Binu Thankappan Pillai

CLIENT Saudi Electricity Company Central Operating Area (SEC-COA)

PROJECT Construction of Masel 132/13.8 kV S/S # 8612 and Extension of 132 kV GIS at
380/132 kV S/S # 9037
AND
Construction of new 132 kV DC OHL from S/S 9037 to New S/S 8612 for Masel Air Defense Base in Dawadmi (Approx. 60 km)

DESCRIPTION The scope of the project involves
• Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Testing & Commissioning of new Macel 132 / 13.8 kV S/S #8612.
• Extension of 2 Nos. 132 kV GIS bays at 380 / 132 kV S/S# 9037 and associated protection and SAS extensions.
• Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Testing & Commissioning of new Approx. 60 km length 132 kV DC OHL from S/S#9037 to New S/S# 8612 for Macel Air Defense Base in Dawadmi.

PROJECT Construction of Nabia 115 / 13.8 kV Substation #2
CLIENT Saudi Electricity Company Eastern Operating Area (SEC-EOA)

DESCRIPTION The scope of the project involves

• Engineering, Procurement & Construction of new Nabia 115 / 13.8 kV S/S #2.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 115 kV GIS (12 bays, Hyundai Make), 50/67 MVA power transformers (3 Nos, BEST make), 13.8 kV SWGR (49 Nos, ABB make), Auxiliary transformers, batteries, AC & DC auxiliary power supplies, SAS (ABB make), Communication system (ABB FOX 515), Protection panels, AMR Panels, 13.8 kV capacitor banks (3 Nos. Cooper make), HV, MV & LV cabling & termination, HVAC and Fire alarm system (NOVEC 1230) at Nabia S/S #2.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Line Protection Panels at remote end substation Dhahiyah 380 kV BSP, Saihat 115 kV S/S#2 and Ash-Shate 115 kV S/S#2. Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of AMR System at Hadeed-1 230 kV S/S and Saihat 115 kV S/S#2. Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Communication panel (ABB FOX 515) at Ash-Shate 115 kV S/S#2.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 300 meter length double circuit 115 kV 1600 mm2 Cable and 24 Fiber FO cable from Nabia S/S#2 to Joint Location towards Dhahiyah 380 kV BSP. Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 300 meter length double circuit 115 kV 1000 mm2 Cable and 24 Fiber FO cable from Nabia S/S#2 to Joint Location towards Saihat 115 kV S/S#2.

CLIENT Saudi Electricity Company Central Operating Area (SEC-COA)

PROJECT Transformer Reinforcement of 132/33 kV S/S # 8902 & 8903 at Hail

DESCRIPTION The scope of the project involves

• Engineering, supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 1 No. 80 MVA 132/33 kV Power Transformer (ALSTOM make), 33 kV Switchgear Section C (Schneider make), Battery bank, ACDC panels, Control & Relay Panels, SCADA extension, Communication System, HV & MV cabling and Termination and complete protection modification of existing system at existing 132 / 33 kV S/S Hail 8902.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 2 Nos. 100 MVA 132/33 kV Power Transformer (ALSTOM make), 33 kV Switchgear Section A & B (Schneider make), Battery bank, ACDC panels, Control & Relay Panels, SCADA extension, Communication System, HV & MV cabling and Termination and complete protection modification of existing system at existing 132 / 33 kV S/S Hail 8903.
• Transferring of 2 Nos. 132 kV GIS line feeder feeding to 132 / 33 kV S/S Hail 8903 from 132 / 33 kV S/S Hail 8902 to 380 / 132 kV S/S Hail 9030 including HV cabling & termination and associated protection modification on both end.

CLIENT Saudi Electricity Company Eastern Operating Area (SEC-EOA)

PROJECT Aramco Gulf Operations Company’s Khafji 115/13.8 kV Substation #4

DESCRIPTION The scope of the project involves
• Engineering & construction of new Khafji 115 / 13.8 kV S/S #4.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 115 kV GIS, 30/40 MVA power transformers, 13.8 kV SWGR, Auxiliary transformers, batteries, AC & DC auxiliary power supplies, SCADA & SOE, Communication system, Control & Relay panels, Data retrieval panels, Digital fault recorder panels, outdoor type surge arresters, Voltage transformers, Dead Tank Circuit breakers, Disconnect switches, ground switches, current limiting reactors, 115 kV capacitor banks, midpoint voltage transformers, free standing neutral CTs, Aluminum bus work and HV, MV & LV cabling & termination, HVAC and Fire alarm system at Khafji S/S #4.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 13.8 kV SWGR, Auxiliary transformers, batteries, AC & DC auxiliary power supplies, SCADA & Communication system, Control & Relay panels, Data retrieval panels, outdoor type surge arresters, Voltage transformers, Dead Tank Circuit breakers, Disconnect switches, ground switches, current limiting reactors, 115 kV capacitor banks, midpoint voltage transformers, free standing neutral CTs, Aluminum bus work and MV & LV cabling & termination, HVAC and Fire alarm system at Khafji S/S #2.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 2 kilometer length double circuit 115 kV underground cables and FO cables between Khafji S/S #4 and Transition area.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of steel monopole, Surge arrester and 115 kV cable terminations at Transition area.

