Power distribution systems - Project examples
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Burundi - 220 kV Line Kamanyola - Bujumbura, Associated 110 kV Lines and the 220/110/30/10 kV Substation Bujumbura
The project is part of the 'Multinational Project for the Interconnection of the Electrical Networks of the Nile Equatorial Lake Countries' (Projet multinational d'interconnexion des réseaux électriques des pays des lacs équatoriaux du Nil (PMIREL-PLEN). It aims to establish a 220 kV interconnection between Ruzizi III Substation at Kamanyola (D.R. Congo) and the Rubirizi Substation in Burundi to evacuate the Burundian part of the energy produced by the future 145 MW Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant. The project covers the following technical measures:
- Construction of a 220 kV single-circuit line of 80 km length
- Construction of a total of 8 km of 110 kV double-circuit lines
- Construction of a 30 kV double-circuit line
- Construction of a new 220/110/30 kV substation at Rubirizi (two autotransformers 220/110/30 kV, 48/64/80 MVA with a 18/24/30 MVA tertiary winding)
- Extension of the 110 kV Substation 'RN1' to accommodate the connection of the new 220/110 kV substation
- Construction of a new 30/10 kV substation equipped with two 30/10 kV, 10 MVA transformers
intec's services
- Detailed design, technical specifications and cost estimate for the 30/10 kV substation equipment
- Consolidation of the tender dossier for the 220/110/30 kV substation
- Assistance to the Employer during tendering for the 220/110/30/10 kV substation works
- Review of the design for the 220/110 kV lines equipment
- Factory acceptance testing for all equipment under the project
- Receipt of materials and equipment to site
- Works supervision and general assistance for the management of the project
- Project completion, testing and commissioning
- Certification of payments
- Reporting
Client
REGIDESOFinancing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
2.5.2017 - 1.5.2020 -
Ghana - Ghana Electricity Sector Support Project
Since 2007, SECO, together with other international donors, has been financing the Ghana Energy Developing and Access Program (GEDAP) which is hosted by the Ghana Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP) and aims at improving the efficiency of power distribution in Ghana and at increasing access to electricity by the population. The third phase of the programme (GEDAP III) has started in September 2014. Its focus is to increase electricity access through 1) financing electricity distribution infrastructure, 2) renewable energy development and energy efficiency, and 3) institutional strengthening. To support project implementation, SECO has contracted a "backstopper" who will carry out the tasks specified below.
intec's services
Inception Study
- Preparation of an inception study recommending main measures to be implemented during the project
Technical Support
- Review of strategic documents on the energy sector
- Preparation of feasibility studies of proposed technical and institutional strengthening measures (wind, solar, hydropower, biomass)
- Expert opinion on technical options, review of and comments on project reports and technical documents
- Punctual technical support and comprehensive input to SECO's Project Completion Note
Procurement
- Support to project procurement measures, incl. review of tender documents and procedures
- Expert opinion on submitted bids
Monitoring
- Assistance to the GEDAP Secretariat and SECO in monitoring the implementation of the project
- Annual controlling missions to monitor project results against the logframe targets and objectives
Client
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP), GEDAP SecretariatFinancing
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)Period of implementation
30.03.2015 - 30.03.2020 -
UAE - 33/11kV primary substation: Project Designer and Technical Advisor Consultancy Services
Design, execution and completion of a 33/11 kV primary substation to provide high voltage power to the Nibras Development site including the cable laying works from the grid station to primary substation.
- Preliminary design
- Detailed design
- Employers' requirement(s)
- Technical advisor services
intec's services
- Development of preliminary design, detailed design & ER documents.
- All required governmental authorities design NOCs/Approvals.
