Oman Electricity Transmission Company Brochure - 2015

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he Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has planned an investment program worth an estimated 750 million Omani Rials (OMR) over the next 15 years, to support its 2030 vision that aims to expand infrastructure to meet increasing customer demand.

As part of the new long-term national planning, the company will complete turnkey engineering, procurement and construction projects as part of the multi-million Rial investment, following on from the OMR100

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Dr Adil Al-Busaidi, Asset Management and Planning Manager at OETC, said: “As a company we faced an average of 9 percent growth annually over the last decade and that is a lot of effort in terms of planning. Currently we have a load demand of around 5GW and we expect that to be in the range of 16GW in 2030 so investment is essential if we are to provide over three times the existing demand.

“Each year we work to increase our capability

Engineer Ali Al Hadabi has assumed the leadership of Oman Electricity Transmission Company S.A.O.C. since September 2008. During his time, OETC has embarked on a significant capital investment program in the Main Interconnected System, which is the vital lifeline of the Sultanate’s power infrastructure. He is responsible for power transmission business across the north of Oman and the south of Oman.

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so we can help deliver more projects, such as the OMR120 million infrastructure works to evacuate the power from the power plants in Ibri and Sohar. Increasing our project delivery capability is essential in order to turn the high demand growth risk into investment opportunities. Basically, we need to engage more contractors, consultants and manufacturers in order to achieve that as well as enhancing our own investment management capabilities. “We used to operate high voltages of 132kV and 220kV but now we’re embarking on the construction of 400kV transmission system assets as it allows us to have more output capacity. As part of our vision we will be busy to complete the 400KV backbone for the whole of Oman. We have a vision to have one 400KV linking the North and South and the

350 Number of staff employed by Oman Electricity Transmission Company

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interior parts. We will have one strong grid and solid infrastructure appearing over the next few years. We want to support overall growth within the country as best we can.”

OETC was established on 1 May 2005 and it is responsible for the building and operating of the transmission network in Oman, and is the licensees under the authority of Government of Oman. It is also in charge of despatching and controlling the overall generation and output of electricity in the country.

Operations In January 2014 OETC took control of the

“We will have one strong grid and solid infrastructure appearing over the next few years. We want to support overall growth within the country as best we can.”

– Eng Ali Al-Hadabi, CEO of Oman Electricity Transmission Company.

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Larsen & Toubro (Oman) (LTO) LLC, a leading engineering, infrastructure and construction player in Oman, through its Power Transmission & Distribution business vertical has been playing a leading role in lighting up the Sultanate of Oman for several decades.

With a strong, customer-focused approach and a continuous quest for world-class quality, the company offers complete turnkey solutions for power transmission and distribution, including integration services for electrical and instrumentation packages across industries.

LTO is also proud to have the Oman Electricity Transmission Company as one of its key customers and looks forward to a long and mutually beneficial association going forward.

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transmission network in the south of Oman, which had previously been operated by a different system operator. As a result the firm had full control of the country’s electricity transmission and a significant platform to build on.

Eng Ali Al-Hadabi, CEO of Oman Electricity Transmission Company, said: “We are also responsible for the international connection to a number of GCC countries and its authorities, this is done through Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Meanwhile we have a number of high-profile corporate customers in Oman connected to the high voltage network; the major Omani airports, industrial customers such as steel and aluminium factories, and the Oman Petroleum Company to name a few.”

“Because we are experiencing a lot

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Eng Ali Al-Hadabi, CEO of Oman Electricity Transmission Company.

LARSEN & TOUBRO - OMAN LLC

Larsen & Toubro (Oman) L.L.C. (LTO), a Joint Venture Company between Larsen & Toubro Limited, India and The Zubair Corporation, a reputed business conglomerate in the Sultanate of Oman.

LTO has proven capacity of executing projects of large magnitude on turnkey basis and provides comprehensive construction services especially in Industries such as Township developments, Commercial and Institutional Buildings, Airports, Cement Plants, Hotels, Water Supply and Sewage Treatment Plants, Interchanges and Bridges, Power Plant, Transmission lines, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Plants, Material Handling systems, Infrastructure projects, EHV and HV Substations and Cabling works.

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of growth in OETC and the country as a whole, we need to maintain the same sort of growth in the network to handle the load increase and ensure we all flourish.�

OETC has also made sure all IT systems have been upgraded to help drive continuous improvement and support the national controlling and communication link to the national network.

Asset management Al-Hadabi and Al-Busaidi both stressed the need for new ways to strategically deliver projects, because despite the heavy investment throughout the group, if the assets are not managed correctly then it will not have the desired impact on operations.

