$2.1m power supply upgrade

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AN UPGRADE of essential service infrastructure is set to benefitresidents in the Armidale area as Country Energy undertakesextensive upgrade programs in the city.
Regional general manager northern, Matt Patterson said the $2.1million investment in the network will create a strengthenedelectricity supply which will more than meet the future needs ofthe city.
The first stage of the project, a $550,000 upgrade at Galloway StZone Substation, which supplies the overhead network, has involvedTamworth and Armidale crews progressively installing conduits andlaying cables over the past five weeks.
With the cables set to be connected to the network this week,customers in the south, east and CBD area of Armidale will havetheir electricity supply bolstered from two 1250 kVA generatorswhile the upgrade works are carried out.