The Taronga Zoo Platypus Research Centre project involved a complete electrical infrastructure upgrade to support specialised aquatic research facilities and life-support systems for the platypus habitat.

Our electrical scope included:

• Supply and installation of a new distribution switchboard, with submains reticulated back to the main switchboard (MSB) located in an adjacent building
• Underground conduit and pit system to accommodate submains and fibre optic cabling between buildings
• Installation of fibre optic backbone back to the zoo’s existing network infrastructure
• New general power and dedicated circuits for aquatic tanks, pumps, filtration, and environmental control systems
• New lighting installation, including general, task, and emergency lighting
• Communications and data system installation for monitoring, automation, and WAP’s

This project required coordination with stakeholders to deliver a reliable, low-interference, and stable electrical infrastructure within a live zoological environment, supporting the ongoing research and conservation of the Australian platypus.