NTDC to build sustainable energy future for Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan’s National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited, has launched a project to deliver an all-new load dispatch system.
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Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan’s National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), has launched a project to deliver an all-new load dispatch system (LDS).
The company has awarded the project that is to support the country’s sustainable energy goals to a consortium comprising China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and Hitachi ABB Power Grids.
The LDS system will help to improve grid visibility and automation, enabling the seamless integration of renewables.
Pakistan is aiming to increase the contribution of renewable energy from four percent today to thirty percent by 2030. The intermittent nature of solar and wind energy production means that an increasing share of renewables requires greater observability, real-time monitoring, remote control and optimization of the power grid. The deployment of Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ industry-leading supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) network manager, with its energy management and generation management capabilities, will facilitate efficient, secure and reliable grid operations.
To achieve this, the project team will deploy a SCADA Energy Management System (EMS) at NTDC’s national control centre in Islamabad and at the back-up control centre in Jamshoro. The system will connect the control centres with all the power plants and grid stations that are not currently monitored in real-time and will help build capacity for future stations and remote ends.
“This hallmark project for NTDC, financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB), will open new horizons through automation and sustainable international best practices to achieve a safe and reliable grid,” said Azaz Ahmad, Managing Director of NTDC.
When fully deployed, the LDS system will enable NTDC to operate their network within safe limits, despite rapid and significant shifts in the power produced. By enhancing the efficiency and capacity of the power network, the system will help reduce outages and balance the supply and demand for power.
Source: Hitachi ABB Power Grids