GCCIA first to use Hitachi ABB’s RelCare solution
Arabian Gulf: Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been awarded a three-year contract by Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority for the new RelCare solution
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Arabian Gulf: Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been awarded a three-year contract by Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority for the new RelCare solution
On 26 August, Hitachi ABB Power Grids has launched a new reliability-based digital service solution, RelCare, and GCCIA will become its first customer.
RelCare combines state-of-the-art asset management software with service partnership models, enabling asset and operation and maintenance managers to optimise the performance, yield and protection of their crucial systems through their entire lifecycle.
Established in 2001 as a joint stock company by the six Gulf states, GCCIA owns and operates the GCC interconnection that links the power systems of all six GCC states ensuring power security and economic benefits.
As part of their three-year agreement with Hitachi ABB Power Grids, GCCIA will use the RelCare solution to remotely monitor the maintenance of all their substations across the six Gulf countries. The solution will enable GCCIA to improve the operational performance and enhance the reliability of their network system.
GCCIA will leverage Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ technology and expertise to increase the operational efficiency of its 400 kV network, running over 1200 km with a maximum interconnection power of 1,200 MW. The partnership will cover eight large 400 kV substations that integrate more than 3,000 assets, consisting of 30 different asset types.
“RelCare empowers customers to take control of their assets and improve the efficiencies for financial savings, as well as increase the overall reliability and sustainability of their equipment,” said Wolf Mueller, Head of Service at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. “Transparency and trust, combined with our global footprint and large installed base, make this a recipe for success. As a long-term customer, we are honored to work with GCCIA and help bring more reliable power to the Gulf.”
“Optimising operations and the maintenance of our assets is critical to the quality of the Gulf region’s power network, so this digital maintenance agreement and the access to world-class expertise will be hugely beneficial,” said Ahmed Al Ebrahim, CEO of GCCIA. “Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ unique expertise and technology developed specifically for substation service will enable us to achieve our objectives.”
A resilient interconnection grid is equally important to GCCIA’s vision of becoming a global hub in grid interconnection that emphasises innovation, resiliency and sustainability, creating a dynamic electricity market in the region and beyond.
Source: Hitachi ABB