Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company has awarded the consortium of Siemens and Hassan Allam Construction a contract to build the New National Energy Control Center. In fact, this important Energy Control Center will play a key role in Egypt’s infrastructure. The New Administrative Capital of Egypt will host the construction of the center.
Signing Ceremony and Project Value
Officials from Egyptian Electricity Transmission, Siemens and Hassan Allam Construction signed the contract, valued at $53million Egyptian pounds, at a ceremony in Cairo. In addition, the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.
Egypt’s new power grid control center will deploy advanced software and equipment to monitor, manage and control extra-high voltage (220 kV and 500 kV) transmission networks and power generation stations across the country, and will include the tools needed for future grid expansion and for maintaining a secured energy supply, including from renewable sources and storage.
Statement from Siemens CEO
“This control center features advanced software and hardware that will make Egypt’s grid reliable and efficient today, and adaptive to the new technologies and energy sources of the future,” said Mostafa El-Bagoury, the Chief Executive Officer of Siemens in Egypt.
“We are proud to be entrusted by Egyptian Electricity Transmission to build this control center and to support the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy’s vision to digitalize the sector and transform Egypt into an international energy hub.”
Technology Platform
The New National Energy Control Center and New Backup Energy Control Center will run on Siemens Spectrum Power 7, the company’s flagship control center platform for transmission management in energy networks of any size.
The highly customizable platform includes applications for grid monitoring and supervisory control, renewable power forecasting, network analysis and optimization, and general dispatch and control. In addition, the Energy Control Center will ensure these advanced functions work seamlessly together.
Statement from Egyptian Electricity Transmission Chairwoman
“Our partnership with Siemens spans many decades and already includes four control centers. We are confident that the company will provide solutions that will meet our current requirements as well as our future needs,” said Sabah Mashally, Chairwoman of Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company.
“This project is another step toward a robust, smart and efficient electrical grid that’s not only crucial to Egypt’s economic development but will also allow for faster implementation of renewable energy sources in the country.”
Statement from Hassan Allam Construction Chairman
Hassan Allam, Chairman of Hassan Allam Construction, said: “We are proud to join Siemens in delivering this advanced control center. It will ensure a stable energy supply across Egypt. Our company has operated in Egypt since 1936 and contributed to many engineering, construction, and infrastructure projects that supported economic and social development. We look forward to working with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy to achieve Egypt’s Vision 2030. The Energy Control Center project is a significant part of that vision.”
Egyptian Electricity Transmission operates four Siemens-powered control centers overseeing networks in Cairo, Alexandria, and Upper and Middle Egypt. The North and South Delta Electricity Distribution companies also use two additional Siemens control centers.
The project scope includes building the new National Control Center in the New Administrative Capital. It covers electro-mechanical works and all auxiliary services. Importantly, these services will be managed within the Energy Control Center infrastructure.
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