The West African Power Exchange System (WAPP) is a specialized institution for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is responsible for establishing, inter alia, a mechanism for cooperation in the field of electric power exchanges to facilitate and expand the access of reliable and affordable stable source of electricity to ECOWAS citizens.
To this end, the WAPP instigated the development and implementation of a set of priority regional projects including the subroutine Development Electrical Network OMVG / OMVS.
The Financing Agreement for the IDA hydroelectric Félou project provides, at the level of component 3, funding for education, the acquisition of telecommunications equipment and software to improve the functioning and real-time operating interconnected OMVS related to the Centre for Information and Coordination WAPP system.
Through this component, SOGEM will benefit from the transport networks from the regional power companies, i.e., Energie du Mali (EDM), Mauritania (SOMELEC) and Senegal (SENELEC); and their control/command equipment – such as:
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SCADA / EMS and terminals and associated equipment;
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Software optimization of thermal-hydraulic mixed production.
The AETS / Brivus Solutions consortium was responsible for project management assistance to SOGEM for the implementation of the project in three phases:
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Phase I: Network Inventory;
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Phase II: Development of the specifications with the associated technical specifications;
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Phase III: Select one of the bidders, and monitor their work (separate contract).
Assistance Improvement of the communication and remote control (SCADA) system for the OMVS interconnection / Felou project
Provided Services
Description of Provided Services within the Assignment:
PHASE I and II
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4 field visits: Manantali Kodialani, Nouakchott and Tobène
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Determine hardware and software requirements in order to achieve inter-connections and power costs (telemetry, remote alarms, signaling);
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Propose solutions and the necessary equipment in order to standardise the use of the fibre optic;
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Analyse the existing system acquisition and management of data and determine the exhaustive list of data and tele-information exchange,
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Analyse the existing system and propose updates to the SCADA / Manantali EMS in terms of technological developments and an acceptable quality / price ratio;
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Analyse the options chosen for the future WAPP Centre of Information and Coordination (CIC) in terms of equipment, functions and acquisition / exchange of information; and identify priority facilities to implement at the Manantali dispatching stage to allow its short-term integration into the ECOWAS regional network;
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Prepare tender documents and the relevant technical specifications.
Phase III
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Advise SOGEM with regards to evaluating bids from bidders and selecting one of the bidders;
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Monitoring the implementation of the work
Project Location
Client
Approx. Contract Value
Mission
Start Date
Completion Date
Associated Consultants
: Dakar, Bamako
: SOGEM – Société de Gestion de l’Energie de Manantali
: €581,560
: Improvement of the communication and remote control (SCADA) system for the OMVS interconnection / Felou project
: 28 December 2012
: 31 December 2014
: Brivus Solutions
