Muhammad Abbas

More than 30 years’ experience in CCPP power plants EPC, Construction, O&M and development

PPG Head in Eni Iraq, B.V., developed, executed and implementing EPC Agreement including Power Plant Designs, Construction monitoring/Supervision, ITP evaluation, ensuring QA/QC, coordinated equipment import and customs clearance, Coordinated with Owner Engineer, negotiated and executed LTSA with SIEMENS AG, PPA with Power Purchaser and GSA with Fuel gas Supplier, hired the Independent Engineer, lead the O&M Contractor hiring, Project Progress reporting to Board of Directors. Managed LD’s/Claims of EPC Contractor and other project related challenges. Review and issuance of Milestone Completion Certificates for EPC Payments.

Key Skills:

•Achieved Financial Closure of the Project: 707Million USD
•Project Development and execution Management,
•CCPP Engineering Design Review and approval,
•HAZOP study and analysis,
•Construction, Commissioning, operation management,
•Contracts of Power Selling, Gas Purchasing, Environment Monitoring, O&M
•Owner Engineer’s Management,
•Statutory Compliance.
•Overseeing:
•O&M Contractor, (HEI, China)
•LTSA, SIEMENS AG
•Power Purchaser,
•Power Transmission,
•Power Distributors
•Plant reliability and availability


•GE Power, Middle East and North Africa, Senior Project Manager, (2 Years)

Subject Matter Expert for development and implementation of Operational Excellence Asset Performance Management on CCPP and Steam Plants, LNG production plants, Aluminum Smelters for digital transformation in the Region,
Also, other digital tools include: OO, EMAP, DO, BO, eTerra, Machine and Equipment Health…all Cloud and Edge based on GE Predix.

Key Skills:

•Technical Recommendations developments and implementation as

Completed the Project from Construction and then took up as O&M Plant Manager on 132 MW GE TM2500+ based Power Plant in Basra, Iraq.

Responsibilities Included:
•BOD and CEO Reporting on Progress and later on O&M.
•Completed the Plant Design Construction, Commissioning and achieved the Commercial Operation.
•Developed and Implemented EHS Policies and Procedures.
•Commissioning of 132 KV Switchyard, MCC, Gas Fuel Processing System, Demin Plant and Compressed Air System.
•Installation and commissioning of 6 Gas Compressors, GEMINI.
•Installation and Commissioning of Liquid Separators for Processing of Fuel Gas.
•Preparation and implementation of Maintenance Management System.
•Preparation and Implementation of Operating Procedures.
•Establishment of Medical Center.
•Establishing the Procurement and Inventory Control Procedures and Implementation.
•Coordination with Security Company for security.
•Conferring with Ministry of Electricity (MOE), South Gas Company (SGC), South Oil Company, Government of Basra and Basra Power Dispatch Center.
•Preparation of Company Business Plan, Implement and Control.
•Plant Budgeting, Control and Implementation.
•Hiring, Training and Development of O&M Staff.
•Management of Contractors, Suppliers.
•Preventive Maintenance Planning and implementation.
•Monitor and Control of Key Performance Indicators.
•Annual Outage Planning, execution and return to service.
•Identification of Plant Critical Assets and devise strategy to minimize the failure of these and to ensure maximum availability.

Key Skills:

•Operational and Maintenance reporting …Daily & Monthly
•Coordination with Iraqi Power Purchaser.
•Coordination with Iraqi Gas Supply Company - Basra Gas Company
•Project Development
•Project Management
•SC and Gas Compressors O&M
•Overseeing the Maintenance Contractor
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Descon Engineering is a conglomerate of Pakistan engaged in EPCC of Power/Chemical Projects, Plant Services, Chemical and Power Business. As EPC

Halmore Power is 225MW CCPP on GE 6FA gas turbines based power station and Descon Engineering was EPCC of the project. As

Rousch (Pakistan) is 450 MW CCPP with Siemens V94.2 GTs on Duel Fuel (Gas and LFO) and some of the important roles played are as under:

