damage the cables.
Proposed method of cable laying and calculation of estimate pulling tension and sidewall
pressure must be approved by TRANSCO in advance.

Protective trough covers shall be carefully centered over the troughs as per the enclosed
drawings.
Topographic survey applying Global Position System (GPS) of the cables immediately after
laying and before covering them shall be made.
GIS coordinates for all joint locations shall be provided in the As-Built drawings.
Control and Protection/Telephone Cables shall either be laid separately or along the power
cable routes at the same depth of the power cables and adjacent to them.
Fibre Optical Cables shall be laid in separate PVC conduits, at the same depth of the power
cables and adjacent to them.
After the cables have been laid and covered, the required tests after installation shall be
performed.
In the case the Contractor fail to backfill the trenches in the manner stated above, a cost of
equal to 60% (sixty percent) of the trenching will be deducted from the invoice without
referring to the Contractor. Similarly if the Contractor fails to prepare trenches of depth as
per specification, a cost proportional to the short fall in trench depth will be deducted from
the invoiced amount without referring to him.
4.2.5 Cable Marking

Cable markers of an approved type shall be provided along each route of buried cables, to be
erected after the reinstatement has been carried out.
The markers shall indicate information that meets requirements as specified on typical
drawing in the drawing section:
Drawing No. Title
DWG TR CIV CAB 14 11-3 Cable Route Marker (220kV CABLE)
DWG TR CIV CAB 14 11-4 Cable Route Marker (400kV CABLE)
The markers shall indicate the nominal power cable voltage and the telecom cable installed
along the power cable (either Protection/Telephone or both), USER`s name, the name of the
circuit, the depth of cable burial and distance of trench and joints/termination boxes from the
markers as well as the joint numbers.
Markers shall be installed at all joint positions, at all places where the route changes the
direction, and on straight routes at distances not exceeding 30 meters. The location of the
markers shall be approved by TRANSCO.
Each cable, when completely installed, shall have permanently attached to it at each end and
at intermediate positions as may be considered necessary by TRANSCO as well as in cable

pits and at the entry to building blocks, non-corrodible metal plates upon which shall be
engraved or stamped the identification number of the cable.
Also where cables enter or leave ducts or pipes, the above mentioned identification markers
shall be fitted.
The information for cable identification numbers shall comply with the cable schedules,
which shall be prepared by the Contractor according to the actually laid cables. These cable
schedules shall indicate the cable numbers, cable sizes, voltage, rating, conductor size and
make, termination and connections at each end of the cable route.
The materials of all markers, labels and clamps shall be such as to withstand the climatic
conditions prevailing on site.
Samples with details of all markers proposed to be used shall be submitted for TRANSCO's
approval before cable installation work commences. The joint markers shall differ from the
markers for the cable routes.
In general, the cables laid direct in ground shall be accompanied by minimum 0.3 m wide red
warning tapes, marked bi-lingual (Arabic/English) in minimum 30 mm high black letters,
indicating the name of the USER and the circuit's name as well as the word "D A N G E R";
to be approved by TRANSCO.
In some sections yellow warning tapes are required and the Contractor shall apply for
approval of the warning tapes at an early stage of the project in order to avoid shortage of
warning tapes and delay of reinstatement of the cable trench.
4.2.6 Backfilling and Reinstatement

Filling-in of trenches shall not be commenced until TRANSCO has inspected and approved
the closed troughs at site.
After the cables have been laid and the trough covers are placed, the Contractor shall backfill
the trench with natural and properly riddled soil in 0.15 m layers, each layer being well
compacted, watered if necessary.
On top of these layers and further up to the warning tape, the excavated material shall be
well compacted, watered if necessary, and consolidated. Then the Contractor shall carefully
reinstate the paving slabs, all to the satisfaction of TRANSCO.
Each refilled trench shall be maintained in a thoroughly safe condition by the Contractor at
his expense until such time as he can carry out permanent reinstatement of the upper levels
and surface so as to restore these to their original condition, or to the level of the surrounding
curbstones, respectively, whichever is higher.

