ELECTRICITY COMPANY OF GHANA LIMITED

REVIEW MEETING ON PROJECT PROGRESS - 1

PROJECT NAME:-
UPGRADE OF EXISTING 265 sqmm AAC TO 400 sqmm AAC
FROM KNUST PS-KAASE PS AND KAASE PS – RIDGE PS,
KUMASI.

ARVENSIS ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED

Scope of Work:
The scope of works includes replacement of existing 265 Sq.mm Conductor with 400 Sq.mm Conductor on
33KV DC towers along with replacement of hardware and fittings & Replacement of existing 1Cx500 sqmm CU
Cable with 2 Runs-1C x 630 Sq.mm XLPE underground cable by excavation of cable trench wherever
required.

LINE 1: KASSE-RIDGE 33KV DC LINE :

OH LINE LENGTH: 6 KMS
UG CABLE ROUTE LENGTH : 1.570 KMS

LINE 2: KASSE-BOADE 33KV DC LINE:

OH LINE LENGTH: 11 KMS
UG CABLE ROUTE LENGTH : 1.797 KMS
Material Supply Status and Availability For Both Line-1 & Line-2:
 50% of required material for project execution available on-site and balance material is in transit
i.e., In Shipping and will reach the site soon.

Work Progress:
LINE 1: KASSE-RIDGE 33KV DC LINE:

 UG Cable laying works: 80% works completed.

 Thrust Boring: 76 Mtrs

Loc-1 near Ridge SS-40 Mtrs

Loc-2 near kingdom gas station-16 Mtrs

Loc-3 near kaase SS-20 Mtrs

 Excavation, Cable Laying & Back Filling:

Cable trench excavation: 944 Mtrs

Cable laying including back filling: 895 Mtrs

 Replacement of existing conductor works: 30% works completed.

 Re-Conductoring works: 970 Meters of double circuit line Re-Conductoring completed.

Section-1: 730m(Tower 1 to Tower 6)

Section-2: 240m (Tower 6 to Tower 8)

LINE 2: KASSE-BOADE 33KV DC LINE:

• UG Cable: 30% works completed.

 Thrust Boring: 43 Mtrs

Loc-1 near Sawua Junction-40 Mtrs

Loc-2 near KNUST -16 Mtrs

 Excavation, Cable Laying & Back Filling

220 Meters of trench excavation and sand filling completed & cable laying is in progress.

• Tower Foundation: 20% works completed.

 Tower Excavation and Foundation works:

4 Nos towers excavation & 3 Nos towers foundations completed.

 DETAILED SUPPLY STATUS

RECONDUCTORING OF 265SQMM CONDUCTOR TO 400SQMM (KNUST - KAASE - RIDGE) DCTL

Tota l
%of
Tota l PO Qua ntity
S.No. Item Description Unit Ba la nce Ma teria l Rema rks
QTY Ava ila ble
Supplied
a t site

1 400sqmm ha rd Dra wn All Aluminium conductor km 90 40 50 44% Ba la nce qua ntity is being shipped

2 1 X 630sqmm Al XLPE ca ble km 40 27.11 12.89 68% Ba la nce qua ntity is being shipped

3 Ca ble Tiles,Ta pe,joints& termina tion kits LS 1 0.30 0.7 30% Ba la nce qua ntity is being shipped

4 Conductor Ha rdwa re,Insula tors fittings & a ccessories LS 1 0.75 0.25 75% Ba la nce qua ntity is being shipped

5 OPGW& OFC Including ha rdwa re fittings & a ccessories LS 1 0.90 0.10 90% Ba la nce qua ntity is being shipped

6 Stubs,templa tes & ea rthing sets LS 1 1.00 0.00 100%

7 Towers,ha rdwa re & sign pla tes LS 1 0.00 1.00 0% Tota l qua ntity is being shipped
 DETAILED WORK STATUS
RECONDUCTORING OF 265SQMM CONDUCTOR TO 400SQMM (KNUST - KAASE - RIDGE) DCTL

Tota l Qty %of work

S.No. Item Description Unit Ba la nce Rema rks
QTY Executed completed

1 Mobiliza tion LS 1 1 0 100%

2 Bush clea ra nce for UG & OH works LS 1 0.5 0.5 50%

2 Thrust Boring Mt rs 122 122 0 100%

Ca ble la ying in Ka sse- Boa de Line

3 Exca va t ion,Ca ble la ying & Ba ck Filling Mt rs 3291 1115 2176 34%
220mt rs trench is in progress
4t h t ower founda t ion works in
4 Founda tion works of New towers in Ka sse- Boa de line Nos 11 3 8 27%
Ka sse- Boa de line is in progress

5 Erect ion of New towers in Ka sse- Boa de line Nos 11 0 11 0%

6 Re- pla cement of existing conductor works KM 17 0.97 16.03 6%

 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

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 CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED

1. Right-of-Way (ROW) Obstacles:

• At new tower foundation sites, encountering ROW obstacles.
• Excavated foundation pits at 4 Nos locations were back-filled by the landlords.
• Suspension of one tower foundation from 03.05.2024.

2. Relocation of Existing 11kv & LT Lines:

• Shifting of existing 11kV & Lt lines near the new tower foundation sites.

3. Working Hours Restriction:

• Limited working hours: Shutdown permit given from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM only, resulting in 7
hours of working time availability per day. which is not adequate for efficient progress.
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