HV & EHV grids - Project examples
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Bangladesh - Energy Efficiency in Grid Based Power Supply Project (EEGBPSP)
The P.R. of Bangladesh received a loan from KfW Development Bank for the "Energy Efficiency in Grid Based Power Supply Project". The objective of this project is to increase the reliability and efficiency of the electricity supply in the Bangladesh through expanding and improving the 230 and 132 kV power transmission systems of PGCB. Technical measures under the project include the following:
- New construction, extension or rehabilitation of 230/132 kV, 2 x 225/300 MVA GIS and AIS substations
- New construction of 132/33 kV GIS and AIS substations
- New construction, renovation or stringing of second circuit of 230 kV and 132 kV transmission lines (single or double-circuit), including OPGW
- Various line in/line out connections to 132 and 230 kV substations
- Installation of additional line bays at some 132 or 230 kV substations divided into seven lots
divided into 7 lots.
intec's services
- Contract management, administration and coordination with Employer and Contractors
- Preparation of tender documents and assistance during the tender process
- Design review, participation in FAT and acceptance testing
- Progress monitoring of Contractors' site works
- Environmental and social management monitoring, gap-closing
- Participation and support in site testing, commissioning and handing over
- Support during the Defects Liability Period
- Training
- Support in reporting to the Bank.
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. - PGCBFinancing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
5.3.2018 - 4.7.2022 -
Mauritania - 225 kV Line Nouakchott - Zouerate and Associated Substations
The project consists of the construction of one 225 kV HV line between Nouakchott and Zouerate and the associated substations. It comprises two lots:
Lot 1: Electric Lines
- 225 kV line between the Nouakchott Dual-Fuel Power Station and Akjoujt, a double circuit line of approx. length of 248 km
- 225 kV line between Akjoujt and Atar, a double circuit line of approx. length of 175 km
- 225 kV line between Atar and Zouerate, a double circuit line of approx. length of 247 km
- 33 kV line between Atar Substation and the city of Atar with an approx. length of 39 km
Lot 2: Associated Electrical Substations
- Extension of the 225 kV Substation "NKT Centrale Nord" in Nouakchott
- Construction of a new 225/33 kV substation in Akjoujt
- Construction of a new 225/33 kV substation in Atar
- Construction of a new 225/33 kV substation in Zouerate
intec's services
The Consultant's services particularly refer to:
- Review of the tender dossiers
- Organisation and coordination of the project
- Assessment/validation of the technical documents and studies prepared by the Contractors
- Control and supervision of construction works
- Inspection of manufacture and supervision of the transportation of the equipment
- Supervision of commissioning of the works
- Preparation of operation and maintenance manuals
- Assistance during the guarantee period
- Reports
- Training of SOMELEC's staff on management and supervision of the project.
Client
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité (SOMELEC)Financing
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)Period of implementation
09.2018 - 06.2022 -
Pakistan - Dasu Transmission Line Project
Pakistan plans to develop hydropower potential, with a focus on exploring the Indus River catchment. Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) is in its most advanced stages of development, and the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) needs to provide the infrastructure to evacuate power generated by DHP and other downstream hydropower plants to be installed along the river Indus. For this purpose, the following technical measures will be implemented under the present project:
- construction of one 765 kV double-circuit transmission line of 140 km length from Dasu Hydropower to Mansehra Substation,
- construction of one 765 kV double-circuit transmission line of 110 km length from Mansehra Substation to Islamabad West Substation,
- construction of two new 765/500/220 kV substations at Mansehra and Islamabad West.