4.3 Cables Troughs
4.3.1 General
Each 400 kV or 220 kV cable circuit shall be laid in a directly buried pre-fabricated
reinforced concrete trough.
After installation of the cables the troughs shall be filled with stabilised backfilling material.
The thermal resistivity of the stabilised backfilling material shall not exceed 120 cm0C/W.
For technical details of cable troughs, reference shall be made to Standard Technical
Specification, Part:
Ø S-TR-CIVIL-CAB - Civil Works for Underground Cables
4.3.2 Cable Arrangements

Typical Drawings for the Cable Arrangement in pre-cast troughs provided in the Drawings
Section are as follows:
Drawing No. Title
Cable)
Cable)
4.4 Bonding and Earthing/Grounding Systems
4.4.1 General
For technical details of cable bonding and earthing/grounding systems, reference shall be
made to Standard Technical Specification, Part:
Ø S-TR-EARTH-GROUND - Earthing/Grounding Systems
Typical Drawings for the Cross-Section of Bonding and Earthing Systems provided in the
Drawings Section are as follows:
Drawing No. Title
DWG TR CAB 01 20 01 Typical Cross-Bonded Cables with Transposition
DWG TR CAB 01 22 01 Typical Cross-Section of Earthing Cable (132kV and 220kV)
DWG TR CAB 01 22 02 Typical Cross-Section of Earthing Cable (400kV)
DWG TR CAB 01 22 03 Typical Cross-Section of Coaxial Bonding Cables (220kV,

400kV)
DWG TR CAB 01 23 01 Link Box (3-Way Direct to Earth)
DWG TR CAB 01 23 02 Link Box (3-Way Direct to Earth with Arresters)
DWG TR CAB 01 23 03 Link Box for Cross-Bonding (6-Way Direct to Earth with
Arresters)
Bonding and Earthing Systems shall meet requirements as recommended in applicable

international recognised recommendations.
The metal sheath of the cables shall be connected to the earthing system at the sealing ends
(either directly or through voltage limiters).
Inside concrete trenches (at sealing end locations) semi-conducting outer sheaths of the
cables shall be connected to the earthing system.
For single point bonding systems one end shall be bonded directly to the earthing system
whilst at the other end surge voltage limiter (if required as per induced voltage calculation)
shall be considered.
An insulated parallel ground continuity conductor (designed to carry full expected single-
phase short-circuit current of the concerned cable circuit) shall be applied for single point
bonded cable installations.
The cable metallic sheath earthing system as well as design of the relative individual accessories
shall be subject to the approval of TRANSCO.
The conductors and metallic sheaths of single-core HV XLPE power cable connections shall be
successively transposed at each joint pit location.
The cross-bonding system of the single-core HV cable metallic sheath circuit as well as design
of the relative individual accessories shall be subject to the approval of TRANSCO. Insulation
flanges at each joint are required to simplify fault locations at the cable sheath.
The maximum induced voltage at the cable metallic sheaths at maximum load shall be limited
to:
· 150 V for 220 kV cables
· 220 V for 400 kV cables
and about 5 kV if a one phase to ground fault occurs in the network.
The cable metallic sheaths shall be directly earthed through link boxes at every third joint
bay. At the intermediate joints the metallic sheaths shall be earthed through voltage limiters
to limit steep-fronted transient over voltages to a value which can be safely withstood by the
sheath insulation (i.e. in addition to the cable over- sheath this includes external joint
insulation, terminal base insulation, sheath sectionalizing insulation - if any - as well as the

