Detailed Engineering

Detailed Engineering

ElectraGlobe delivers complete detailed engineering packages for utility-scale solar, BESS and hybrid energy projects. We produce every document a project needs to move from approved design to build-ready construction.

Core Deliverables

  • Single-line diagrams
  • Substation layouts
  • Earthing studies
  • Protection coordination reports

What Is Detailed Engineering?

Detailed engineering is the process of translating a concept design into the full set of technical documents and drawings needed for construction, known as Issue For Construction (IFC).

It is the most technically intensive phase of project development and the one where errors are most costly to correct. For large-scale renewable projects, detailed engineering must also demonstrate compliance with Australian electrical standards, network protection requirements, and the conditions set by grid connection agreements.

What ElectraGlobe Delivers

Design Drawings and Plans

  • Site plans and general arrangements incorporating access roads, HV/MV substations and associated infrastructure
  • Substation and switchyard layouts
  • Building and equipment room layouts
  • Civil-electrical interface drawings

Electrical Design

  • DC, LV, MV and HV electrical design
  • Protection and metering single-line diagrams
  • Cable schedules, routing and sizing calculations
  • AC and DC reticulation layouts

Earthing and Lightning

  • Earthing design compliant with AS 3000 and AS 1768
  • Lightning protection and risk assessment
  • Earthing study reports

Protection and Compliance

  • Protection coordination reports per AS/NZS 7000 and IEC 61850
  • Network protection unit settings in accordance with DNSP requirements
  • Structural and civil engineering documentation

We take on the full IFC package or a single discipline, depending on what your internal team already covers.

Standards We Design To

StandardWhat it covers
AS/NZS 3000Wiring Rules
AS 1768Lightning Protection
AS/NZS 7000Overhead Line Design
IEC 61850Substation communication and protection
DNSP and TNSP technical requirementsThe specific conditions of the connecting network

From IFC to Construction

Every document in our detailed engineering packages is reviewed for constructability. We work closely with EPC contractors and construction managers to ensure designs are practical on site, reducing RFIs, minimising variation risk and keeping construction programmes on track.