Catherine Park Mobile Zone Substation

Overview

Endeavour Energy is proposing to install a mobile zone substation at our Catherine Park Zone Substation. This will include installation of fibre optics between Nepean Transmission Station and Alma Road via Catherine Park Zone Substation.

The project involves:

  • all site preparation and construction work including site clearing, civil works, poles, conduits and trenching, transformer bunds, concrete and footings at the Catherine Park Zone Substation site
  • distribution works to connect the temporary mobile zone substation to Coleman Loop to provide street supply. This involves laying cable from the front property boundary into the road reserve and across to the opposite site of the Coleman Loop
  • transporting the mobile zone substation from our Springhill Field Services Centre (near Wollongong) to the proposed Catherine Park site at 30 Wilhelm Parade in Catherine Field
  • replacing the existing earth wire with Optical Ground Wire (OPGW). The OPGW will be installed overhead, mostly on existing power poles, with six poles being replaced. There is a small section from the Nepean Transmissions Substation to north of Liz Kernohan Drive where the route will be underground with the fibre optics cable being housed in existing conduits. This will involve excavation to access existing ducts and joint bays at two locations


The need

Deployment of a temporary mobile zone substation to the Catherine Park site will support future residential land development within the Catherine Fields precinct within Sydney’s South West Growth Area in the Camden Local Government Area.

The location

The proposed works for the temporary mobile zone substation will be at the existing permanent substation site located at 30 Wilhelm Parade in Catherine Field. The mobile zone substation will be deployed to the Catherine Park site from Unanderra by road transportation. The mobile zone substation equipment is currently located at our Springhill Field Service Centre, 191-195 Five Island Road Unanderra and will be relocated to our Catherine Park site.

Fibre optic cables will be established within existing easements between Alma Road in Catherine Field to near Equinox Street in Oran Park; and between Oran Park Drive, Oran Park to the Nepean Transmission Substation located at 156 Springs Road, Spring Farm.

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Review of Environmental Factors

As the Authorised Network Operator and proponent for this proposal, Endeavour Energy will undertake an assessment of the project in consideration of all environmental, technical, financial and community impacts. Under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), Endeavor Energy is the determining authority of the proposal.

In accordance with Part 5 of the EP&A Act, Endeavour Energy has prepared a draft Review of Environmental Factors (REF) which outlines:

  • the proposal description and justification (including benefits and objectives)
  • an overview of the relevant legislative framework
  • consultation completed during the assessment phase
  • consideration of alternatives
  • the environmental impact assessment and mitigation measures to be applied during construction and operation of the proposal.

Please see the draft REF for the proposal here.

Community correspondence

Stakeholder input and feedback is an important part of the environmental impact assessment process. Stakeholders and landowners located nearby to the proposal will be notified of construction works. Any planned electricity outages will be notified to impacted customers and kept to a minimum and be as short as possible to safely facilitate the development.

We welcome your feedback on our plans by 7 November 2024.

If approved a Notice of Determination, contained the development consent conditions and authorising the construction works, will be issued by Endeavour Energy for the development.

Project contact details

For further information or to make a submission please contact us using:
Contact email environment@endeavourenergy.com.au
Contact number 133 718
We request any enquiries provide the REF name: Catherine Park Mobile Zone Substation