STATE ENTERPRISES’ INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2014
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
ELECTRICITY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ELECTRICITY COMMISSION (T&TEC)
Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission
(T&TEC) was established under the Trinidad
and Tobago Electricity Commission Act, Chapter
54:70 (as amended) to provide electricity
for industrial, commercial and domestic use
throughout Trinidad and Tobago.
The total capacity of T&TEC is 1,672 megawatts
(MW)andtheCommissionhas initiatedmeasures
to increase capacity to approximately 2,300MW.
This includes the execution of a Power Purchase
Agreement with Trinidad Generation Unlimited
(TGU) and the establishment of a power station
in Barataria.
The upgrade of its physical infrastructure
continues to be of paramount importance to
T&TEC in carrying out its mandate of maintaining
a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the
people of Trinidad and Tobago.
The projects include:
• Construction/Establishment of Substa-
tions
– This programme involves the con-
struction of substations in several new loca-
tions throughout Trinidad and Tobago. The
estimated cost of the programme is $144.0
million. Expenditure for the period October
2012 to March 2013 was $0.3 million. The
projected expenditure for the period April to
September 2013 is $1.0 million and for fiscal
2014 is $2.2 million.
• Rehabilitation/Upgrade of Substations
–
The older substations are being rehabilitated
and
upgraded
to
meet
international
standards. The programme is estimated to
cost $37.2 million. Projected costs of $0.8
million consist of initial design works which is
expected to commence in fiscal 2014.
• Construction of Transmission Lines
–
This project involves the installation of
transmission lines from the substation
in Ghandi Village to the new substation
at Barataria. The estimated cost of the
programme is $95.8 million.
• Upgrade of Circuit Breakers
– T&TEC is
upgrading its circuit breakers throughout the
country, as mandated in its modernisation
programme. The estimated cost of the
upgrade is $6.6 million.
• Installation of Switchboards
– This project
forms part of the broader modernisation
initiative. The estimated cost of this project is
$22.1 million and the projected expenditure
for fiscal 2014 is $8.2 million.
• Transformer Installation/Upgrades
– This
project comprises the installation of new
transformers and the upgrade of a 12kV
Network at an estimated cost of $35.9 million
of which the 12kV network is allocated $9.5
million. The projected expenditure for fiscal
2014 is $6.8 million.
• Land Acquisition
– This programme is to
acquire lands to facilitate the construction of
substations and the running of transmission
lines on private properties. The estimated
cost of the project is $23.7 million.
•
New and Other Projects
– T&TEC’s
modernisation
initiative
continues
to
demand investment in new plant, machinery
ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
