Nile Basin Initiative Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program

Interconnection of Electric Grids of Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries

Tender Documents Lot A: Transmission Line for Kenya-Uganda Power Interconnection (Lessos Uganda Border)

Part 2 : Section VI Employers Requirements
Annex 9 Schedule of Guaranteed Characteristics Page 4 of 16
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Description Unit Requested Provided
Manufacturer
Type
Hawk-ACSR
240/40mm
2
, EC
61089

Construction:
a) Aluminium wires no/mm 26/3.439
b) Steel wires no/mm 7/2.675
Sectional Area:
a) Aluminium mm
2
241.5
b) Steel mm
2
39.34
Total Area: mm
2
280.84
Overall diameter: mm

21.78
Unit weight: kg/m 0.9765
Minimum ultimate tensile strength: kN 87.083
DC resistance at 20C: D/km 0.1196
Modulus of elasticity: kN/mm
2
81.975
Coefficient of linear expansion: x10
-6
/C 18.95
Direction of outermost layer Right (z)
Every day stress N/mm
2
60
Aluminium wire diameter mm 3.439
Aluminium wire minimum tensile strength N/mm
2
159
Aluminium wire minimum elongation in 250mm % 1.9
Aluminium wire minimum conductivity at 20C % ACS 61
Galvanised steel wire diameter mm 2.675
Galvanised steel wire minimum tensile strength N/mm
2
1269
Galvanised steel wire minimum elongation in
250mm
% 1.0
Galvanised steel wire minimum stress at 1%
elongation
N/mm
2
1160
Galvanised steel wire minimum zinc coating g/m
2
229