Under this contract Electrix provided construction & maintenance services on the Energex distribution network in the Brisbane region. This contract was for an initial 3 year term but was successfully rolled over for further terms.

The scope of work included replacement of poles and cross arms, up-rating of pole and ground mounted substations, RMU maintenance and both overhead and underground system maintenance and construction. 

 Electrix was successful in tendering for the Construction and Maintenance in Southern Region with Ergon Energy in April 2004 for an initial 2 year plus 1+1+1 year contract term.

The contract required Electrix to supply personnel in Overhead and Underground construction and Maintenance to perform works across the Southern Region of Queensland.

The contract was successfully extended on a number of occasions until April 2010.

The specialised skills provided by the Electrix team assist CitiPower to maintain high standards of network reliability and security for the critical Melbourne CBD and inner city areas.

In June 2015, Electrix achieved a major milestone with the renewal of the Asset Inspection contract servicing Powercor and Citipower. This contract renewal built upon the strong relationship enjoyed with Powercor over almost 18 years of providing similar services in their network area.

The contract has progressively expanded and today involves inspection of approximately 180,000 poles per annum under a combination of 5 year and 2.5 year cycles.

Electrix has been consistently undertaking construction and maintenance activities on both the Powercor and CitiPower distribution networks for a period which now extends beyond twelve years. This successful long-term relationship was first formalised in 2001 with the signing of a ‘Period Works Partnering Agreement’ with Powercor. That initial agreement has subsequently been successfully renewed and extended on a number of occasions with the latest contract agreement running to July 2018. 

Electrix undertakes maintenance services on all public lighting assets within the entire CitiPower network area and parts of the Powercor network area, Melbourne CBD and inner suburban areas. This covers more than 109,000 light fittings including 13,000 in the Melbourne City Council area.

This important contract was one of the earliest successes for Electrix in Australia. Due to the ongoing good work from the field crews, the contract has been extended on several occasions and following the most recent contract renewal now extends over a period in excess of 20 years.

The SP AusNet Public Lighting Maintenance contract is for the provision of Public Lighting Maintenance and Bulk Change Services across their Network in Victoria, Australia.

The contract covers the outer eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne plus the eastern half of Victoria and is for an initial term of three years.

Electrix Pty Ltd was awarded the contract to provide wood pole inspection services for the southern portion of the SWIS in June 2010. The award of this contract followed a major review by Western Power of their inspection and asset management processes. The objective of the new processes is to transform the way in which network assets are inspected and to greatly improve network reliability, safety and maintenance planning.

The contract required Electrix to carry out inspection and minor maintenance tasks on approximately 130,000 poles per year within the Wide Bay and Toowoomba regions. The contract area extended from coastal areas down to the New South Wales Border and across to the South Australian Border some 15 hours to the West.

As part of this rollout Electrix has been engaged by SP AusNet to install approximately 300,000 smart meters over a four year period in both urban and rural areas across their network.

At the peak of the project it is estimated that the Electrix  field team of up to 60 technicians will be exchanging 15,000 meters per month.

In late 2012 Electrix was awarded a major contract by Powercor Network Services (PNS) to undertake the Armour Rod & Vibration Damper Retrofit Program across the Powercor electricity network in Western Victoria.

This important program of work was initiated to deliver key network  safety improvements being implemented by Victoria’s Distribution networks following the Bushfire Royal Commission which investigated the Black Saturday fires of early 2009.

The ABC reconductoring contract required Electrix to undertake high priority works involving the re-conductoring of 12km of Aerial Bundled Conductor (ABC) in the town of Albany.

The works included 260 Low Voltage pole changes, 30 High Voltage pole changes and 560 house service replacements together with all switching requirements.

Electrix worked closely with Western Power and the Albany shire to ensure successful delivery of this project safely, on time and on budget

Electrix recently undertook the condition assessment and audit of the 11kV and 33kV high voltage power lines for BHP Billiton Nickel West in and around its processing plant located in Kambalda Western Australia. These poles, hardware and conductor represent a high capital investment by BHP. Correct maintenance protects this investment and contributes to the safety of staff and the public.

In May 2016, Electrix were approached by SA Power Networks (SAPN) to inspect a number of sites that were unable to be inspected previously by helicopter due to difficult locations and hazardous areas. The project involved the inspection of 42 poles at selected sites provided by the client with sites spread across 6 feeder segments.

Out of the 42 sites inspected, 5 required follow-up maintenance work and one defect was identified to be a priority one.

The Newmarket and Footscray Electrical Power Resilience (EPR) Project was initiated by Metro Trains Melbourne on behalf of Public Transport Victoria to improve the reliability of its traction power system. As part of the project Electrix was engaged as design and construct contractor to install a new 22kV feeder connection between the North Melbourne and Newmarket substations and to complete works required to facilitate a secondary 22kV connection at Footscray Substation.

SA Power Networks requested Electrix to conduct a three month trial to inspect 1000 light columns in the Metro area of Adelaide using the PortaCAT Industries Relative Loss of Section (RLS) device and to gather additional valuable data for the client’s reference.

Electrix was able to highlight the cost savings and benefits to the client utilising the RLS device and met the contract time frame delivering the results to the client.

In November 2016, Electrix was engaged by Powercor to undertake the inspection of sub-transmission lines which provide grid connection for these wind farms operated by Pacific Hydro near Portland in Western Victoria. This included 398 off 66kV poles associated with the Portland wind farm and an additional 80 poles for the Challicum Hills wind farm.

Utilising our ElMast and UAV capability for pole top inspection is a cost effective way to undertake accurate condition assessment and defect identification on high voltage lines where increased pole height makes ground based inspection less effective.