- Any surveys, testing and temporary works
- Assist in selecting the D&B Contractor
- Review of design, if any, done by the D&B Contractor
- Quality Control & Assurance during construction phase
- Witnessing of testing & commissioning
- Energisation and commissioning
- Maintenance of works during maintenance period
- Handover to relevant authorities
Client
Mubadala Development Company PJSCFinancing
Mubadala Development Company PJSCPeriod of implementation
03.2016 - 02.2020
Burundi - 220 kV Line Kamanyola - Bujumbura, Associated 110 kV Lines and the 220/110/30/10 kV Substation Bujumbura
The project is part of the 'Multinational Project for the Interconnection of the Electrical Networks of the Nile Equatorial Lake Countries' (Projet multinational d'interconnexion des réseaux électriques des pays des lacs équatoriaux du Nil (PMIREL-PLEN). It aims to establish a 220 kV interconnection between Ruzizi III Substation at Kamanyola (D.R. Congo) and the Rubirizi Substation in Burundi to evacuate the Burundian part of the energy produced by the future 145 MW Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant. The project covers the following technical measures:
- Construction of a 220 kV single-circuit line of 80 km length
- Construction of a total of 8 km of 110 kV double-circuit lines
- Construction of a 30 kV double-circuit line
- Construction of a new 220/110/30 kV substation at Rubirizi (two autotransformers 220/110/30 kV, 48/64/80 MVA with a 18/24/30 MVA tertiary winding)
- Extension of the 110 kV Substation 'RN1' to accommodate the connection of the new 220/110 kV substation
- Construction of a new 30/10 kV substation equipped with two 30/10 kV, 10 MVA transformers
intec's services
- Detailed design, technical specifications and cost estimate for the 30/10 kV substation equipment
- Consolidation of the tender dossier for the 220/110/30 kV substation
- Assistance to the Employer during tendering for the 220/110/30/10 kV substation works
- Review of the design for the 220/110 kV lines equipment
- Factory acceptance testing for all equipment under the project
- Receipt of materials and equipment to site
- Works supervision and general assistance for the management of the project
- Project completion, testing and commissioning
- Certification of payments
- Reporting
Client
REGIDESOFinancing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
2.5.2017 - 1.5.2020Ghana - Ghana Electricity Sector Support Project
Since 2007, SECO, together with other international donors, has been financing the Ghana Energy Developing and Access Program (GEDAP) which is hosted by the Ghana Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP) and aims at improving the efficiency of power distribution in Ghana and at increasing access to electricity by the population. The third phase of the programme (GEDAP III) has started in September 2014. Its focus is to increase electricity access through 1) financing electricity distribution infrastructure, 2) renewable energy development and energy efficiency, and 3) institutional strengthening. To support project implementation, SECO has contracted a "backstopper" who will carry out the tasks specified below.
intec's services
Inception Study
- Preparation of an inception study recommending main measures to be implemented during the project
Technical Support
- Review of strategic documents on the energy sector
- Preparation of feasibility studies of proposed technical and institutional strengthening measures (wind, solar, hydropower, biomass)
- Expert opinion on technical options, review of and comments on project reports and technical documents
- Punctual technical support and comprehensive input to SECO's Project Completion Note
Procurement
- Support to project procurement measures, incl. review of tender documents and procedures
- Expert opinion on submitted bids
Monitoring
- Assistance to the GEDAP Secretariat and SECO in monitoring the implementation of the project
- Annual controlling missions to monitor project results against the logframe targets and objectives
Client
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP), GEDAP SecretariatFinancing
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)Period of implementation
30.03.2015 - 30.03.2020UAE - 33/11kV primary substation: Project Designer and Technical Advisor Consultancy Services
Design, execution and completion of a 33/11 kV primary substation to provide high voltage power to the Nibras Development site including the cable laying works from the grid station to primary substation.
- Preliminary design
- Detailed design
- Employers' requirement(s)
- Technical advisor services
intec's services
- Development of preliminary design, detailed design & ER documents.
- All required governmental authorities design NOCs/Approvals.
- Any surveys, testing and temporary works
- Assist in selecting the D&B Contractor
- Review of design, if any, done by the D&B Contractor
- Quality Control & Assurance during construction phase
- Witnessing of testing & commissioning
- Energisation and commissioning
- Maintenance of works during maintenance period
- Handover to relevant authorities
Client
Mubadala Development Company PJSCFinancing
Mubadala Development Company PJSCPeriod of implementation
03.2016 - 02.2020-
Guinea - Implementation of the National Dispatching
The general objective of this project is the monitoring and control of costs, of the quality and the time schedule of implementation works. The project includes all site works for the the National Dispatching Centre implementation. Following EDG's long-term master plan, the National Dispatching Centre shall integrate transmission lines at the level of 60 and 110 kV. The project has been interrupted due to the Ebola epidemic and new financing.
intec's services
- Coordination of activities between the Client EDG and the Contractor
- Check and approval of the Contractor's design and drawings during works execution
- Control of equipment manufacture
- Factory acceptance tests for main equipment
- Monthly / quarterly planning of project activities
- Control of works progress and adherence to the time schedule
- Coordination of meetings and drafting of Minutes of Meetings
- Monitoring of cost and implementation schedule
- Information to the Client about the progress of works and about any difficulties that could hamper smooth project implementation
- Elaboration of periodic progress reports
- Recommendation of necessary intervention measures to the Project Implementation Unit
- Validation of testing and commissioning procedures
- Proposals for settlement of accounts, preliminary and final taking over of works
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
National Development Budget, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD)Period of implementation
05.2014 - 12.2019 -
Haiti - Construction of a Modern Dispatching
This project constitutes Component 3 of the new investment programme for the energy sector in Haiti (PRELEN), which is supported by the major donors active in the sector. It aims at assisting EDH in the technical field; more specifically in the construction of a modern dispatching.
