Power Networks
The importance of having secure and reliable power transmission and distribution systems has become more prevalent since PB Power pioneered the interconnection of the 132 kV grid system in the UK in the 1920s and as reliance on technology has evolved. Power utilities also face increased pressures - commercial, regulatory and environmental - imposed by today's competitive energy market.
As ever, PB Power is able to respond to clients' needs by focusing a wealth of knowledge, technical leadership and project management skills to produce innovative, high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
Every type of power network, from medium-sized industrial distribution systems to major EHV transmission networks, is within our scope. Every role is within our experience:
- Technical adviser - providing practical engineering advice, and in-depth expert consultancy on all technical issues.
- Development engineer - carrying out techno-economic and environmental feasibility studies.
- Owner's engineer - including full design, project management and construction management services.
- Lender's engineer - covering risk evaluation, supervision and inspection.
- Project implementation - ensuring delivery of contract, including dispute resolution and contractual payments.
By enabling reliable, fit-for-purpose power network assets to be planned and implemented cost-effectively, we have earned the confidence of clients worldwide - from utilities and IPPs to regulators, government agencies, industrial consumers and contractors.
Our power networks markets include:
Our services include:
- Technical adviser
- Lender's engineer
- Owner's engineer
- Feasibility studies
- Conceptual engineering design
- Specifications and tendering
- Project management
- Construction supervision
- Factory inspection
- Client training