• Power System Contractual Advisor,
Dhofar Power Company ( DPC )
Total years of experience :41 years, 2 Months
Developing, maintaining and updating the company overall risk management RM to identify and manage the risks that may undermine achieving the company objectives and responsibilities under its Distribution and Supply License and the other Regulatory & Statuary provisions. Key activities include:1) fostering risk awareness, 2)Identifying/analyzing risk key stakeholders, 3)developing a roadmap of implementation of RM, 3) integrating RM into the company processes, 4)establishing the Company’s 'risk appetite', 5)assessing risk;(identifying, analyzing, and estimating risks), 6)evaluating risk towards risk appetite, historical handling of risks and other criteria, 7)developing risk treatment plans(avoid, reduce or transfer), 8)recommending risk technologies, and 9)reporting risk through coherent reporting system.
Developing, and overseeing company portfolios for compliance with the business license, contractual & regulatory provisions, key performance indicators, and internal policies. Key activities include:1) fostering a compliance culture, 2) identifying compliance risks, 3)conducting internal performance reviews, 4)identifying any potential compliance issues, 4)directing issues to the respective management through uniform issues handling system, 5)developing corrective and action plans for issues resolution, 6)providing guidance for preventive avoidance of similar situations in the future, 7)executing various compliance testing and monitoring initiatives, 8) continual monitoring the compliance program performance, 9)maintaining an effective compliance communication program, 10)reviewing main compliance risks annually or when market, industry, or regulatory conditions change significantly, and 11) reporting compliance risks & violations through coherent reporting system .
To develop business suitable to the company capabilities in its scope of activities and to enhance such capabilities. The company activities include: Electric power projects and Electric power consultancy services such as Contracts Management, Load & energy demand forecast, Load management, Power system planning, DSM and energy efficiency programs, Power System Economic Feasibility studies, LRMC and SRMC for electricity tariff studies, Managing Risks of Power Systems Uncertainties, Power System Technical studies and Reporting in English / Arabic as well as English / Arabic translation
Carrying out the contractual/regulatory activities on behave of (OPWP) to ensure the contractual compliance of Privatized Salalah Power System company (Dhofar Power Company-DPC) towards the different provisions of the project agreements (Salalah Concession Agreement CA and the other related agreements and Appendices). This included:
Revising & Approving DPC:1)Monthly Statement components (Billable Revenue, Allowable Income, Allowances of Capital Cost, Fixed& Variable Operating Cost, G&A Cost, Fuel Cost, etc..), and 2) Five Year & Annual Business plans, recommending any modification, and related Allowances.
Assessing DPC overall performance against the agreed Customer Service & System Standards (CSSS)in respect of :1) Emergency Load Management Plan, Kwh lost and Spanning Reserve Shortfalls, 2)Supply quality (Interruptions, Voltage variation, Customer complaints), 3)Checking Penalties calculation, recalculating them if required and deciding others, if any, with the adequate contractual justification through a report with the recommendations for performance enhancement, 4) DPC New Power Station (NPS) Annual Performance Test deciding the consequent Liquidated Damages, if any.
Evaluating DPC generation & network interruptions reports investigating causes and consequences
Evaluating DPC claims for Events of Force Majeure; deciding DPC Entitlement for Remedie
Identifying DPC event of defaults and consequences
Assessing the Annual System losses (technical commercial) to be compared with the target level as planned, recommending proposals for reducing them
Carrying out the contractual/regulatory advisory activities to support the Ministry of Housing, Electricity &Water (MHEW), in privatizing Salalah Power System and monitoring the Project Company(DPC) performance thereafter to ensure its compliance with the different provisions of the project agreements (CA and the other related agreements and Appendices. This includes:
Giving timely advice on: a) the government contractual obligations, and consequences of any event of default, b) create harmonious transferring customers DPC and c) the amendments required to the C.A.
Handing over of Aero derivative GT and Raysut GT to (DPC )
Approving the acceptance test results of DPC new system components and issuing Interim Completion Certificate for all new projects.
Calculating the Theoretical consumption of Gas as per the “Heat Rate Model”.
Witnessing and certifying the meter readings of generated, and exported kwh,
Verifying the monthly consumer billing, Capital Cost Allowances, Fixed &Variable Operating Cost Allowances, any additional capital & variable expenses with the formulae stipulated in the C.A.
Calculating : a)the Bonus or Penalties, associated with system loss, b) Liquidated Damages in case of any DPC default, and c)DPC claims on account of Natural Force Majeure or Political Force Majeure;
Assist in Financial Planning viz. Projections and Budgeting as per the requirements of the C.A.
