HV Testing, Commissioning, Design and Maintenance Services in Melbourne and across Victoria
Megavar has a local presence in Melbourne for Victorian clients. Work in Victoria is delivered by engineers and test equipment mobilised from our Tasmanian and Adelaide offices, and Megavar holds electrical contractors licences in every Australian state.
We work on customer-owned high voltage assets across the state: wind farms, solar farms, battery energy storage systems, data centres and industrial substations.
There is no walk-in office in Melbourne and meetings are by appointment. Call 1300 730 499 or visit our contact page to discuss your Victorian project.
Services Available in Victoria
- HV testing cable, transformer, switchgear and instrument transformer testing at customer-owned sites across Victoria
- Substation commissioning pre-commissioning, energisation support and commissioning records for new and upgraded substations
- BESS commissioning testing and commissioning of the HV balance of plant on grid-scale battery projects
- Wind and solar farm commissioning electrical balance of plant testing from the collector network to the grid connection
- Protection relay testing secondary and primary injection testing across all major relay platforms
- Transformer testing diagnostic and acceptance testing of power and distribution transformers
- Earthing design and testing earth grid design, soil resistivity testing and current injection testing
- Substation design primary, secondary, protection and SCADA design
- Power system studies load flow, fault level, protection grading and arc flash studies
- Substation maintenance scheduled maintenance and condition assessment of HV assets
Melbourne and Victoria Service Area
Metropolitan Melbourne and its industrial and data centre precincts
Geelong, Colac, Warrnambool, Portland
Ballarat, Ararat, Horsham
Bendigo, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Mildura
Latrobe Valley, Sale, Bairnsdale
Wangaratta, Wodonga
Victorian Industry Context
- Wind energy
- western and south-west Victoria host most of the state's wind farms, each with collector networks and substations that need commissioning and periodic maintenance testing
- Grid-scale BESS
- large batteries are being built across Victoria, each with HV balance of plant to test and commission
- Utility-scale solar
- northern and north-west Victoria host most of the state's solar farms
- Data centres
- new data centres in and around Melbourne bring customer-owned HV substations and switchrooms that need commissioning and ongoing maintenance
- Industrial and manufacturing
- private HV networks need periodic maintenance, protection testing and arc flash studies
Contact Megavar in Melbourne
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Meetings by appointment - Phone
- 1300 730 499
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (local time)
- Equipment Rentals
- rentals@megavar.com.au
Explore Our Offices
Unit 7/610 Regency Road, Broadview SA 5083
112 Gleadow Street, Invermay TAS 7248
4/2 Kennedy Drive, Cambridge TAS 7170
Capability statement
All Megavar Services: Design, Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance
Every Megavar service line in one document: design, testing, commissioning, maintenance, resonant hipot, BESS, arc flash and power system studies, earthing, distribution design and test equipment hire.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions for Melbourne and Victoria
Does Megavar have an office in Melbourne?
Megavar has a local presence in Melbourne but no walk-in office. Meetings are by appointment: call 1300 730 499 or email service@megavar.com.au. Victorian projects are resourced from our Tasmanian and Adelaide offices.
What services does Megavar provide in Victoria?
HV testing, substation commissioning, BESS, wind and solar farm commissioning, protection relay testing, transformer testing, earthing design and testing, substation design, power system studies and substation maintenance.
Is Megavar licensed to work in Victoria?
Yes. Megavar holds electrical contractors licences in every Australian state, including Victoria.
Where do Megavar crews for Victorian projects come from?
Engineers and test equipment are mobilised from our Launceston, Hobart and Adelaide offices. Launceston has direct access to the Devonport to Geelong ferry route for vehicles and heavy test equipment.
Does Megavar work in regional Victoria?
Yes. Crews travel to sites across the state, including the western Victorian wind farms, the solar farms of the north and north-west, Gippsland and the north-east.
Can I hire test equipment in Melbourne?
Hire equipment is not held in Melbourne. It is dispatched from our Launceston, Adelaide and Newcastle offices and can be delivered to Victorian sites. Contact rentals@megavar.com.au for availability and pricing.
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