intec's services
Assignment A
- Review and update of tender-level engineering design for the transmission lines as well as the pertaining system integration studies
- Preparation and detailed design of line route, tower foundations and steel structure, and associated equipment
- Review and update of geotechnical and topographical survey, and investigation for 250 km line and substations
- Preparation of detailed design, layout and specifications for the two substations
- Preparation and finalisation of bidding documents for both, the transmission lines and the substations
- Preparation of cost estimates and implementation arrangements
- Preparation and update of environmental and social management plans (ESMPs)
- Support to the client during prequalification, bidding, tender evaluation, contracting and project management
Assignment B
- Support to the client on procurement, contract management and construction supervision
- Assistance to the client on project management, monitoring and evaluation
- Support for updating the resettlement action plan (RAP) and the environmental management plan (EMP) and their implementation
- Assistance to the client for post-construction services
- Technical and professional assistance and training to client's staff
Client
National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC)Financing
World BankPeriod of implementation
03/2019 - 03/2026
Bangladesh - Energy Efficiency in Grid Based Power Supply Project (EEGBPSP)
The P.R. of Bangladesh received a loan from KfW Development Bank for the "Energy Efficiency in Grid Based Power Supply Project". The objective of this project is to increase the reliability and efficiency of the electricity supply in the Bangladesh through expanding and improving the 230 and 132 kV power transmission systems of PGCB. Technical measures under the project include the following:
- New construction, extension or rehabilitation of 230/132 kV, 2 x 225/300 MVA GIS and AIS substations
- New construction of 132/33 kV GIS and AIS substations
- New construction, renovation or stringing of second circuit of 230 kV and 132 kV transmission lines (single or double-circuit), including OPGW
- Various line in/line out connections to 132 and 230 kV substations
- Installation of additional line bays at some 132 or 230 kV substations divided into seven lots
divided into 7 lots.
intec's services
- Contract management, administration and coordination with Employer and Contractors
- Preparation of tender documents and assistance during the tender process
- Design review, participation in FAT and acceptance testing
- Progress monitoring of Contractors' site works
- Environmental and social management monitoring, gap-closing
- Participation and support in site testing, commissioning and handing over
- Support during the Defects Liability Period
- Training
- Support in reporting to the Bank.
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. - PGCBFinancing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
5.3.2018 - 4.7.2022Mauritania - 225 kV Line Nouakchott - Zouerate and Associated Substations
The project consists of the construction of one 225 kV HV line between Nouakchott and Zouerate and the associated substations. It comprises two lots:
Lot 1: Electric Lines
- 225 kV line between the Nouakchott Dual-Fuel Power Station and Akjoujt, a double circuit line of approx. length of 248 km
- 225 kV line between Akjoujt and Atar, a double circuit line of approx. length of 175 km
- 225 kV line between Atar and Zouerate, a double circuit line of approx. length of 247 km
- 33 kV line between Atar Substation and the city of Atar with an approx. length of 39 km
Lot 2: Associated Electrical Substations
- Extension of the 225 kV Substation "NKT Centrale Nord" in Nouakchott
- Construction of a new 225/33 kV substation in Akjoujt
- Construction of a new 225/33 kV substation in Atar
- Construction of a new 225/33 kV substation in Zouerate
intec's services
The Consultant's services particularly refer to:
- Review of the tender dossiers
- Organisation and coordination of the project
- Assessment/validation of the technical documents and studies prepared by the Contractors
- Control and supervision of construction works
- Inspection of manufacture and supervision of the transportation of the equipment
- Supervision of commissioning of the works
- Preparation of operation and maintenance manuals
- Assistance during the guarantee period
- Reports
- Training of SOMELEC's staff on management and supervision of the project.
Client
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité (SOMELEC)Financing
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)Period of implementation
09.2018 - 06.2022Pakistan - Dasu Transmission Line Project
Pakistan plans to develop hydropower potential, with a focus on exploring the Indus River catchment. Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) is in its most advanced stages of development, and the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) needs to provide the infrastructure to evacuate power generated by DHP and other downstream hydropower plants to be installed along the river Indus. For this purpose, the following technical measures will be implemented under the present project:
- construction of one 765 kV double-circuit transmission line of 140 km length from Dasu Hydropower to Mansehra Substation,
- construction of one 765 kV double-circuit transmission line of 110 km length from Mansehra Substation to Islamabad West Substation,
- construction of two new 765/500/220 kV substations at Mansehra and Islamabad West.
intec's services
Assignment A
- Review and update of tender-level engineering design for the transmission lines as well as the pertaining system integration studies
- Preparation and detailed design of line route, tower foundations and steel structure, and associated equipment
- Review and update of geotechnical and topographical survey, and investigation for 250 km line and substations
- Preparation of detailed design, layout and specifications for the two substations
- Preparation and finalisation of bidding documents for both, the transmission lines and the substations
- Preparation of cost estimates and implementation arrangements
- Preparation and update of environmental and social management plans (ESMPs)
- Support to the client during prequalification, bidding, tender evaluation, contracting and project management
Assignment B
- Support to the client on procurement, contract management and construction supervision
- Assistance to the client on project management, monitoring and evaluation
- Support for updating the resettlement action plan (RAP) and the environmental management plan (EMP) and their implementation
- Assistance to the client for post-construction services
- Technical and professional assistance and training to client's staff
Client
National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC)Financing
World BankPeriod of implementation
03/2019 - 03/2026-
Serbia - Supervising Engineer for the Supply and Installation Project "Electrical Equipment for the Reaction in Emergency Situations" in the Republic of Serbia
The purpose of this supervision contract is to provide EPS (Elektroprivreda Srbije) with the necessary assistance in the coordination, supervision, project and site management of three supply contracts.