insulation of the bonding leads and link boxes themselves). The voltage limiters shall be
made of non-linear resistors.
At all joints where cables are not cross-bonded (at solidly bonded joints on the cross-bonded
system) all cable sheaths are to be connected directly through isolation links to earth without
sheath voltage limiters. All joints have been specified with metallic sheath insulators which
will facilitate testing of sheath insulation of cables on both sides of the joints independently.
Each earthing terminal shall have its own independent connection to the joint bay earthing
system.
The bond connection shall be able to carry the normal sheath current as well as the maximum
fault current without undue heating. The completed bonding system shall be subject to a test
in the presence of TRANSCO. The cables used for cross-bonding leads shall be of a twin
conductor concentric design with an inner insulation of XLPE and an outer insulation.
Earthing at each joint location shall comprise tinned copper wires or copperweld earth rods
and insulated copper earth connections as specified in the Technical Data Sheets, all supplied
and installed by the Contractor completely with stainless steel link boxes at each joint and
cross-bonding links, housed in reinforced underground concrete pits ensuring easy access
and disconnection to facilitate periodical serving tests.
The size of copper earth connections shall be adequate to carry the full expected fault current
for the cable system.
The individual ground resistance at each joint bay earth mat shall not exceed 5.0 Ohm.
Where necessary, additional earth rods shall be provided to obtain this value under all
considerable circumstances.
Isolating links placed in stainless steel boxes shall be included for easy disconnection to
carry out periodical cable anti-corrosion protection tests.
An engraved diagram on stainless steel shall be attached to each link box to clearly show the
arrangement of earthing links and cable sheaths for positive identification when performing
sheath insulation or other tests.
4.4.2 Drum Length

Contractor shall utilise the maximum possible drum length to minimise the number of joints,
subject to ensuring that the maximum induced voltage in any length between joints does not
exceed the permitted maximum of 150 V (220kV cables) or 220 V (400kV cables) and
subject to the need to maintain a balanced cross-bonded system.

4.5 Road Crossings
4.5.1 General
For technical details of road crossings, reference shall be made to Standard Technical
Specification, Part:
4.5.2 Directional Drilling Method

For technical details of Directional Drilling Method, reference shall be made to Standard
Technical Specification, Part:
4.6 Power Cable Crossings

For technical details of HV/MV Cable crossings, reference shall be made to Standard
4.7 Cable Joints

Sufficient cable length shall be considered for easy jointing works. At each side of a joint a
spare cable loop of sufficient length shall be installed to manage thermal expansions and to
be used in case of a joint failure. Cable joints and spare cable loops at each side of the joints
shall be embedded in a mixture of stabilised backfilling material and bentonite (with thermal
resistivity not exceed 120 cm0 C/W) to enable easy removal of the stabilised backfilling
material in case of a joint failure.
4.8 Cable Supports

The Contractor shall supply all racks, trays and supporting steelwork for the cables supplied
and installed under this specification.
Typical Drawings of Cable Trays arrangements are provided in the Drawings Section are as
follows:
Drawing No. Title
DWG TR EARTH 01 11 Earthing Principle and Fixing Methods of Cable Trays
Cable supports on cable horizontal trays shall not more than 300mm apart.

When power cables are laid on cable racks (which shall be provided with holes to improve
ventilation), except otherwise accepted, not more than one circuit shall be placed on one
cable rack and shall be laid in snaked form. Cable racks arranged one above the other shall
be at least 0.3 m apart.
The spacing of cable-supporting steelwork shall be to the approval of TRANSCO.

All cables shall be run with particular regard to neatness of appearance. Multiple runs shall
be marshaled so that cables entering or leaving the run do so in an orderly and logical
manner.
If the cables are arranged horizontally (without cable trays), they shall be fixed at least every
0.7 m, and at least every 1.0 m for vertical arrangement (at walls, racks, etc.).
For power cables non-magnetic fixing clamps must be used, to brace the cables against
dynamic impulse forces during short-circuits.
Every cable shall be securely supported at a point not more than 1.0 m from its terminal
gland to prevent stressing of the terminal, and on vertical runs passing through floors, the
cable shall be supported immediately above the floor.
Wherever cables and accessories are installed and exposed to direct solar radiation, sun
shields of approved material and design shall be applied and installed.
Within the cable basement/rooms, movable footbridges shall be provided in order to enable
the Contractor's and any maintenance personnel to step over the cables; number and design
shall be subject to approval.
For the cable basement of substations the Contractor shall prepare the arrangement, fixing
points and lay-out for all cables including all future cables in order that crossings are avoided
and sufficient space for future connections is provided. This work shall be coordinated with
the relevant substation Bidders/Contractors and the design shall be subject to the approval of
TRANSCO.
All bonding wires, cables, etc. installed on the floors in stations or in cable pits shall be PVC
covered or made from tinned copper, respectively, to be protected against damages by
personnel, tools, etc.
All iron parts such as footbridges, cable-supporting structures, etc. shall be corrosion
protected as described hereinafter and shall be properly grounded. This is also valid for all
nuts and bolts unless they are of stainless steel.
4.9 Joint Pits and Terminations / Jointing and Sealing