Assist in: a) understanding the clauses of the C.A especially in case of disputes arising, and b) drafting agreements required from time to time,
Reporting on the activities of the Government or DPC which are not permitted by C.A
Review, analyze, and assess technical/financial/regulatory and administrative performance of the Egyptian electricity companies affiliated to EEHC (5 generating companies with 25 GW installed capacity-One transmission company with 18 GW peak load- 15 distribution companies with 25 million customers ). This includes:
Identifying the performance drawbacks and discrepancies, investigating them with the respective parties using the different root/cause analyses to explore and plan the due corrective actions and remedies reported to EEHC Chairman, BoM, and then H.E the Minister of Electricity
Contributing-as a member of a company committee “Improving the Distribution Companies’ Performance”-investing the valuable findings of the International Conferences on Electricity Distribution CIRED in enhancing the Egyptian electricity distribution companies’ performance.
Reviewing -as a member of Electricity Information Systems Upgrading Committee - the Egyptian power sector data & information systems deciding the necessary requirements for enhancement and establishing sector intranet. This included: a)Evaluating current hardware and software resources, b)Standardize tools and database programs, c) Specifying path of data, d)Specifying responsibility of data establishing, editing and updating, e) Estimating cost, and f) Setting action plan
Monitoring the enforcement of the Suez Gulf & Port Said BOOT based Power Stations’ agreements (such as Power Purchase, Fuel Supply, Usufruct, Agreements). This included:
Preparing Energy Delivery Agreements to the project sites during the construction periods,
Monitoring as a member of “the project operation committee” the activities progress,
Assisting the project company in obtaining the required consents,
Communicating the Project Company to share understanding of the Agreements
Coordinating the relation among the BOOT companies and the Egyptian respective parties,
Contributing the review of proposed documents to be issued by the Regulatory Body
Attending the plant performance Tests, Reviewing the result reports
Reviewing the Project Company’s application to achieve the Commercial Operation Date
Reviewing the Capacity and Energy Payments and Invoices,
Investigating the impact of currency exchange rate on BOOT electricity price
Monitoring the power station performance compliance with the respective contractual provisions
Participating Resolution of the Contractual Issues,
Providing a creative and proactive leadership environment in building my team competencies and managing the department activities and responsibilities aligning them to achieve objectives, toward EEHC Vision & Mission as well as implementing continuous process improvement in the areas of the BOOT scheme based projects and Power System Planning & Economic Studies. This included: 1) preparing and reviewing of the economic feasibility studies for all the power projects (generation, transmission and distribution), 2) carrying out the country Load & Energy demand forecast with different scenarios and issuing the required respective reports.
Sharing responsibility for establishing many new electricity joint-venture companies such as: Syrian/Egyptian and Libyan/Egyptian companies for power system studies & consultancies and power system projects. This included preparing the charter, purposes, action plan, and protocols as well as identifying the required resources and organization chart.
Carrying out the economic evaluation of new electricity services companies in Egypt.
Power Systems Planning activities included: 1) three scenario EEA“ load & energy forecast” with the impact of DSM, electricity price and temperature ( data base of hourly load, load shape, load duration curve, generated &consumed energy, temperature, electricity price, GDP, POP), 2) load research& management and energy efficiency studies(the Egyptian market profile, barriers, and promotion techniques), and 3) Electricity tariff studies as calculation of LRMC, SRMC, and Double tariff schemes
Power System Economics studies included 1)contributing carry out the feasibility studies for EEA power system projects which included 1) Power stations projects such as Sidi Krir 4 X 300 MW, Kuriemat 2 X 600 MW Power Stations, Demitta GTs 6 X 125 MW, Demitta CC 3 X 125 MW, , 2)Network projects such as Aswan 220/66/11 KV S/St (2 X 75 MVA) and Abou Rawash 220/66 KV S/St (2 X 125 MVA) and 3) the environmental impacts of the thermal power plants & evaluating the improvement options, and power projects site selection .
Contributing BOOT scheme based projects activities which included: 1) studying schemes in other countries experience, 2) organizing BOOT consultancy services(preparing RFP, bidding, proposal analyzing & evaluating, awarding the contract ) 3)working closely with the winning Consultant \[Sargent & Lundy - USA \], having an extensive office training in a) preparing draft agreements of the first Egyptian BOOT project at Sidi-Krir (Power Purchase agreement, Implementation Agreement, Fuel Supply Agreement, Usufruct agreement…), b)preparing economic & environmental study of the first BOOT project candidate sites 3) preparing the RFP for the project, c) organizing the bidders pre-bidding meeting, the site visit, and d)analyzing and evaluating the proposals justifying the results highlighting the weak and outstanding points.
Duties : scheduled and preventive maintenance programs and troubleshooting for sudden faults
Power Station Site selection study