The technical equipment to be installed under the project includes the following:
- One mobile transformer substation 110/35 kV, 20 MVA (Lot 1)
- Three mobile transformer substations 35/10 kV, 8 MVA (Lot 2)
- One remote monitoring and control system for the MV distribution grid in the area of Elektrosrbija Kraljevo (Lot 3).
intec's services
- Assistance in the preparation of implementation plans and time schedules
- Participation in factory acceptance tests (FATs)
- Assistance in supervising and monitoring construction, commissioning and testing of equipment
- Assistance in project and site management issues, in progress assessment and verification
- Establishment and assistance in QA/QC procedures through witnessing and certification of acceptance testing at site and at the workshops
- Checking and approval of Contractors' payment requests and supporting documents
- Participation in provisional and final acceptance of deliveries and installation
- Preparation of provisional and final acceptance certificates on behalf of the contracting authorities
- Assistance during the defects liability period.
Client
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of SerbiaFinancing
European UnionPeriod of implementation
29.12.2017 - 28.2.2021 -
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa Transmission & Distribution System Rehabilitation & Upgrading Project
An Addis Ababa Distribution Master Plan (AADMP) was elaborated to identify a number of rehabilitation, short-term and medium-term subprojects to be undertaken until 2022 and 2034 respectively. These subprojects are summarised in the ‘Addis Ababa Transmission & Distribution System Rehabilitation & Upgrading Project (AATDRUP)’. They have been allocated into four suitable contract packages.
The present project covers Package-III: Short- and Medium-Term Project (Substation and Transmission), which includes the upgrading of 11 existing substations (7.5/15/33/45 kV), the construction of one new 132/33/15 kV GIS substation, and the construction of a number of 132 kV double-circuit overhead lines, 33 kV feeder lines, and 132 kV underground cables.
intec's services
- Review and finalisation of bidding documents
- Assistance during the bidding period
- Bid evaluation, contract negotiations and preparation of contract documents
- Assistance during procurement
- Design, review, approval, supervision, and quality control of construction works
- Witnessing of factory acceptance tests
- Follow-up of environmental mitigation measures
- Final inspection, issuance of completion certificate and operational acceptance certificate
- Training of the EEP's staff members on-the-job and in the Consultant's home office
- General capacity building and technical assistance
- Project reporting
Client
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)Financing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
01.2019 - 01.2021 -
Iraq - German Credit Facility to Assist the Return of IDPs in Iraq (GCFI) – Management and Monitoring Consultant
Rebuilding territories liberated from terrorist activities constitutes a priority to the Iraqi government as part of its overall objective of long-term recovery and stabilisation. The overarching objective of the GCFI is to contribute to the permanent return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their home locations in Iraq. To this end, the GCFI will support investments into the restoration of local economic and social infrastructure. The programme will cover interventions in the energy, water/sanitations, roads/bridges, education and health sectors, with an initial focus on energy, water/sanitation and roads/bridges.
Major tasks of the Management and Monitoring Consultant (MC) are:- Support ReFAATO in setting up the programme’s monitoring system
- Capacitate the Project Management Teams (PMT) at the relevant Line Ministries in their role as PIAs, especially prior to the engagement of the GCFI Technical Implementation Consultant (TIC)
Under the programme, intec provides services for the monitoring of investment package implementation in the field of energy, particularly for the following projects:
- Rehabilitation of one 400/132/11 kV, 4 x 250 MVA GIS substation
- Construction of two new 132/33 kV, 3 x 63 MVA GIS substations
- Construction of two new 33/11 kV, 3 x 31.5 MVA distribution substations
- Construction of one new 154 km 132 kV double-circuit transmission line
- Rehabilitation of one 132/33 kV, 3 x 63 MVA GIS substation and three 132/33/11 kV AIS substations
- Supply of three 132/33/11 kV, 3 x 63 MVA power transformers
- Supply of eight 33/11 kV, 31.5 MVA mobile substations, five 33/11 kV, 31.5 MVA power transformers
- Supply of distribution transformers 11/0.4 kV, different power ratings, distribution kiosks and accessories
intec's services
Development of a monitoring system:
- Design financial and technical monitoring systems
- Develop an Environmental and Social Management Framework
- Develop and implement a public information strategy and a grievance redress mechanism
Implementation of monitoring system (throughout Project Implementation)
- Support for overall project monitoring and reporting
- Social and environmental safeguard management, monitoring and safety and security risk management
Capacity building to ReFAATO and the Ministry of Electricity regarding the implementation of the GCFI
Client
ReFAATO – Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terroristic OperationsFinancing
KfW Development BankPeriod of implementation
12.2017 - 12.2020
Serbia - Supervising Engineer for the Supply and Installation Project "Electrical Equipment for the Reaction in Emergency Situations" in the Republic of Serbia
The purpose of this supervision contract is to provide EPS (Elektroprivreda Srbije) with the necessary assistance in the coordination, supervision, project and site management of three supply contracts.
