SK E & C – Design, Construction and Completion of East-West Transmission Cable Tunnel Contract EW2

SK E & C – Design, Construction and Completion of East-West Transmission Cable Tunnel Contract EW2

Scope of Works:   Rock blasting using   explosives with electronic detonators/NoneX Chemical Breaking

Project Start/End:     Aug 2013 – Oct 2015

It is a two cable tunnel built by SP PowerGrid which is about 60m underground consisting of a 16.5km East-West Tunnel and an 18.5km North-South Tunnel across Singapore to accommodate the main transmission cables for efficient installation and maintenance. These cables will serve as a backbone for the nation’s power supply for the coming years