Simultaneous delivery across greenfield and brownfield environments. Maintaining safe operation of an active laboratory during integration works. Planning and executing multiple shutdowns within limited outage windows. Continual design development and late design revisions throughout construction. Diagnosing and resolving complex electrical faults during commissioning. Staged commissioning while progressively transferring systems into service. Procurement and installation of long lead-time electrical equipment.

CASE STUDY

Rio Tinto West Angelas Plant Laboratory Replacement

The project delivered a new Chemical Analysis Building on greenfield ground together with the staged upgrade and integration of the existing Sample Preparation Building. Works here were sequenced so laboratory operations continued throughout.

Client & Department	Formstruct
Location	West Angelas Mine Site
Project Name	West Angelas (WAN) Plant Laboratory Replacement
Value	Circa $5 Million
Date	June 2026
Project Duration	18 Months

Weststate Energy was engaged to deliver the complete Electrical, Instrumentation, Communications and Control (EICC) installation package for the West Angelas Laboratory Replacement Project.

Project key Deliverables

Low voltage power distribution, switchboards, distribution boards and final sub-circuits.
Underground and above-ground cable containment systems.
Power, control, instrumentation and communications cabling.
Fibre optic and structured communications infrastructure.
PLC and control system installations.
Field instrumentation installationand termination

Key Challenges

Simultaneous delivery across greenfield and brownfield environments.
Maintaining safe operation of an active laboratory during integration works.
Planning and executing multiple shutdowns within limited outage windows.
Continual design development and late design revisions throughout construction.
Diagnosing and resolving complex electrical faults during commissioning.
Staged commissioning while progressively transferring systems into service.
Procurement and installation of long lead-time electrical equipment.

SAFETY AND RECOGNITION

More than 14,500 hours worked without a Lost Time Injury.
Safety Star recognition awarded to Weststate Energy employees on the project.
Earthing and bonding systems, lighting and small power installations.
Equipment terminations and integration into existing infrastructure.
Shutdown planning and execution.
Inspection, testing, commissioning and fault finding.
Quality documentation, Inspection and Test Records, as-built documentation and handover.