The technical equipment to be installed under the project includes the following:
- One mobile transformer substation 110/35 kV, 20 MVA (Lot 1)
- Three mobile transformer substations 35/10 kV, 8 MVA (Lot 2)
- One remote monitoring and control system for the MV distribution grid in the area of Elektrosrbija Kraljevo (Lot 3).
intec's services
- Assistance in the preparation of implementation plans and time schedules
- Participation in factory acceptance tests (FATs)
- Assistance in supervising and monitoring construction, commissioning and testing of equipment
- Assistance in project and site management issues, in progress assessment and verification
- Establishment and assistance in QA/QC procedures through witnessing and certification of acceptance testing at site and at the workshops
- Checking and approval of Contractors' payment requests and supporting documents
- Participation in provisional and final acceptance of deliveries and installation
- Preparation of provisional and final acceptance certificates on behalf of the contracting authorities
- Assistance during the defects liability period.
Client
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of SerbiaFinancing
European UnionPeriod of implementation
29.12.2017 - 28.2.2021Ethiopia - Addis Ababa Transmission & Distribution System Rehabilitation & Upgrading Project
An Addis Ababa Distribution Master Plan (AADMP) was elaborated to identify a number of rehabilitation, short-term and medium-term subprojects to be undertaken until 2022 and 2034 respectively. These subprojects are summarised in the ‘Addis Ababa Transmission & Distribution System Rehabilitation & Upgrading Project (AATDRUP)’. They have been allocated into four suitable contract packages.
The present project covers Package-III: Short- and Medium-Term Project (Substation and Transmission), which includes the upgrading of 11 existing substations (7.5/15/33/45 kV), the construction of one new 132/33/15 kV GIS substation, and the construction of a number of 132 kV double-circuit overhead lines, 33 kV feeder lines, and 132 kV underground cables.
intec's services
- Review and finalisation of bidding documents
- Assistance during the bidding period
- Bid evaluation, contract negotiations and preparation of contract documents
- Assistance during procurement
- Design, review, approval, supervision, and quality control of construction works
- Witnessing of factory acceptance tests
- Follow-up of environmental mitigation measures
- Final inspection, issuance of completion certificate and operational acceptance certificate
- Training of the EEP's staff members on-the-job and in the Consultant's home office
- General capacity building and technical assistance
- Project reporting
Client
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)Financing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
01.2019 - 01.2021Iraq - German Credit Facility to Assist the Return of IDPs in Iraq (GCFI) – Management and Monitoring Consultant
Rebuilding territories liberated from terrorist activities constitutes a priority to the Iraqi government as part of its overall objective of long-term recovery and stabilisation. The overarching objective of the GCFI is to contribute to the permanent return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their home locations in Iraq. To this end, the GCFI will support investments into the restoration of local economic and social infrastructure. The programme will cover interventions in the energy, water/sanitations, roads/bridges, education and health sectors, with an initial focus on energy, water/sanitation and roads/bridges.
