In June 2014, PGESCo signed three contracts valued at 47 million American dollars, to provide engineering and consultancy Services for Salah El Din(2×630 MW) Thermal, Wassit Phase I (4X330 MW) and Phase II (2X630 MW) Thermal and Al Anbar 1642 MW Combined Cycle Power Projects in Iraq.

The signature ceremony which took place at the Baghdad Ministry of Electricity, was attended by H.E. Karim Aftan the Minister of Electricity and H.E. Dr. Mohamed Moussa Omran, the First Undersecretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. The Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Dr. Ahmed Darwish was also present.

“PGESCo will open a branch office in Baghdad as a base for its expansion plan in Iraq, to provide direct technical support to the Ministry of Electricity” said PGESCo’s General Manager Sherin Mosbeh after signing the contracts. He also stated PGESCo will use the know-how achieved in constructing similar power plants in Egypt to support the Iraqi Ministry’s ambitious plan to establish a technical hub in Baghdad to provide the support required for power generation, renewable energy, distribution and training.

PGESCo was awarded the international standards certificates, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 by Lloyd’s Register which are valid for three years, in July 2014. ISO certification demonstrates PGESCo management’s commitment and support for the ES&H management system allowing us to reach and exceed optimum customer satisfaction.

As the country turns to renewable energy sources to meet energy demands, it is necessary to establish a database that accurately evaluates the net electrical, environmental, and economic return of local PV projects.

PGESCo built an in-house pilot PV plant that is fully monitored by state-of-the-art equipment to create the database. PGESCo engineered, constructed, commissioned and operated a 7 kWp on-grid PV system which consisted of the following:

Twenty four (24) Trina 295Wp poly-crystalline modules.
Steca grid 8000+ 3ph transformer-less inverter.
Web-Log 500 remote monitoring system.
DC cables, combiner boxes and mounting system.
PGESC’s PV pilot plant  covers an area of 60 m2 and outputs 7.08 kWp of power.

The kWh energy generation, yield data and CO2 saving can be monitored via:

http://public.solarmonitoring.net/dashboard/system/R1YZP/B9mk5dx3zS

Hands-on Operation and Maintenance Practices and Experiences
In order to have a long term experience with PV plants operation and maintenance, PGESCo decided to carry out an experimental test to determine soiling impacts on PV plants energy yield and the optimum cycle for modules cleaning in Cairo weather. PV Array was left without cleaning as shown in the photos for three months and the monthly energy yield was closely monitored. Results showed that, by the end of second month PV plant energy yield was reduced by 20% of its modeled value for this month. By the end of third month, energy yield was reduced by 22% of its modeled value for this month (as shown in the below graph).

PGESCo has concluded that PV array cleaning could be carried out every two-three months during summer as the drop in energy yield after the second month is very minor. If it is required to keep the energy yield at its modeled value then cleaning shall be carried out on monthly basis. However, PGESCo will continue the experimental test in winter to monitor if the cleaning cycle would be changed due to weather changes in winter season.

The following link is an additional link for monitoring system:

http://www.pv-log.com/en/photovoltaicplant-pgesco-pv-system-7-kw-on-grid-1

For the third year in a row, PGESCo participated and won an award in Intergraph’s Golden Valve Awards competition. In 2015, PGESCo achieved 2nd place in the Visually Complex Category for a South Helwan design. PGESCo delegates received a plaque and monetary award at the HxGN Live Conference in the USA

For the third year in a row, PGESCo participated and won an award in Intergraph’s Golden Valve Awards competition. In 2015, PGESCo achieved 2nd place in the Visually Complex Category for a South Helwan design. PGESCo delegates received a plaque and monetary award at the HxGN Live Conference in the USA

References
http://www.intergraph.com/ppm/customers/awards/goldenvalve/default.aspx

http://www.intergraph.com/ppm/customers/awards/platinumpipe/2015.aspx

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