Senior Engineer Power Control/In-Charge Load Dispatch Center, National Power Control Center,
National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC),
Total years of experience :15 years, 0 Months
• Close Monitoring and provide leadership to Real-Time Operation Engineers/System Operators responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and secure National Grid operations in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements of NEPRA, Power Purchase Agreements of Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and Standard Operating Procedures of Real-time Operations & Control. Ensures consistency of real-time operations and activities among all shifts. Exercises the Management needed to maintain the grid, and the direction of all Power Stakeholders including Grid Stations, HVDC Transmission Owners, Participating Generators/All Power Plants (Hydel, Thermal, Nuclear, Coal, Solar, Wind & Bagasse etc., ) and other operating entities relating to system reliability and system emergencies.
• Implementation & review of cross-trip schemes, Under Frequency Schemes, Rate of Change of Frequency (RoCoF), Over Frequency Coordination, Under Voltage Schemes from time to time from an operation point of view for the security, Reliability, and stability of the Grid Station and Power Plants to ensure un-interruptible power supply to the end users.
• Supervises the real-time operation of NTDC Network and takes or directs appropriate real-time actions during normal and emergency conditions. Monitor the activities of assigned shift personnel to ensure safe and reliable operations in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. Coordinates commitment of Reliability Must Run units, and Economic Dispatch to reduce the incremental cost.
• As appropriate, exercise authority over operations personnel at National Power Control Center (NPCC) and participating and non-participating generators regarding system reliability and system emergencies.
• Works closely with the Karachi Electric Reliability Coordinator/Shift Manager to ensure compliance with all standards, policies, and operating procedures applicable to the K-Electric Interconnection. Communicates regularly with the K-Electric Reliability Coordinator, Operation Managers/Plant Managers, Deputy Manager of Grid Stations and resolves different issues as per procedures and policies.
• Reviews load forecasts, Generation resources, schedules outages, and anticipated system conditions, and coordinates requirements for Reliability Must Run units and commit additional resources as necessary based on the prevailing system conditions.
• Coordinates load and system restoration after major system disturbances in coordination with the NTDC, Generators and K-electric etc, , Worked as Team Leader in the restoration of the Power System after Complete Power System Blackout January-2023. Restored Complete Pakistan Power Network in 8 Hrs & 33 minutes and worked continuously for 22 Hrs on January 23-24, 2023, with close coordination of Top Management.
• Makes needed operational decisions in the absence of the Director Power Control of Real-Time Operations as appropriate.
• Reviews grid operations logs, Procedures and documentation for accuracy and prepares reports as required.
• Manages the day-to-day Grid System operations and staff to ensure efficient and effective department operations. Responsible for providing broad direction and guidance, identifies training needs, coaching and gives feedback on employee performance, develops staff performance plans, provide recommendations with respect to the hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or any other change in the status of direct reports, and performs related activities as appropriate.
• Acts as the liaison between the NPCC/System Operator (SO) control room staff and SO Executives, other NPCC sections/ NTDC departments, and correspondence with K-Electric.
• Decision for short-term and long-term planning for power system operation and Dispatch with coordination of higher Management and team members.
• Restoration of Power system several times in said position and Worked as Senior Engineer many times during Power system Emergencies /Power system collapse
• MARAFIQ Transmission and Distribution system consists of the following voltage levels:
A. 380 kV level - Interconnection with National Grid KSA & Power exchange facility.
B. 115 kV level - Supply to large Industrial Zone of KSA & main substations.
C. 34.5 kV level - Supply to medium size industries.
D. 13.8 kV level - Supply to small size industries.
• Managing the transmission and sub-transmission system.
1. Ensure that safety and reliability are paramount during switching operations.
The reliability & security of power system depending upon the way in which the power system is designed.
2. Power System security with efficiency of monitoring real-time system parameters & Switching operations are carried out.
3. To monitor and ensure continuous electricity supply, within the prescribed values of limit violations, giving priority to security and safety.
4. To regulate the voltage and frequency, and to control active and reactive power flow.
5. To attend the system faults and to take necessary decisions then and there to restore the system back to normal and to restore supply (in case of power failure) at the earliest, limiting interruption time to minimum.
