Big Bend Power Station

The Helix Advantage

126%Shear Strength

51%Durability

16%Modulus of Rupture

Application

Concrete Slabs on Ground with Rebar or Mesh Concrete Slabs Footings & Foundations Roads & Infrastructure Pavement Duct Banks

Owner

Tampa Electric

Helix Dosage

18"-24" Foundation Pads - 18 lbs/cy of Helix 5-25
6" Warehouse Slab on Grade - 13.5 lbs/cy of Helix 5-25
12" Pavement - 25 lbs/cy of Helix 5-25
48" Duct Bank - 22.5 lbs/cy of Helix 5-25
40" Pile Cap - 18 lbs/cy of Helix 5-25
30" x 18" Grade Beam - 31.5 lbs/cy of Helix 5-25

Estimated to cost $853m, the modernisation project will repower the plant’s oldest unit Big Bend-1 (445MW) with a 1,090MW two-on-one combined-cycle unit and decommission the Big Bend-2 (445MW), while Big Bend-3 (445MW) and Big Bend-4 (486MW) will continue to be operational.

Scheduled for completion in 2023, the modernisation project will bring the combined capacity of the power station to 2,021MW, while consuming less coal and water, producing less wastewater, and reducing carbon emissions by approximately three million tonnes.