The existing dispatching was built in 1981 and manages the 115 and 69 kV levels on the generation and transmission side and the 12.47 kV level on the distribution side. The monitoring and dispatching of the network presently is done through permanent surveillance of the system frequency plus by means of radio communication with the substations operators and the power plants.
intec's services
- Implementation studies and detailed engineering; engineering reports
- Preparation of the tender dossiers
- Launching of the tender and assistance during the tender period
- Bid evaluation, preparation of contract documents and contract enforcement
- Organisation and coordination of construction works
- Monitoring and supervision of works, quality control, receipt of material in the factory and on site
- Certification of contractors' invoices
- Preliminary and final acceptance
- Reporting.
Client
Electricité d'Haïti (EDH)Financing
International Development Agency (IDA)Period of implementation
24.10.2017 - 23.10.2019 -
Guinea - 60 kV Line Matoto - Kaloum and 110 kV Line from Matoto to Kaloum
The overall objective of the project consists of:
- Studying the feasibility of replacing the existing 60 kV line between Matoto and Kaloum with a 110 kV line
- Studying the feasibility of constructing a 110/20 kV primary substation at Sanoyah to feed the Kagbélen industrial zone and the distribution network of the Ansoumania zone
- An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
- Establishing the technical specifications and elaborating the tender dossier for the con-struction of the 110/20 kV primary substation at Sanoyah.
intec's services
- Determination of the optimum line route for the replacement of the 60 kV line Matoto - Kaloum with a new 110 kV line
- Study and determination of the substation boundaries for the construction of the 110/20 kV primary substation Sanoyah
- Determination of the technical specifications and elaboration of the tender dossier for the substation
- Design of the 110 kV line Matoto - Kaloum to replace the existing 60 kV line and for a substation with two lines and two transformers of 50 MVA each
- Detailed cost estimate for the facilities; including the environmental and social measures
- Estimate of all related risks and consideration of possible compensation measures
- Training
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
French Development Agency (AFD)Period of implementation
06.2018 - 05.2019 - Studying the feasibility of replacing the existing 60 kV line between Matoto and Kaloum with a 110 kV line
Guinea - Implementation of the National Dispatching
The general objective of this project is the monitoring and control of costs, of the quality and the time schedule of implementation works. The project includes all site works for the the National Dispatching Centre implementation. Following EDG's long-term master plan, the National Dispatching Centre shall integrate transmission lines at the level of 60 and 110 kV. The project has been interrupted due to the Ebola epidemic and new financing.
intec's services
- Coordination of activities between the Client EDG and the Contractor
- Check and approval of the Contractor's design and drawings during works execution
- Control of equipment manufacture
- Factory acceptance tests for main equipment
- Monthly / quarterly planning of project activities
- Control of works progress and adherence to the time schedule
- Coordination of meetings and drafting of Minutes of Meetings
- Monitoring of cost and implementation schedule
- Information to the Client about the progress of works and about any difficulties that could hamper smooth project implementation
- Elaboration of periodic progress reports
- Recommendation of necessary intervention measures to the Project Implementation Unit
- Validation of testing and commissioning procedures
- Proposals for settlement of accounts, preliminary and final taking over of works
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
National Development Budget, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD)Period of implementation
05.2014 - 12.2019Haiti - Construction of a Modern Dispatching
This project constitutes Component 3 of the new investment programme for the energy sector in Haiti (PRELEN), which is supported by the major donors active in the sector. It aims at assisting EDH in the technical field; more specifically in the construction of a modern dispatching.
The existing dispatching was built in 1981 and manages the 115 and 69 kV levels on the generation and transmission side and the 12.47 kV level on the distribution side. The monitoring and dispatching of the network presently is done through permanent surveillance of the system frequency plus by means of radio communication with the substations operators and the power plants.
intec's services
- Implementation studies and detailed engineering; engineering reports
- Preparation of the tender dossiers
- Launching of the tender and assistance during the tender period
- Bid evaluation, preparation of contract documents and contract enforcement
- Organisation and coordination of construction works
- Monitoring and supervision of works, quality control, receipt of material in the factory and on site
- Certification of contractors' invoices
- Preliminary and final acceptance
- Reporting.