6. To monitor & control the power flow on 380 kV Inter-tie connecting MARAFIQ & Saudi Electric Company network through AGC.
7. To keep watch & to control the loading of gas turbine & steam turbine units as per Economic Dispatch (EDC) principles through AGC, keeping in view the power demand as well as production of treated water through HRSGs.
8. To direct the switching operations by giving instructions to field operators in carrying-out switching at 380kV, 115kV, 34.5kV & 13.8kV primary substations in strict compliance with department safety rules and regulations.
9. To direct the operation staff in the field for safe operations as per standard safety procedures & issuance of PTWs/ tags after ensuring proper isolation/earthing.
10. To prepare daily / monthly system reports & system incident reports.
Supervisory Engineer Interconnection Control,
NCC/National Grid Riyadh, KSA.
Monitoring, Operation & control of SEC National Grid /Interconnections of 380 KV/220 KV network among Eastern Operating Area, Central Operating Area, Western Operating Area, Southern Operating Area & GCCIA on TLBC AGC mode for over all Kingdom Power system security, stability & reliability regarding tie lines load limits, voltage & frequency. Maintain standard system frequency 60 HZ to keep a balance between generation and load demand in the Kingdom. Power generation & Unit commitment on Economic dispatch criteria/ Merit Order. Monitoring of the scheduled and actual interchange, ACE, regulating reserves and contingency reserves of each area, Exchange of power among the areas and other utilities (GCCIA, Saudi Aramco, Madan & Marafiq etc) as per Economic dispatch & emergency basis. Evaluate the expected load pattern and start generating units to meet the system load demand & mitigate the risk of system security. Maintaining Operating spinning reserves (AGC/Local) throughout the kingdom for reliability, stability & security of system. Initiate Energy Emergency Alerts, Following Power generation forecasted schedule and corrective actions for deviations in the real time demand pattern & availability of generators. Perform Load Rejection, Run back & RRT tests of newly installed plants for Testing commissioning purposes, Carry-out load shedding in pre- arranged methods in case of generation shortage or other system contingency. Exchange of Power with GCCIA on planned & emergency basis.
Efficient & Economic Power dispatching of Power plants (Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines/Open & Combine cycles, Hydro & Diesel Generation units) on Economic Dispatch Criteria (Government Power plant & IPPs) during peak & half peak timings to reduce the incremental cost by Using Merit Order & PPA, Unit commitment for short, long time & special situations on Economic basis, Maintain system frequency (50/60 HZ) to keep a balance between generation and load demand, MMR generation for stable & secure network operation, Quick & correct Power dispatching in emergency due to loss of generation or loss of load, Maintaining Operating spinning reserves (AGC/Local) for system stability & security. Initiate Energy Emergency Alerts, Emergency shutdown of Power plants & network Equipments. Following Power generation forecasted schedule and corrective actions for deviations in the real time demand pattern & availability of generators. Perform Load Rejection, Run back & RRT tests of newly installed plants for Testing commissioning, Carry-out load shedding in pre- arranged methods in case of generation shortage or other system contingency. Handel Partial collapse & minor/major power disturbances. Leading role in power system restoration after partial/full collapse using Black start gen units & connected loads. Energy, fuel & cost calculations on daily & monthly basis, 500/220/132 kV Power System Operations, monitoring & Control of NTDC Network through SCADA, Switching Operations for Scheduled / Emergency Shutdowns of EHV, HV Transmission lines & Equipments, Maintaining security, Stability and Reliability Network through Load-Frequency and Voltage Control, Maintaining system parameters & equipments load in limit, analyzing network condition and necessary actions, Maintaining of Log book & Preparation of different reports in case of tripping. Apprise the Higher Management regarding system abnormalities
Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management
To improve Managerial skills in Technical Organizations, How to manage the Human Resources/Man-Management, Financial Resources, Capital Resources. Distribute the Job responsibilities to the sub ordinates officers, Coordination among Top Management, Middle Management & First Line Managers in Technical Organization, Specialization in Project Management. Parameters of Project Management.