Supply for Central Utility Complexes (CUCs)
CLIENT Dubai Civil Aviation, Government of Dubai.
PROJECT AX201- Dubai International Airport Expansion Project (Phase II) - 132 kV Electrical Supply for Central Utility Complexes (CUCs)

DESCRIPTION The scope of the project involves

• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 3 Nos. New 132 kV substations (CUC-4, CUC-5 & CUC-6) consists of 132 kV GIS (ABB make), 50 MVA 132 / 11 kV transformers (ABB make), Relay & Control Panels, AC & DC
Distribution boards, 110 V & 48 VDC battery chargers and batteries.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 1 Nos. new 132 kV GIS bay (VATECH make) to the existing CUC-2 132 kV substation.
• Engineering, supply, installation, termination, testing and commissioning 132 kV Cables around the Dubai International Airport for making a 132 kV ring network by linking CUC-2, 4, 5 & 6 132 kV Substations and incoming cables from Banias S/S to
CUC-4 S/S and from Garhoud S/S to CUC-6 S/S.
• Engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of SCADA & Communication system for 4 Nos. 132 kV substations, 5 Nos. 11kV substations and 400 Nos. Ring Main Units (RMUs) . The system involves Distributed Nodes (RMUs), Substation Control System (SCS) and Central Control System (CCS) . Also all the data is communicated to the DEWA Central control centre through fiber optic communication.
• Engineering, supply, installation, splicing, testing and commissioning of fibre optic cables to make a redundant communication network throughout Dubai Airport for linking 132 kV S/Ss, 11 kV S/Ss and RMUs to the SCADA & Communication System.
ROLE
GENERAL
• Coordination with client (DCA & DEWA), consultant (DAR AL HANDASA), other contractors and sub contractors for various design and construction activities.
• Responsible for assisting Project Manager, Electrical Manager & SCADA Manager.
• Preparation of Weekly & Monthly Progress report.
• Attending Weekly Project Review meeting with Client & Consultant.
• Attending coordination meeting with other contractors, client & consultant.
ELECTRICAL
Coordinated for the
• Installation, testing & commissioning of 10 Nos. 132 kV GIS bays (ABB make), 2 Nos. 132/11 kV, 50 MVA transformers (ABB make), 1 No. 48 VDC and 2 Nos. 110 VDC battery charger and battery bank (Hoppeke, Germany), Relay Panels, Control
Panels, Fault Recorder Panel (FRP), AVR Panel, Tariff Metering Panel (TMP) and AC & DC DBs at CUC-4 132 kV S/S.
• Installation, testing & commissioning of 1 No. 132 kV GIS bay (VATECH make) for the extension of live existing CUC-2 132 kV S/S.
•Installation, termination, testing & commissioning of 132 kV, 1000 mm underground cables between CUC-5 132 kV S/S and CUC-4 132 kV S/S.

SCADA & COMMUNICATION
• Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Bay Control Units (BCUs - ABB make REF 545), Substation Control System (SCS - ABB make), RTUs (ABB make RTU 560A and RTU 560E)
• System study of RMUs, design of RMU grouping, RTU location and Fibre Optic Cable route for RMU integration with SCADA system.
• Installation, splicing, testing and commissioning of Fibre Optic Cable throughout the Dubai Airport for SCADA integration.
• Installation, testing and commissioning of telecom and communication equipments like Multiplexer (FOX 515) and PAX (ABB make)
• Installation, testing and commissioning of SAS (ABB make) equipments like Engineering workstation, Operator workstations, SCADA server, GPS clock and Printers / Plotter.

CLIENT : Kerala State Electricity Board
PROJECT Power Distribution Automation for Trivandrum City

DESCRIPTION The project involves design, development, installation, testing and commissioning of Power Distribution Automation System for 11kV distribution network of Trivandrum city. Eight Substations and 68 Nos 11 kV feeders constitute the network. The system involves 3 levels of implementation - Distributed Nodes, Substation Monitoring System and Central Control System.
Substation Monitoring System consist of a SCADA system that monitors the 11 kV Substation Feeder Parameters and are sent to Central Control room via Radio modem.
Distributed node consists of RMU (ABB make) and Micro RTU which is used for monitoring and remote switching of 11 kV feeders from Central Control room for faster restoration of Supply and Load rearrangement. RMU Parameters are sent to Central Control room via Radio modem.
The Central Control System consists of a Master Radio which collects data from Distributed Nodes and Substation Monitoring System and passes it to the redundant SCADA Communication servers. All the data is configured and displayed in HMI screens in the Operator Workstations.

CLIENT / ROLE Kolaghat Thermal Power Station (KTPS), West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) (Project Engineer)
PROJECT Generation Monitoring System for Kolaghat Thermal Power Station
DESCRIPTION The project involved development, installation and commissioning of a system for monitoring the generation of 6 no of generators of 210MW capacity. The system collects the MW generation in each of the units using processor based multi loop controller (MLC) cards and displays it in the host PC. The data is sent to a remote PC using leased line modem.

CLIENT / ROLE Teesta Canal Falls Hydel Power Project (TCFHPP), Siliguri, West Bengal (Project Engineer)
PROJECT Remote Monitoring and Control System (RMCS)
DESCRIPTION The project involves the Remote Monitoring and Control System of three Hydel power plants of 22.5 MW capacity each. The work has to be done in three phases. On the first phase of work Power Station - 1 (PS-1) has to be SCADA implemented, Remote monitored and controlled from Central load Dispatch Center (CLD), Siliguri located at 7 kms away from PS-1.

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