LV CABLE INSTALATION WORK ME-

THODLOGY AND PROCEDURE

Step-1

We get the project from DEWA After, we Assist with the client

Step-2

After apply the NOC request from DEWA

Step-3

Getting NOC Approval from the DEWA Also Get the GIF Drawing

Step-4

Contractor should Summit The shop drawing and BOQ to DEWA

Step-5

After get the shop approval and BOQ then approach to the Client.

Step-6

Then commencement the work before inform to inspect the DEWA Staff

METHODLOGY:

TRIAL PIT

Inform to the DEWA staff before 1 or 2 days .since then inspect by them the site area
and NOC approval give to get a Work permit then we can start the work.

EXCAVATION APPROVAL

 After the trial pit should inform to the DEWA staff to get the excavation permis-
sion.
 After that site area should demarcation by the contractor
 The shop drawing should be check before excavation .
 As per the DEWA Rules provide Safety measures from site properly.
 Also follow the proper PPE(Personal Protection Equipment)Required Site Su-
pervisor .
 REQUIRED NOC FROM DEWA
 A No Objection Certificate abbreviated as NOC is defined as a written permis-
sion from DEWA to carry out the proposed construction as indicated on the
submitted drawing.
 The Contractor should obtain the NOC from DEWA prior to starting the work.
Copies of NOCs and GIS drawings should be kept at the site at all times during
the project work.
 Design NOC (only for design purpose, not allowed to work)
 Trial Pit NOC (only for hand excavation and not allowed for any construction ac-
tivities)
 Construction NOC , Shop Drawing NOC
 NDRC/Drilling/Open Cut/Borehole/Dewatering NOC
 Building NOC ,Fence NOC
 Shoring NOC
 Demolition NOC
 Grading/Leveling NOC for new area
 Temporary Traffic Diversion NOC
 Tree Removal NOC
 consultant or client prior to sending the work notification to
DEWA. Obtain copy of NOC, GIS drawing and trial pit verification
drawing.
 Survey the site to identify the cables.
 Review the planned work to avoid disturbing cables, where ever
possible.
 Allow sufficient time and provide sufficient resource to do the
work safely.
 Identify all the cables (parallel and crossing) and install suffi-
cient route markers.
 Barricade all the cable crossing locations with concrete or hard
barriers to isolate the crossing cable from any damage.
 Walk around the full excavation area with a receiver or machine
operator prior to issuing the permit. Mark the permit location in
the layout drawing and mention the drawing number in
the permit.
 Clearly mention the nature of work and validity & the conditions,
if required (i.e. only manual excavation).
 Mention the cable details in the proposed working location.
 Get clearance from
All the parallel and crossing cables must be identified during trial pit verification. Trial pits must
be taken from right of way (ROW) to road edge, for road and infrastructure oproposed working
area is a wide 3-metre trench, trial pits to be Trial Pits dug 5 metres wide (add 1 metre on both
sides).

 THE DISTANCE FROM THE CABLES TO T HE PRO POSED EXCAVATIO N

EDGE MUST BE MEN TIONED I N THE DRAWING. T HE DEPT H OF THE CABLE
MUST BE MENTIONED IN THE DRAWI NG.

 ALL THE EXISTING DUCT BE IDE NTIFI ED IN THE PROPOSED WORKING

AREA DUCTS M. IF T HE D UCTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS PER GEO GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION SYST EM (GIS), I NFORM DEWA ABOUT T HI S.

T HE FOLL OWING RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ( GI S AND TR IAL PIT SECTION

DRAWING) M UST BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE SIT E PRIOR T O SENDING A
REQUEST FOR VERIF ICATION: WORK.

CABLE CROSSING
Cable crossings should be identified and hard barriers placed to isolate them.
Crossing cables should be exposed by hand prior to continuing the excavation.

Once detected, identify and mark the cables. Confirm type, depth and number of cables.
• Do not use steel pins or rods for survey marking, which could damage cables laid at shallow
depths.
• Install DEWA electricity temporary sign boards over the cables at regular intervals (approx.
every 20 metres)
• If the cable is found in other corridor, inform DEWA for further action.

A S P H A L T A C C E S S / S E R V IC E R O A D / P A R K IN G

• No foundation is allowed over the cable route.