Client
Electricité d'Haïti (EDH)Financing
International Development Agency (IDA)Period of implementation
24.10.2017 - 23.10.2019Guinea - 60 kV Line Matoto - Kaloum and 110 kV Line from Matoto to Kaloum
The overall objective of the project consists of:
- Studying the feasibility of replacing the existing 60 kV line between Matoto and Kaloum with a 110 kV line
- Studying the feasibility of constructing a 110/20 kV primary substation at Sanoyah to feed the Kagbélen industrial zone and the distribution network of the Ansoumania zone
- An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
- Establishing the technical specifications and elaborating the tender dossier for the con-struction of the 110/20 kV primary substation at Sanoyah.
intec's services
- Determination of the optimum line route for the replacement of the 60 kV line Matoto - Kaloum with a new 110 kV line
- Study and determination of the substation boundaries for the construction of the 110/20 kV primary substation Sanoyah
- Determination of the technical specifications and elaboration of the tender dossier for the substation
- Design of the 110 kV line Matoto - Kaloum to replace the existing 60 kV line and for a substation with two lines and two transformers of 50 MVA each
- Detailed cost estimate for the facilities; including the environmental and social measures
- Estimate of all related risks and consideration of possible compensation measures
- Training
Client
Electricité de Guinée (EDG)Financing
French Development Agency (AFD)Period of implementation
06.2018 - 05.2019-
Viet Nam - Solar PV plant Phuoc Thai 2 and 3 - Gap closing in the preparation phase
The project concept design prepared by the Project Executing Agency EVN provides for 200 MWp of solar generation in three phases. The Government of Vietnam has requested financing support from German Financial Cooperation via KfW.
Phase 1 provides for 50 MWp, including DC to 22 kV AC invertors, a control building, access roads and a new 2 x 125 MVA 220/22 step-up substation to interconnect with EVN´s existing 220 kV double circuit transmission line.
The subsequent Phases 2 (100 MWp) and 3 (50 MWp) under KfW funding will add an additional 150 MWp of solar generation in the selected areas.
intec's services
- Gap-closing on the technical pre-feasibility and feasibility study prepared by a local engineering consultant
- Due Diligence report
- Independent yield assessment, including a solar resource assessment
- Grid integration study (production curve, steady-state analysis, dynamic analysis, know-how transfer)
- Implementation concept and initial technical specifications
- Cost estimates
Client
KfW Development BankFinancing
KfW Development BankPeriod of implementation
06.2018 - 05.2019 -
UAE - 11 kV Power Distribution Network Design (Tawazun Industrial Park - TIP)
Tawazun Industrial Parkis in process for developing 11KV Substation and Cabling works in TIP which involves:
- Supply and Installation of 1500 KVA Package Substation including LV Panels and 11 KV Cablings - 4 to 7 nos based on Load Study.
- Supply and Installation of 3000KVA Substation Including LV Panels and 11KV Cablings - 1 nos
intec's services
Consultancy Services for 11 kV Power Distribution Network Design - 11/0.415 kV Distribution Substations and its associated 11 kV cabling works, 11 kV power supply loop cabling work between Primary Substation and IGT building at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), Abu Dhabi
Stage 1 covering:
- Load demand study
- Protection study (Upstream & Downstream)
- LDN development and submission to TIP
- Tender designs
Stage 2 covering:
- Development of tender documents
- Tendering support and Contractor’s Contract documentation covering pre- and post-bid clarifications and Technical & Commercial tender evaluation
Stage 3: Site Supervision
Client
Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP)Financing
Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP)Period of implementation
01.03.2018 - 30.05.2019 -
Cambodia - Extension of the Medium Distribution Grid
The objective of the project is to upgrade and expand distribution and transmission infrastructure for increased access to energy, improved electricity services for the rural population and to contribute to primary energy savings.
