3.2.1: Technological requirements
3.2.1.1: Pre-requisites for
implementation
The
pre-requisites for the implementation of this new SCADA/EMS system are
classified under three main categories
1) Human resources
2) Civil and construction works
3) Telecommunication infrastructure
All the above pre-requisites are critical and must be verified
for existence and functional effectiveness before the implementation of this
new system.
3.2.1.1.1: Human Resources
This involves the verification of human resources in terms of
existence, qualifications for recruitment and preparation for training for the
following main functions
§ Implementation
§ Project Handling and Follow-up
§ System Operation and Business Integration (BI)
3.2.1.1.1.1: Implementation
Human resources needed for OJT for the following
implementation functions
- Tests (FAT, SAT I, SAT II, functional and availability test)
and commissioning
- Site activities (substation adaptation works, site
adaptation works, civil work and construction work e.t.c)
- System platform erection and installation
- Data entry, database generation and software adaptation,
data population and data preparation
- System development, preparation and delivery
3.2.1.1.1.2: Project Follow-up and Handling
Human resources (both AESS staff and experts) for project
follow-up and for the handling of project functions.
The following experts are needed for the project
- Project Director for overall project coordination,
project management and to ensure implementation of overall systems
- Project Management assistant to assist project
director in his functions
- Consultants (team of experts) to assist in project
engineering, supervision of works, organization-change management, IT
integration and support on information systems rollout
- SCADA/EMS expert for engineering and supervision of
SCADA/EMS
- Power System expert for support in transmission and
distribution system design and operation and in system modeling
- Organizational expert for support in commissioning
and training, process re-engineering and change management
- Data warehouse expert to implement energy master
data referencing and integration data flow, support test data preparation and
support data cleansing and data populating
AESS staff for the steering committee responsible for the
strategic follow-up of the project and made up of members from the project
direction, EPC contractor project director, TSO, COO, DSI and the DDE.
AESS staff for Owner engineering functions which include
- Project engineering functions including confirming
specifications in tender documents forming the basis for performance
requirements; approval of contractor's plan to meet performance criteria;
approval of detailed technical design and drawing provided by contractor;
follow up of hard and software development and particularly the development of
models; checking system conformance with functional specifications; agreement
on testing procedures with contractor; witnessing factory tests in the
manufacturer's work before acceptance for shipping to site; agreement on
equipment configuration in transmission and generation stations, river basin
and customer's premises representing scope of works at each location
- Project management functions including analysis of
project risks; project completion report; detailed definition and monitoring of
KPIs; ensure respect of cost and schedule; preparation of a detailed project
control program; project office responsibilities such as accounting, supply
chain follow up and reports preparation; project coordination, logistics,
meeting organization, communication, readiness and circulation of documents;
overall detailed planning of AES-SONEL workload during the work statement with
the contractors
- Supervision of work functions including migration
of project implementation risks; ensure readiness of technical documentation
and as built drawings; commissioning and warranty run monitoring; witnessing
site test and acceptance of performance of system as built; check buildings;
quality assurance during implementation (AESS construction and safety rules);
supervision of buildings, fittings, and furniture of national and regional
control rooms and IT rooms
- Support on information systems rollout including
preparation of trial and takeover of system; prepare testing and commissioning
certification of the system; support in change management implementation,
training supervision, new process and new procedures drafting in relation with
user departments; detailed design of change management implementation road map
to accommodate new systems; draft definition of borders of operational
responsibilities; support in IT integration, database design and integration,
data referencing and cleansing; ensure PMS efficiency measurement
implementation, suitable data modeling and flows integration in the data
warehouse; AES-SONEL PMS platform overall architecture during work statement
with EPC contractor, taking into account PMS operational environment and
interfaces with existing and future corporate systems (billing system, GIS,
planning tools, maintenance management tools)
AESS staff for the project direction responsible for the
operational direction of the project to achieve the corporate objective on
behalf of the steering committee and composed of sub-directions from the
following departments
§ Shared service department (DSG)
§ Development and Equipment department (DDE)
§ Network department (DRes)
§ Information system Department (DSI)
§ Commercial Department
§ Business Integration sub-direction
With each sub-direction made up of a sub-directional
head, technical correspondent(s), project head(s) and expert user(s)
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