• Duct marker/duct tile to be installed.
I N TE R L O C K A C C E S S / S E R VI C E R O A D / P A R K I N G

• Spare duct to be provided for existing cable crossing.

• Cables to be lowered/raised as per DEWA standard.
Pier / Bridges / Flyover / Ramp
• During the construction of pier/pile cap, all the cables adjacent to the proposed pier/pile cap,
to be exposed and protected with wooden planks. Minimum 1 metre clearance is required from
the cable to the proposed pile cap.
• Minimum 8 metres clearance is required from OHL conductor and 3 metres from the edge of
stay rope to the proposed edge of the bridge/flyover/ramp.
Street Light /Guard Rail /Gantry Foundation
• All types of foundations should be placed away from HV corridor.
• Minimum 50cm clearance is required from HV corridor. For less than 50cm, the foundation
should be in 1.5 meatre depth.
• Proposed street light pole is not allowed under the HV OHL.

Duct Inspection & Checklist

• Split duct with concrete surround will be inspected by the Patrol Section of the Maintenance
department.
• The Patrol Section shall verify the presence of ducts only.
• Verification of the duct installation work should be recorded at all times in the checklist.
• The MDU-P Duct inspection checklist should be submitted along with completion certificate.
• Mandrel tests must be done only under supervision from Distribution Projects Planning-Road
Projects (DPP-RP).
• DPP-RP duct inspection checklist should be submitted along with the completion certificate

DEWATERING/SOIL INVESTIGATING
 SEPARATE NOC TO BE OBTAINED FOR BORE HOLE/SOIL INVESTIGATION.
 SEPARATE NOC TO BE OBTAINED FOR DEWATERING WORK, IF THE DEWATERING
PIT IS OUTSIDE THE PROPOSED EXCAVATION TRENCH.
 DEWATERING SHOULD BE DONE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HV CABLE COR-
RIDOR.
 1 METER CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FROM HV CABLE FOR SOIL INVESTIGA-
TION/BOREHOLE AND DEWATERING DRILLING.
 NO SOIL INVESTIGATION/DEWATERING TO BE DONE BELOW HV OHL

Duct Laying Work

• Ducts to be laid under the cable only.

• Minimum vertical/horizontal clearance for cable crossing is 50 cm.

• If the proposed ducts are clashing with existing cable, ducts to be laid as per below

drawing. (new drawing required)

 • Any maintenance and repair work should be carried with prior intimation

Chamber/Manhole

• No manhole or chamber to be constructed over DEWA corridor/HV cable.

• Bottom of the chamber/manhole should not occupy DEWA ED corridor.

• Min 50 cm clearance is required from HV cable to the proposed chamber/manhole.

9 LV/ MV/132KV TROUGH INSTALLATION WORK

8.9.1 LV cable laying

1. Manual excavation is only permitted for laying LV cables.

2. Work start notification should be sent two working days in advance.
3. LV cables should be laid beside the HV cables, that are found in the LV corridor.
MV cable laying Work start notification should be forwarded two working days
in advance. Manual excavation is only permitted over the cable, which is less
than 1 metre deep. If the existing cable depth is more than 1 metre , the
below steps should be followed
4. Take trial pits by hand shovel at every 20 metres.
5. If cables are at the proper depth (more than 900mm) in all trial pits, then it is al-
lowed to use flat bucket or teeth-covered machine excavation for the first 30cm
only. A separate approval on a case-by-case situation should be obtained from
Distribution Maintenance. 8.9.3 132kV Trough laying
6. Machine excavation is not allowed over the MV cable route.
7. If MV cables are falling in the proposed trough excavation area, MV cables should
be exposed by hand shovel and slewed under MDU-P supervision, prior to using
machines for excavation.
8. DEWA sign boards should be placed at every 20 metres.
9. Proposed troughs should cross under existing MV cables.
10. Excavated soil should not be stored over the cable route

RIGHT – OF – WAY
 Right-of-Way is the land on which a roadway and its associated facilities and appurtenances are lo-
cated.


  Highway right-of-way accommodates the entire roadway (i.e., travel lanes and shoulders), as well as ad-
jacent sidewalks and the roadside corridors on which utilities are located

TRIAL PIT NOC

Trial Pit NOC is a permission given to contractor proceed digging-in the number of Trial
Pits based on the proposed scope of work limit demarcated on the site as directed by the Patrol-
ling Staff.