For technical details of the pits and its markers, reference shall be made to Standard

a) The design of the underground cable insulation/through joint pits shall be as followings:
- The position of the pertinent cross-link box pit shall be as directed by TRANSCO. The
cross-link box shall be installed inside the pre-cast or cast-in-situ cross-link box pit
- Joint markers shall be erected at the four outside corners.
On side-walks and in parking areas, the pits shall be flush with the surface and the bearing
capacity of the pit covers shall be designed for heavy traffic loading, i.e. SWL 60 as per
DIN 1072.
The Contractor shall submit design drawings of these pits for approval to TRANSCO.
b) The Contractor shall supply all material necessary (whether specifically mentioned or not)
including cable cleats, supporting steelwork, labels, cable markers, oils, compounds, tapes,
solder, plumbing metal, etc. for the proper sealing of cables.
The method of stripping the sheath, filler and insulation of all cables shall be to the approval
of TRANSCO.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the phase sequence of the cables and corrections
shall be made to the satisfaction of TRANSCO.
The power cables shall be sealed at each end by sealing ends. Bidders/Contractors shall
attach to their offers drawings showing in detail the proposed method of sealing the cables.
The Contractor shall furthermore include supply and installation of the cast resin cones for
the respective sealing ends.
The supply and installation of the necessary hot dip galvanized and suitably painted steel
structures for supporting the cables at switchgear, joints etc. shall also be included.
These structures shall be designed as to make possible easy and horizontal jumpers to
terminals of the switchgear.
Special care shall be taken that all cable entries to joint pits, substations and at all fire
partition walls and sections, whether utilized or not, are durably and permanently sealed
against water penetration, to the satisfaction of TRANSCO. They shall be rechecked and
sealed again before issuance of the Final Acceptance Certificate.
For this purpose, a Multi Cable Transit System adaptable to different installation
requirements shall be entirely supplied and assembled.
The cable sealing system shall consist of galvanized steel or stainless steel frames or flanges
to be fixed at partition walls (fire sections) with the provisions of spares for cables for the
final extension of the respective recesses.
The steel frames of the sealing system shall be filled with modular packing blocks made out
of elastic fire proof and rodent resistant material of different sizes, to accommodate the
respective cables passing through the walls.

Removable compression plates of end packing press wedges shall seal the complete cable
transit system against water pressure and fire.
A complete set of different sized cable adapter blocks inclusive tools, tapes, etc., shall be
supplied. (Amount and size of spare blocks according to final extension requirement).
Each cable, when completely installed, shall have permanently attached to it at each end and
at intermediate positions as may be considered necessary by TRANSCO, non-corrodible
metal plates upon which shall be engraved or stamped, the identification number of the
cable, voltage, rating, conductor size and make.
The cable identification numbers shall comply with the cable schedules, which shall be
prepared by the Contractor according to the actually laid cables. These cable schedules shall
indicate the cable numbers, cable sizes, voltage, conductor size, termination and
connections at each end of the cable route.
All cables in cable pits and at entry to building blocks shall be labeled utilizing the
aforementioned type of label. A complete and detailed list of tools and equipment required
for sealing the cables shall be submitted.
Bidder/Manufacturer shall advice if cable laid in snaked form at the joint locations to take
care about thermal expansions of the cable is required.
All cables shall be protected against direct sunlight after installation.
Where insulated glands are provided, the Contractor shall ensure that the insulation is
maintained after the cables have been jointed and shall, if required, demonstrate this to the
satisfaction of TRANSCO.
Bidders/Contractors shall attach drawings to the Bid showing in detail their preferred method
of terminating the cables and earthing of metallic sheaths.
A complete and detailed list of tools and equipment required for terminating the cables shall
be submitted.
4.10 Power Cable Connection between GIS Buildings and Substation Boundary
Walls
The power cables shall be installed in directly buried pre-fabricated troughs. After
installation of the cables the troughs shall be filled with stabilised backfilling material. The
thermal resistivity of the stabilised backfilling material shall not exceed 120 cm 0C/W. If
snaking at the Cable Terminations is required a suitable concrete trench shall be provided.
4.11 Power Cable Connection between GIS Buildings and Power

