Pole Structures

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Sustainable Growth

Poles can be made out of either tubular steel or wood.

Minimum clearances

Pole structure Over farmland Over roads Over railways Right of way
138 kV single 7.4 metres (m) 8.1 m 8.7 m 20 m
138 kV H-frame 7.4 m 8.1 m 8.7 m 30 m
230 kV H-frame 7.9 m 8.6 m 9.3 m 40 m

138 kV Tubular steel single pole Single circuit/single conductor Tangent structure (T67/001)

Diagram of 138-kV tubular steel single pole
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138 kV Tubular steel H-frame Single circuit/single conductor Tangent structure

Diagram of 138-kV tubular steel H-frame pole
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230 kV Tubular steel H-frame Double circuit bundled conductor Tangent structure

Diagram of 230 kV tubular steel H-frame pole
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