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The Distribution Substation Plant Manual (DPSM) provides a template for plant and substation equipment within a customer network connection or network capacity expansion project, for usage when designing substations to lower transmission voltage levels for use by end-users.

Distribution Substation Plant Manual Last updated
Amendment List 04/09/2026
Chapter 1 – Introduction 12/06/2025
Chapter 3 – Substation Installation 23/12/2025
Chapter 4 – Plant General Arrangements and Installation Guides, up to 22kV 28/07/2025
Chapter 5 – Substation Fire Risk 12/06/2025
Chapter 6 – Miscellaneous 12/06/2025
Chapter 7 – Superseded Equipment 12/06/2025
Chapter 8 – Distribution Automation 6/07/2010
Chapter 9 – 33kV Substation Installation 20/08/2026
Chapter 10 – Plant General Arrangements and Installation Guides – 33kV 20/01/2026
Section D – Substation Drawing Revision List 15/07/2015