Transformers/Shunt Reactors
The following requirements shall be valid mainly for the power cable connections between
switchgear and the power transformers or shunt reactors, respectively (tail connections):

· The power cables shall be installed in a tunnel within the transformer bay and direct
buried in troughs between the transformer bay and the GIS building. After installation of
the cables the troughs shall be filled with stabilised backfilling material. The thermal
resistivity of the stabilised backfilling material shall not exceed 120 cm0C/W.
· The Contractor shall state the minimum centre-to-centre spacing between cables,
preference may be given to trefoil formation.
· The insulation as well as short-circuit withstand capability of all power cables shall at
least suit the requirements of the relevant switchgear or transformers to be connected to.
· For determination of the minimum conductor cross-section, the following fault
conditions shall be considered:
Ø One second for the maximum fault current as specified for the relevant switchgear, and
Ø Three seconds for the maximum fault current as may be reached with the pertinent
transformer impedance in series.
For outdoor sealing ends, porcelain or silicon rubber based insulators shall be provided,
designed with a creepage distance as specified in the Standard Technical Specification, Part:
Ø S-TR-GEN-EDF - Electrical Design Fundamentals
To cater for the extraordinary pollution conditions at the site area. The insulators shall be of
the self-cleaning, open profile type, they shall have smooth surface with no under-rips. No
drip-edge is permitted.
Arcing horns with reduced gap for insulation co-ordination shall be provided.
For sealing ends at the switchgear or at the transformers/shunt reactors, epoxy insulators are
acceptable. The conductor shall be spliced with the top bolt by means of welding, or
equivalent. Creepage distances of transformer/reactor sealing ends inside cable boxes shall
be coordinated with the transformer/reactor manufacturer. Further reference is made to the
Technical Data Sheets.
The sealing ends shall be filled with high viscosity polyisobutylene, silicone or equivalent,
and suitable expansion devices shall be provided.
All stress cones shall be prefabricated of epoxy-ethylenepropylene rubber or
ethylene-terpolymene-rubber, molded with the insulator body or made of crepe-paper (elastic
paper method).
Supply and installation of the necessary steel structures for supporting the cables near the
switchgear and the transformers/ reactors shall be included. These structures shall be
designed so as to render possible easy jumpers to the terminations. The arrangement of the
terminations and the supporting structures shall be subject to the approval of TRANSCO.

5 CIVIL WORKS
For all civil works to be performed in connection with the cable laying work, i.e. road
crossings, any joint pits, covering slabs and cable markers, station entries and any further
pertinent work, the following Standard Technical Specification shall be the basis for the
design and execution:
Ø S-TR-GEN-CDF - Civil Design Fundamentals

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STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRIC WORKS

CABLES AND ACCESSORIES

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 220KV & 400KV

TRANSCO STANDARD : S-TR-CAB-INST-220-400-TROUGH (REV.1-2011)

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INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND CABLES IN TROUGHS

3 INCIDENTAL CHARGES AND ERECTION

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4.2 Cables installed in Pre-Cast Troughs

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4.2.3 Laying and Routing

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4.2.4 Cable Arrangements

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4.2.5 Cable Marking

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4.2.6 Backfilling and Reinstatement

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4.3 Cables Troughs

4.3.2 Cable Arrangements

4.4 Bonding and Earthing/Grounding Systems

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Bonding and Earthing Systems shall meet requirements as recommended in applicable

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4.4.2 Drum Length

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4.5 Road Crossings

4.5.2 Directional Drilling Method

4.6 Power Cable Crossings

4.7 Cable Joints

4.8 Cable Supports

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The spacing of cable-supporting steelwork shall be to the approval of TRANSCO.

4.9 Joint Pits and Terminations / Jointing and Sealing

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4.11 Power Cable Connection between GIS Buildings and Power

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