Code State

1 Duct Bank

2 Trench

3 Trough

4 HDD

5 Unknown
Status indicator

Code State

Proposed Proposed

Cancelled Cancelled

In service In service

Approved for Construc- Approved for Construc-

tion tion

Construction As Laid Constructed As laid

Temporary Out Of Oper- Temporary Out Of Oper-

ation ation

Abandoned Abandoned

Operating Vol- Conduit No-

Encasement Encase-
tage Code minal Voltage ment Type
Type Code
400 400 kV BF Back Fill Material
Code
Type
132 132 kV CCRT Concrete
HDPE HDPE
11 11 kV UNK Unknown
UPVC UPVC
33 33 kV
UNK Unknown
LV LV
 CABLE JOINTS & TERMINATIONS

Cable joint and termination is the integral part of the Transmission under ground lines system
as a whole.

132kV Cable joint location

Location of 132kV cable Joint bay installation withntification route marker

 Joint is a weak point in transmission cable system.
 The joint area to be maintained and protected properly to
 ensure reliability of power supply.
 Power cable joint normally enclosed in 2.4 meter wide
 concrete trough.
 Few Transition joints are enclosed in
 UG Manholes and joint location is identified with red &

CONSTRUCTION NOC.
Construction NOC is a permission given to Contractor to proceed the proposed construction

works as indicated on accompanying shop drawing.

Requirements For The

Application Of NOC

A. Road work

a. Proposed scope of work drawing to be submitted in scale (1:1000) with DLTM coor-
dinates incorporating the Existing 400 /132kV OHL / cable route, circuit names, cable
joint / link box location, clearance from the proposed road edge to the cable / trough
edge, OHL Horizontal and vertical clearance from the proposed road, Horizontal
clearance from the tower foundation to the road edge.

b. Clearance details from the proposed bridge, ramp, and side wall of ramp, bridge
pillar/ pier, and underpass to the transmission lines, crossing and protection details
to be submitted.

c. ROW Cross section details.

d. Details of OHL tower protection (crash barrier) Height limit gantry, fencing details,
access from the proposed road to the OHL corridor (If the proposed road is close /

crossing to the OHL corridor).

e. If the proposed road is over the existing 132kV cable / trough, Length of the cable
protection, spare duct details with ends coordinates to be shown to the drawing.

f. The proposed road / road widening over the existing duct bank, edge of the pro-
posed road to the existing cable duct bank edge to be shown. If the duct bank is ex-
tended details and ends coordinates to be provided.g. If the Proposed road edge is
close to the cable joint / link box locations, 4 corners coordinates of the joint box, Ho-
rizontal clearance from the joint / link box to the road edge to be shown to the draw-
ing.

h. If any utility services / diversions included in the proposed road work contract,
clearance details of the services, (Water, Drainage, storm water, Irrigation pipelines
Etc., Etisalat duct, Electricity HV and LV) Crossing details, Protection details to be
submitted.

5M space between the vertical post and tree

longitudinally over 132kV Power, Fiber Op-
tic, and Pilot

Cables. Existing cables / Trough coming under / along

the proposed road to be diverted and abandoned portion of the cable / trough to be removed.
Steel protection barrier to be provided for Link boxes in the vicinity of Road. A new trough de-
sign is used for Asphalt Road (carriage way) by replacing the Existing
Protection slab

b. Protection Slab should be extended along the width of the proposed road and extended at
least one meter from the edge of each side of the road.
c. Provide 4 x 150mm dia spare ducts inside the trough and terminate the spare ducts to both
ends of protection slab, for future use, without disturbing the surface of the road.
7.2 132kV directly buried power / pilot / F.O cables

a. Each of the existing cable should be encased by new 150 mm Dia(split duct) and all ducts
plus two spare ducts should be encased by concrete to be called as “Concrete Duct Bank”.
Figure: 4.1.8
b. There concrete duct bank should extend at least one
meter away, from edges of the proposed road.

PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS & PRECAUTIONARY

MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRANSMIS-
SION LINES
As built drawings: As built drawing showing cable, joint / Link box position installa-
tion to the permanent
structures or land marks, to be provided after finishing the project.
 Sheet piling protection for 132kV cable from trench collapse

GPS coordinate:
NDRC works such as Micro tunneling / Thrust boring / Pipe jacking / Directional drill-
ing and Piling / boring will be approved only after all the services and clearances
have been identified and verified with coordinates. Method statement and shop
drawing to be approved by DEWA before execution of the work. Drilling location to
be ensured as per the approved profile and coordinates before starting the work by
Transmission Line Patrolling supervisor

Sharrow - A road marking of a bicycle with two chevrons above it, marked on a roadway as a symbol
to indicate that motor vehicles and bicycles are to share the lane of travel.

