Phase 1 of the Golden Lake Substation was on an aggressive schedule, presenting TeleControl with a significant opportunity to advance the project. By ploughing 130 km of fiber optics and making changes at six stations, we could avoid the complications of using Power Line Carrier on the 230kV line connected to Golden Lake.

Communication over B1L using PLC has been transferred to the fiber network as of Nov 14, 2014. With the completion of this work, connection of B1L line tap to B1L will not have any protection or communications implications. I appreciate the Telecontrol teams’ efforts in completing this work ahead of the plans which is very helpful for the other teams working on the project.

Jawad Quraishi M.Sc., P.ENG.,PMP – Sr. Project Manager

The TeleControl team shared the scope evenly across a four-person rotation, taking collective responsibility for:

• Pre-testing fiber optic reels before installation.
• Splicing fiber along the route.
• Tapping into the existing live fiber.
• Terminating the fiber optics in the station with an all-dielectric link to isolate the station ground grid.

Collaborating closely with an excellent plough crew, we overcame various challenges, including:

• Ploughing through areas dense with oilfield pipelines.
• Navigating numerous highway, phone, and environmental crossings.
• Managing cable pulls ranging from 200m to 1,000m.
• Completing approximately 50 splice points.
• Ensuring safety by holding transmission standoff permits and obtaining distribution standoffs when ploughing beneath powerlines.