Benin - Regional and Cotonou Electrical Distribution Grid Strengthening

The overall purpose of the project is the reinforcement and rehabilitation of the existing electricity distribution system in and around Cotonou and in the regional cities of Parakou, Natitingou, Djougou, and Porto Novo, including conducting the Environmental and Social Assessments (ESIAs) for this work. Works are divided into three activities and include inter alia the following technical measures:

Regional Grid Strengthening Activity:

• New 161 kV infeed including switchgear and transformer, installation of a new 33 kV substation in Natitingou;
• Modification and upgrade from 20 to 33 kV of some 120 km of rural OHL connections near Parakou;
• Upgrade of existing 161 kV installations and upgrade of some 140 km of rural OHLs and associated transformers from 20 to 33 kV in the Djougou area;
• New 63 kV connection, related switchgear modifications, upgrade of some 130 km of rural MV connections from 15 to 33 kV and replacement of associated transformers in the Porto Novo area;
• General network improvements;

Cotonou Grid Strengthening Activity: new lines, new switchgears, new substations and city network extension (63 kV connections and cable ring, 15 kV and LV connections, new 63 kV switchgear, new transformers 161/63/15 kV, etc.)

National Electricity Dispatch Activity: design and construction of a national distribution control centre and related design activities in the new substations of the other grid strengthening activities.

intec's services

"Base Period": Studies, detailed design, elaboration of tender documents and contract award

• Data collection and establishment of reference studies, basic mapping, revision of network modelling and of load distribution
• Preliminary design, technical specifications and cost estimates
• Elaboration of technical specifications for the tender documents
• Support during tendering and contract award for 6 different lots

"Option A": Design review, construction supervision, testing, commissioning and taking-over

• Supervision of construction works and monitoring of works progress
• Factory acceptance tests, supervision of commissioning and final testing, notification of defects

"Option B": Design and installation of a distribution network data collection system in support of the independent evaluation works and of SBEE's operations

• Identification of data collection needs
• Technical specifications and design of the data collection system
• Installation, capacity building and handingover of the system.

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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, and project and site management of three supply contracts.

The technical equipment to be installed under the project includes the following:

• a mobile transformer substation 110/35 kV, 20 MVA (Lot 1)
• three mobile transformer substations 35/10 kV, 8 MVA (Lot 2)
• a 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.

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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 Monitoring system of the programme
• 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 (TC)

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 a 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 a 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

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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)

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Tanzania - Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project (KTPIP) (Tanzanian 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 Tanzania are divided into 6 lots as follows:

• Lot T1: 400 kV double circuit OHL between Singida and Babati (approx. 150 km)
• Lot T2: 400 kV double circuit OHL between Babati and Arusha (approx.(150 km)
• Lot T3: 400 kV double circuit OHL between Arusha and the Kenya border (approx. 114 km)
• Lot T4: New 400 kV Arusha substation and extension of the existing 220/33 kV Singida Substation (2 additional 220 kV line bays, three breakers and two shunt reactors)
• Lot T5: Rural electrification projects (approx. 80 km of 33 kV lines and low voltage system including customer connections)
• Lot T6: Four new 400 kV substations in the towns of Iringa, Dodoma, Singida and Shinyanga

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

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)

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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) that aims at establishing 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 (2 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 and 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

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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 implementation of the National Dispatching Centre. Following EDG's long-term master plan, the National Dispatching Centre shall integrate transmission lines of the 60 and 110 kV level. 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 a 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.

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