Utility vault - A utility vault is an underground structure providing access to subterranean public
utility equipment, such as valves for water or natural gas pipes, or switchgear for electrical or tele-
communications equipment
CABLE SLEWING
HV cables temporary or permanent slewing is sometimes required to complete or speed up

the project. Cable slewing work should be done under DEWA supervision only.

Temporary Cable Slewing

Contractor should submit the shop drawing to DEWA for temporary cable slewing.

2. Existing and proposed cable slewing location should be clearly mentioned in the drawing.

3. There should be no obstruction between the existing cable and the proposed slewing

trench (location).

4. Temporary slewing within the same trench only.

5. Reinstatement date should be mentioned in the covering letter.

6. Cable joints should be protected with wooden box.

7. Adequate manpower should be arranged prior to starting the work.

8. Cables should not be raised above chest level while slewing or shifting.

9. Cables should not be twisted while shifting.

10. Machines and equipment should not be used to lift or slew the cables.

Permanent Cable Slewing:

1. An approved shop drawing is required for a permanent shift.

2. Slewing within the same trench must be supervised by MDU-P.

3. To slew the cable from one trench to another, contractors should approach DEWA

Distribution Projects Planning - Road Project Section.

4. After the completion of the work, submit the as-built drawing.

5. There should be no obstruction between the existing cable and the proposed slewing

trench (location).

6. Note: Cable slewing work should be carried out by DEWA - approved subcontractors only.

9.3 CABLE LOWERING/RAISING

If the cable at site is too shallow or too deep, it should be lowered or raised as per the DEWA

standard. This work should be done under DEWA supervision only.

Lowering/Raising Steps:

1. Cables should be exposed by manual excavation only.

2. Support the exposed cable with an I-beam.

3. Deepen the trench under the supported cable as per the DEWA standard.

4. Provide 10cm dune sand bed.

5. Release the cable from wooden support and follow the backfilling steps.

Note: Cable lowering or raising work should be carried out by DEWA approved subcontractors only.

CABLE BACKFILLING

All the exposed (fully or partially) cables should be backfilled as per DEWA standard. If the

warning tape and protection tiles were damaged or removed due to landslides during excavation

adjacent to the cable, the contractor must replace the tiles and tapes.

Contractors must send prior notice before starting the backfilling work, to arrange the necessary

spot supervision by DEWA.

Backfilling Steps:

1. Sand Bed: 10 cm dune sand should be provided below the cable.

2. Dressing: 15 cm horizontal and 10 cm vertical spacing between the cables

should be maintained.

3. Dune Sand Filling: Should fill 30 cm dune sand over the cable.

4. PVC Protection Tile: PVC tiles should be laid over the dune sand.

5. Soil filling: 30 cm of excavated soil without stone should be filled over PVC tiles.

6. Warning Tape: Yellow warning tapes to be placed over the excavated soil filling.

7. Sand filing: Excavated soil to be filled in the remaining trench and contractor should

compact the area.

Contractor should submit the checklist within 3 working days after completing the job.

If the cable is backfilled without DEWA verification, the contractor should re-expose the

cable for backfilling.

Cause of Working without a NOC.

• Working without sending a work notice.

• Working without locating the cable position and depth.

• Working with machine over the cable route.

• Using sharp edge tool over the cable route.

• Lack of coordination between the groups.

• Improper work handing over between the shifts.

• Working outside the project limit, where the services were not identified.

• Working without protection for exposed cable.

• Improper protection of HV cable.

• Improper backfilling of exposed HV cable.

COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

A completion certification confirms that the project has been accomplished in accordance with

DEWA NOC conditions. The following information is essential to get the completion certificate

without any delay.

• As-built drawing for cable relocation

• As-built drawing for cable slewing/shifting

• Backfilling checklist

• Joint location with coordinate

• Verified duct checklist by DM-MDU-P & DPP-RP

• MDU-P zone in-charge details during the project execution

• Project start and end date