Major tasks of the Management and Monitoring Consultant (MC) are:
- Support ReFAATO in setting up the programme’s monitoring system
- Capacitate the Project Management Teams (PMT) at the relevant Line Ministries in their role as PIAs, especially prior to the engagement of the GCFI Technical Implementation Consultant (TIC)
Under the programme, intec provides services for the monitoring of investment package implementation in the field of energy, particularly for the following projects:
- Rehabilitation of one 400/132/11 kV, 4 x 250 MVA GIS substation
- Construction of two new 132/33 kV, 3 x 63 MVA GIS substations
- Construction of two new 33/11 kV, 3 x 31.5 MVA distribution substations
- Construction of one new 154 km 132 kV double-circuit transmission line
- Rehabilitation of one 132/33 kV, 3 x 63 MVA GIS substation and three 132/33/11 kV AIS substations
- Supply of three 132/33/11 kV, 3 x 63 MVA power transformers
- Supply of eight 33/11 kV, 31.5 MVA mobile substations, five 33/11 kV, 31.5 MVA power transformers
- Supply of distribution transformers 11/0.4 kV, different power ratings, distribution kiosks and accessories
intec's services
Development of a monitoring system:
- Design financial and technical monitoring systems
- Develop an Environmental and Social Management Framework
- Develop and implement a public information strategy and a grievance redress mechanism
Implementation of monitoring system (throughout Project Implementation)
- Support for overall project monitoring and reporting
- Social and environmental safeguard management, monitoring and safety and security risk management
Capacity building to ReFAATO and the Ministry of Electricity regarding the implementation of the GCFI
Client
ReFAATO – Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terroristic OperationsFinancing
KfW Development BankPeriod of implementation
12.2017 - 12.2020-
Tanzania - Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project - Transmission Line Component (Tanzania part of the regional Burundi - Rwanda - Tanzania project)
The ‘Regional Hydropower Plant Rusumo Fall’ project was jointly developed by Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. It includes the construction of a hydropower plant as well as the construction of 387 km of high-voltage lines and associated substations in the three countries (the present project).
In Tanzania, services include detailed design and works supervision for the following:
- 98.2 km of 220 kV d.c. transmission line (with one circuit strung) with twin conductors, one galvanised shieldwire and one OPGW, strung on lattice steel towers, from the power plant to the new Nyakanazi Substation
- A new 220/33 kV substation in Nyakanazi
intec's services
intec contributes to the following tasks:
- Review of transmission line routes, angle towers and substation site location
- Detailed design
- Elaboration of technical specifications and tender documents
- Review of Contractors' design and drawings
- Monitoring and supervision of works
- Factory acceptance testing and inspection of material and equipment on site
- Commissioning of equipment
- Reporting
Client
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO)Financing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
16.12.2016 - 16.12.2020 -
Bangladesh - 400 kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line Aminbazar - Maowa - Mongla and 400/230 kV Substation at Aminbazar
Consulting services for the construction of:
- approx. 176 km of 400 kV double-circuit transmission line Aminbazar - Maowa - Mongla (including a river crossing of approx. 9.6 km length and an estimated height of 160 m).
- a new 400/230 kV substation at Aminbazar (AIS)
for the evacuation of power from the 1,320 MW Rampal Power Plant to Aminbazar Substation.
intec's services
Preconstruction phase:
- Electro-magnetic transient program (EMTP) study for reactor selection at Aminbazar and Mongla Substations
- Preparation of bid documents following ADB standard (basic design, technical specifications, bills of quantities, commercial and contract conditions) for two lots (one substation and one transmission line)
- Evaluation of bids and preparation of respective reports; recommendation for award of contracts
Construction phase:
- Review of contractors' design and submitted documents and recommendation for approval
- Monitoring of contractors' work programme and time schedule
- Supervision of construction works and environmental plans
- Participation in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs)
- Management of the EPC contracts in all respects
- Preparation of and participation in commissioning and taking over
- Services during the 12 months' Defects Liability Period
- Reporting
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB)Financing
Asian Development Bank (ADB)Period of implementation
2016 - 2020 -
Kenya - Power Interconnection Project (KTPIP) (Kenyan Part)
Tanzania and Kenya have joined forces to construct a 400 kV interconnection line that runs from a proposed 400 kV substation at Isinya near Nairobi in Kenya up to Arusha in Tanzania (210 km) and further to a planned 400 kV substation in Singida (300 km). Works in Kenya comprise the following:
- Lot K1: Approx. 96 km of 400 kV transmission line between Isinya Substation and the Kenya-Tanzania border.
