Siemens, Hassan Allam Construction to build Egypt’s new National Energy Control Centre
Contract for the new National Energy Control Centre is worth more than $12 million
A consortium consisting of Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Hassan Allam Construction has been awarded a contract to build the new National Energy Control Centre in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt. The contract was awarded by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company.
The new power grid control centre 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 Egypt.
The necessary technologies will be included in the new control centre for future grid expansion while maintaining secure energy supply, including intermittent renewable energy sources and storage. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.
According to a statement from Siemens, scope of work also includes the construction of a building in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt to host the new National Control Centre, including electro-mechanical works and all-auxiliary services.
Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO for Digital Grid at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, stated: “A secure, efficient and reliable power supply is essential to our everyday life. This new control centre will enable Egypt’s power grid to tick these boxes today, but will also adapt to future changes when incorporating new technology and energy sources. We are looking forward to supporting the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy’s vision to further digitalise the energy sector.”
The new National Energy Control Centre situated in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt, and the backup control centre located in Giza, will run on Siemens Spectrum Power 7, it stated. It comprises a wide range of applications for grid monitoring and supervisory control, load and wind or solar power generation forecasting, network analysis and optimisation, cross-optimised thermal and hydro generation scheduling as well as generation dispatch and control.
Meanwhile, Sabah Mashally, chairwoman of Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, said: “Our partnership with Siemens spans many decades, and we are confident that the company will provide solutions that will meet our current requirements as well as our future needs and growth expectations for the network.”
“This project is another step toward a robust, smart and efficient electrical grid that is not only crucial to Egypt’s economic development, but will also allow for faster implementation of renewable energy sources in the country,” she added.
Siemens stated that this project further strengthens the close and successful cooperation between Egypt and itself to modernise the country’s electricity sector.
Hassan Allam, chairman at Hassan Allam Construction added that their company has been operating in Egypt since 1936, and has contributed to many strategic engineering, construction and infrastructure projects, and that they are delighted to partner with Siemens.
“We have fostered tremendous economic and societal development across the nation and we look forward to working with Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy towards achieving Egypt’s vision 2030 and deliver this advanced control centre that will ensure stable supply of energy across Egypt,” he concluded.