•Overseeing and managing ESBI (O&M) and SIEMENS AG (LTSA)
•CEO and Lenders reporting and BoD presentation.
•Annual Business Plan, preparation, implement and control.
•Monitoring, Control and implementing the PPA, GSA, FSA and O & M Contractor.
•Negotiate and Implemented LTSA and LTE.
•Management of all plant operations, scheduled outages, run-ups with Power Purchaser and Gas Supplier.
•ADC testing.
•Maintained Plant availability greater than 97% and net efficiency >47%
•QHSE policies implementation.
•Budgeting, control and implementation
•Procurement and Services Contracts Management.
•Lead the Business review meetings with Lenders, Sponsor and O&M Operator.
•Annual Outage coordination and implementation with Siemens Germany - LTSA contractor.
•Manpower hiring development, appraising.
•Ensure the Compliance of ISO 9001 and ISO14001 and OHSAS18001.
•Identification of Plant Critical Assets and devise strategy to minimize the failure of these and to ensure maximum availability of the plant.
•Worked as

75 Years)

This 157 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant comprises of 2X W251B11 Gas Turbines and SC-28.0 Steam Turbine of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan.

Responsibilities:

•Reporting to Managing Director on Availability, HR, Production and Events…Daily, Monthly
•Commissioning, Configuration and troubleshooting of WDPF System, PLC and Field instrumentations.
•Development and implementation of Design Modification for better plant performance.
•Developed and implemented Preventive Maintenance Schedules and improved the plant reliability and availability.
•Emergency Planned and Preventive Maintenances.
•Preparation, execution and Control of department annual Budget.
•Procurement of inventory
•Fuel gas metering system, maintenance and troubleshooting.
•Development and implementation of Maintenance Procedures
•Annual Outage planning, execution and implementation.
•Development of the section personnel through on-job training and coaching
•Maintenance of Demin Plant, Chemical laboratory equipment.
•Troubleshooting and maintenance of Allan Bradley PLC with SLC500.
•Corrective Actions reporting in CMMS.
•Asset linking with spares in CMMS system
•Maintenance of Plant Communication Systems.
•Managed the local IT department, upgrade approval, modification and smooth working of Satellite Communication.
•Commissioning and Maintenance of SCADA System to work with NPCC for plant status monitoring at their and our end.
•Ensure to achieve the Reliability and Availability KPIs.
•Identification of I&C Critical Assets and devise strategy to minimize the failure of these and to ensure and share the maximum availability of the plant.

Socio-technic Activities at FKPCL

•Operating Committee member to interact with Power Buyer.
•Plant Performance Leader with KEMA for Plant Performance testing.
•Optimization, Procurement and Management of Plant Inventory as

Reporting on Daily Production, HR, Availability, Outages, Trips, troubles, etc
•Commissioning of W251B11 Gas Turbines, Brush Generators, , HRSGs, BOP with EPC including Systems, Steam Turbine, CW, Demin Plant and Gas Systems - C & I and Operation parts.
•Prepared and Implemented the LOTO
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in KAPCO, Kot Addu, after privatization of GTPS.

KAPCO, Gas Turbines Power Station Kot Addu is the largest Combined Cycle Power Plant Pakistan comprising 4XSiemens V94.2 GTs, 2XFIAT TG-50, 4XGE 9E GTs, 2XABB STGs, 2XALSTOM STs and 1XSiemens STG. It was privatized to International Power UK and named KAPCO.

System worked with:
•Siemens Teleperm- A, B & C with Semipole Excitation System, ABB Brushless excitation system.
•ABB’s Pro Control Decontic-K, Iskamatic A, B and C Control System.

Skills:

•Preventive, Emergency and Scheduled outages management and execution.
•Coordinate with OEM for LTSA Implementation
•Budgeting and Cost Control
•Achieve Maintenance KPIs and Operational KPIs