Al-Hadabi said: “In the last two or three years

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Project delivery capability is essential in order to turn the high demand growth risk into investment opportunities

BAHWAN ENGINEERING GROUP

Founded in 1977, Bahwan Engineering Group has emerged as one of the largest engineering construction & trading groups in Oman. Nearly four decades, the Engineering Group has been associated with nation-building projects in Oman and UAE. BEC, executes integrated multi-disciplinary construction projects involving Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Elevators and Escalators, Diesel Power Generation. It is also involved in trading in Electrical , Mechanical , Chemical products and Facilities Management Services.

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Energy management all the way www.siemens.om Siemens has a proven track record in project delivery in Oman. The company’s commitment to building a local framework through the region with branch offices and operational units helps to improve the competitiveness of the country and creates value for local businesses.

Backed by its global technology network, Siemens in Oman provides all necessary skills and expertise to fully manage even the most complex projects. Siemens has proven its reliability as a trusted partner that delivers only the highest quality over many decades.

From extra-high to low-voltage, the Siemens portfolio for efficient power transmission and distribution includes everything it takes to support the country’s energy infrastructure in keeping pace with the rapidly growing demand for electricity.

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we have established a strong asset management structure. We do depend on outsourcing a small amount for things like consultants who supervise our work and make sure we carry on looking after the projects that are coming our way.

“This new strategy will really help us to see the requirements of all departments and see the lifecycle of our assets. This relates back to our investment program where we are ensuring that there is a sufficient support network in place.

“We would also like to emphasise the value we place on our excellent staff and engineers.

We take them through rigorous and high-quality training which allows them to look after what we are targeting. We encourage all our engineers to go for extra qualifications and support them; a fulfilled worker is much better equipped to

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OETC connects a number of high profile corporate customers

SIEMENS

Siemens is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry.

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OETC has full control of Oman’s electricity transmission

help us achieve our business objectives.”

More than 92 percent of the company’s employees are Omani nationals and most are trained in multiple disciplines. “We want this trend to continue because we believe in the young talent in this country, and hope they will want to work for an employer like OETC. We also want to limit the amount of outsource activity to certain niche tasks that physically cannot be done in-house; everything else should be done in-house going forward. With this in mind, staff numbers are expected to increase in the coming years.” added Al-Hadabi. OETC has made a successful habit out of building fruitful partner relationships with

“Currently we have a load demand of around 5,000 MW and we expect that to be in the range of 16,000 in 2030 so investment is essential if we are to provide over three times the existing demand” – Dr Adil Al-Busaidi, Asset Management and Planning Manager at OETC.

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Hamed Engineering Services LLC Hamed Engineering Services LLC has a leading presence in Oman dating back to 1983. We pride ourselves of being 100% Omani Consultant Company recognized by many clients for delivering high quality engineering solutions and services for both the Power/Infrastructure sector as well as the Oil and Gas sector. We cover a variety of engineering services including: • Technical studies • Conceptual, Front End & Detailed Design • Owners Engineering services and site supervision We believe that our success and growth can be maintained only through establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with our clients, and delivering innovative solutions that serves their needs.

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local service providers and contractors too, and this has further helped maintenance and delivery.

The company management team sees the main challenge going forward as the ongoing efforts to improve the national grid infrastructure. Building a transmission network with high voltages of 400KV is a sizeable job, in terms of implementing new overhead lines, underground cables and evacuating the power from the new generation stations.

While this is being carried out all network corridors need to remain available at all times as it is important OETC maintains a reliable service to the customer with no deviation in quality or availability.

Al-Hadabi concluded: “We need to

92m OMR The amount of revenue generated by Oman Electricity Transmission Company in 2014

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“We are always benchmarking ourselves against the best transmission companies across the world and we try to be constantly challenging ourselves to be the best utilities firm we can be” – Eng Ali Al-Hadabi, CEO of Oman Electricity Transmission Company.

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Building a transmission network with high voltages of 400

execute all these new lines and substations with minimum to the end users, our valued customers, and this is something we are taking very seriously with the governmental authorities and that is the main challenge I can see, we need to tackle that to get the right corridors and build a service fit for the future.

“We are always benchmarking ourselves against the best transmission companies across the world and we try to be constantly challenging ourselves to be the best utilities firm we can be. When we do reports based on our

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three pillars of reliability, availability and quality we always find the results to be acceptable. But we must not be complacent and stand still.

“We have high standards and have put a big level of expectation of ourselves, and we challenge our employees to make sure we deliver on that expectation.”

With such commitment to its staff, coupled with significant investment plans, the Oman Electricity Transmission Company looks set to bring about further prosperity for itself and facilitate growth for the country’s economy.

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OMAN ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY P.O.Box. 1389, Al Khoud, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman P.C. 132 Tel. 00968 22309001 Fax. 00968 22309046 adil.albusaidi@omangrid.com www.omangrid.com