intec's services
Phase 0: Procurement
- Contract negotiations and preparation of contract documents with the EPC contractors
Phase 1: Pre-Construction
- Review of EPC Contractors' detailed design
- Elaboration of project management manuals
- Function-based definition of applicable standards and project construction guide documents
Phase 2: Construction
- Supervision and quality control of construction works and commissioning
- Monitoring and follow-up of environmental issues and mitigation measures
- Supervision and clarification of project's cultural heritage issues
- Factory test witnessing
- Organisation of joint site meetings
- Reporting
- Support during the 12-months' Defects Liability Period
Training of Employer's Staff
- On-the-job training on design approval, construction supervision and project management
- Overseas' training for Employer's senior engineers on system planning and network analysis, power system protection and automation, SCADA and telecommunication, power grid operation and maintenance, scheduled and preventive maintenance of HV lines and substations, environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA), resettlement action plans (RAP) and implementation of environmental and social management plans (ESMP)
Client
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO)Financing
African Development Bank, Japanese International Cooperation AgencyPeriod of implementation
2017 - 2020
Tanzania - Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project - Transmission Line Component (Tanzania part of the regional Burundi - Rwanda - Tanzania project)
The ‘Regional Hydropower Plant Rusumo Fall’ project was jointly developed by Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. It includes the construction of a hydropower plant as well as the construction of 387 km of high-voltage lines and associated substations in the three countries (the present project).
In Tanzania, services include detailed design and works supervision for the following:
- 98.2 km of 220 kV d.c. transmission line (with one circuit strung) with twin conductors, one galvanised shieldwire and one OPGW, strung on lattice steel towers, from the power plant to the new Nyakanazi Substation
- A new 220/33 kV substation in Nyakanazi
intec's services
intec contributes to the following tasks:
- Review of transmission line routes, angle towers and substation site location
- Detailed design
- Elaboration of technical specifications and tender documents
- Review of Contractors' design and drawings
- Monitoring and supervision of works
- Factory acceptance testing and inspection of material and equipment on site
- Commissioning of equipment
- Reporting
Client
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO)Financing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
16.12.2016 - 16.12.2020Bangladesh - 400 kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line Aminbazar - Maowa - Mongla and 400/230 kV Substation at Aminbazar
Consulting services for the construction of:
- approx. 176 km of 400 kV double-circuit transmission line Aminbazar - Maowa - Mongla (including a river crossing of approx. 9.6 km length and an estimated height of 160 m).
- a new 400/230 kV substation at Aminbazar (AIS)
for the evacuation of power from the 1,320 MW Rampal Power Plant to Aminbazar Substation.
intec's services
Preconstruction phase:
- Electro-magnetic transient program (EMTP) study for reactor selection at Aminbazar and Mongla Substations
- Preparation of bid documents following ADB standard (basic design, technical specifications, bills of quantities, commercial and contract conditions) for two lots (one substation and one transmission line)
- Evaluation of bids and preparation of respective reports; recommendation for award of contracts
Construction phase:
- Review of contractors' design and submitted documents and recommendation for approval
- Monitoring of contractors' work programme and time schedule
- Supervision of construction works and environmental plans
- Participation in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs)
- Management of the EPC contracts in all respects
- Preparation of and participation in commissioning and taking over
- Services during the 12 months' Defects Liability Period
- Reporting
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB)Financing
Asian Development Bank (ADB)Period of implementation
2016 - 2020Kenya - Power Interconnection Project (KTPIP) (Kenyan Part)
Tanzania and Kenya have joined forces to construct a 400 kV interconnection line that runs from a proposed 400 kV substation at Isinya near Nairobi in Kenya up to Arusha in Tanzania (210 km) and further to a planned 400 kV substation in Singida (300 km). Works in Kenya comprise the following:
- Lot K1: Approx. 96 km of 400 kV transmission line between Isinya Substation and the Kenya-Tanzania border.
intec's services
Phase 0: Procurement
- Contract negotiations and preparation of contract documents with the EPC contractors
Phase 1: Pre-Construction
- Review of EPC Contractors' detailed design
- Elaboration of project management manuals
- Function-based definition of applicable standards and project construction guide documents
Phase 2: Construction
- Supervision and quality control of construction works and commissioning
- Monitoring and follow-up of environmental issues and mitigation measures
- Supervision and clarification of project's cultural heritage issues
- Factory test witnessing
- Organisation of joint site meetings
- Reporting
- Support during the 12-months' Defects Liability Period
Training of Employer's Staff
- On-the-job training on design approval, construction supervision and project management
- Overseas' training for Employer's senior engineers on system planning and network analysis, power system protection and automation, SCADA and telecommunication, power grid operation and maintenance, scheduled and preventive maintenance of HV lines and substations, environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA), resettlement action plans (RAP) and implementation of environmental and social management plans (ESMP)