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4222 Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications


  • 42.22.1 Utility constructions for electricity and telecommunication
  • 42.22.11 Long-distance electricity power lines and communication lines

    This subcategory includes:

    • long-distance high tension electric power transmission lines (cables)
    • long-distance overland or underwater telecommunication transmission lines
  • 42.22.12 Local electricity power lines and communication lines

    This subcategory includes:

    • local electricity power lines
    • communication transmission lines (cables)
    • ancillary works such as transmission towers including antennas and transformer stations and substations for distribution within local boundaries

    This subcategory also includes:

    • stations for distribution of electricity (e.g. for electric vehicles)
  • 42.22.13 Power plants

    This subcategory includes:

    • heavy electrical generating plants and equipment, including plants and equipment for nuclear-powered generating stations
  • 42.22.2 Construction works for utility projects for electricity and telecommunication
  • 42.22.21 Construction works for long-distance electricity power lines and communication lines

    This subcategory includes:

    • construction and repair works for long-distance electricity power lines above ground, including for railways
    • construction and repair works for long-distance underwater or underground electricity power lines
    • construction and repair works for long-distance overland telecommunication transmission lines
    • construction and repair works for long-distance underwater or underground telecommunication transmission lines
    • installation of associated infrastructure, such as pylons, towers, and transmission poles for supporting long-distance lines
    • installation of related electrical and telecommunication equipment, including transformers, substations, and repeaters
    • implementation of safety systems such as lightning protection, grounding, and fire prevention measures along long-distance power and communication lines

    This subcategory excludes:

    • construction of electricity overhead lines and conductor rails for railways, see 42.12.20
    • construction works for local cables, see 42.22.22
    • trenching works, see 43.12.02
  • 42.22.22 Construction works for local electricity power lines and communication lines

    This subcategory includes:

    • construction and repair works for local electricity power lines, above ground and underground, including ancillary works such as construction works of transformer stations and substations for distribution within local boundaries
    • construction and repair works for local communication transmission lines, above ground and underground, including ancillary works such as construction works of transmission towers
    • construction works of antennas and transformer stations for distribution within local boundaries

    This subcategory also includes:

    • construction works of stations for distribution of electricity (e.g. for electric vehicles)

    This subcategory excludes:

    • construction works for long-distance communication and power lines, see 42.22.21
    • trenching works, see 43.12.02
    • installation services of cable television lines within a building, see 43.21.00
    • installation works of wall-mounted chargers for electric vehicles, see 43.21.00
  • 42.22.23 Construction works for power plants

    This subcategory includes:

    • construction works for all kinds of power plants
    • construction of auxiliary structures and facilities associated with power plants, such as cooling towers

    This subcategory excludes:

    • construction of transmission lines and substations outside the immediate vicinity of the power plant, see 42.22.21
    • construction works for dams and dykes for hydroelectric power plants, see 42.91.20
    • installation works for photovoltaic systems on or at buildings, see 43.21.00