The tentative scope of the project is the following:- Component 1: Extension of the medium distribution grid (either 22 kV or/and 35 kV, incl. station transformers) in the rural areas
- Component 2: Construction of two new 115/22 kV grid AIS and GIS substations for strengthening the power evacuation to the 22 kV grid
intec, in its role as the Consultant, shall undertake investigations to assess the technical and economic justification of the planned transmission system expansion.
intec's services
- Brief review of the context of the power sector
- Assessment of the power sub-sector transmission & distribution in the project area, incl. a network analysis
- Survey of AIS and GIS substation areas and review of conceptual AIS and GIS substa-tion design, and provision of an analysis of a potential new AIS and GIS substation
- Review of a future AIS and GIS Substation in the centre of Siem Reap
- Review of proposed enhancement of the MV transmission system
- Identification of additional investment needs
- Conceptual design of the proposed measures
- Review of operation and maintenance concept and identifying training needs
- Cost estimates and investment budget
- Impact assessment and indicators (climate mitigation, access to electricity, local economic development)
- Economic and financial analysis
- Draft implementation concept, procurement plan and project timetable
- Risk assessment
Client
Electricité du Cambodge represented by KfWFinancing
KfW Development BankPeriod of implementation
08.2018 - 02.2019
Viet Nam - Solar PV plant Phuoc Thai 2 and 3 - Gap closing in the preparation phase
The project concept design prepared by the Project Executing Agency EVN provides for 200 MWp of solar generation in three phases. The Government of Vietnam has requested financing support from German Financial Cooperation via KfW.
Phase 1 provides for 50 MWp, including DC to 22 kV AC invertors, a control building, access roads and a new 2 x 125 MVA 220/22 step-up substation to interconnect with EVN´s existing 220 kV double circuit transmission line.
The subsequent Phases 2 (100 MWp) and 3 (50 MWp) under KfW funding will add an additional 150 MWp of solar generation in the selected areas.
intec's services
- Gap-closing on the technical pre-feasibility and feasibility study prepared by a local engineering consultant
- Due Diligence report
- Independent yield assessment, including a solar resource assessment
- Grid integration study (production curve, steady-state analysis, dynamic analysis, know-how transfer)
- Implementation concept and initial technical specifications
- Cost estimates
Client
KfW Development BankFinancing
KfW Development BankPeriod of implementation
06.2018 - 05.2019UAE - 11 kV Power Distribution Network Design (Tawazun Industrial Park - TIP)
Tawazun Industrial Parkis in process for developing 11KV Substation and Cabling works in TIP which involves:
- Supply and Installation of 1500 KVA Package Substation including LV Panels and 11 KV Cablings - 4 to 7 nos based on Load Study.
- Supply and Installation of 3000KVA Substation Including LV Panels and 11KV Cablings - 1 nos
intec's services
Consultancy Services for 11 kV Power Distribution Network Design - 11/0.415 kV Distribution Substations and its associated 11 kV cabling works, 11 kV power supply loop cabling work between Primary Substation and IGT building at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), Abu Dhabi
Stage 1 covering:
- Load demand study
- Protection study (Upstream & Downstream)
- LDN development and submission to TIP
- Tender designs
Stage 2 covering:
- Development of tender documents
- Tendering support and Contractor’s Contract documentation covering pre- and post-bid clarifications and Technical & Commercial tender evaluation
Stage 3: Site Supervision
Client
Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP)Financing
Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP)Period of implementation
01.03.2018 - 30.05.2019Cambodia - Extension of the Medium Distribution Grid
The objective of the project is to upgrade and expand distribution and transmission infrastructure for increased access to energy, improved electricity services for the rural population and to contribute to primary energy savings.
The tentative scope of the project is the following:
- Component 1: Extension of the medium distribution grid (either 22 kV or/and 35 kV, incl. station transformers) in the rural areas
- Component 2: Construction of two new 115/22 kV grid AIS and GIS substations for strengthening the power evacuation to the 22 kV grid
intec, in its role as the Consultant, shall undertake investigations to assess the technical and economic justification of the planned transmission system expansion.
intec's services
- Brief review of the context of the power sector
- Assessment of the power sub-sector transmission & distribution in the project area, incl. a network analysis
- Survey of AIS and GIS substation areas and review of conceptual AIS and GIS substa-tion design, and provision of an analysis of a potential new AIS and GIS substation
- Review of a future AIS and GIS Substation in the centre of Siem Reap
- Review of proposed enhancement of the MV transmission system
- Identification of additional investment needs
- Conceptual design of the proposed measures
- Review of operation and maintenance concept and identifying training needs
- Cost estimates and investment budget
- Impact assessment and indicators (climate mitigation, access to electricity, local economic development)
- Economic and financial analysis
- Draft implementation concept, procurement plan and project timetable
- Risk assessment