Alstom Grid awarded a 13 million Energy Management order with MEW in Kuwait
Alstom Grid awarded a 13 million Energy Management order with MEW in Kuwait
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Paris November 30, 2010
Alstom Grid has been awarded a 13 million order by the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) in Kuwait for the modification of the Jahra District Control Center, to implement Alstom Grids advanced IDMS, integrated Distribution Management Solution. During the course of the project, Alstom Grid will also provide a comprehensive set of support services to MEW, relying on the long established partnership between the two companies.
In addition to expertise and support, this project will bring to the country a state-of-the-art Energy Management and Distribution System, with latest features of Alstom Grids e-terra solution suite. It will become a foundation for a full integration of Smart Grid applications to support Kuwaits need for greater grid efficiency and reliability.
The project is based on Alstom Grids e-terraplatform and e-terradistribution grid management solutions. These suites of applications are developed to meet the operational needs of dispatchers and network operators, and are at the heart of the Energy Management System (EMS) for electrical networks. Alstom Grid has the largest EMS installed base managing more than 60% of the energy flow in the Near & Middle East region.
Mr. Ali AL-WAZZAN, Assistant Under Secretary (AUS) for Supervisory Control Centres and Information System & Supervision and acting AUS for Transmission & Electrical Networks said, "We are impressed by the pro-active way Alstom Grid went about convincing us with the merits of their recommendation and their smart grid-ready solution to increase the efficiency of our network. This is a major step forward in our strategic collaboration with Alstom."
Jean-Michel Cornille, Senior Vice President for Alstom Grids Automation Business commented, We are delighted by MEWs renewed confidence in Alstom Grids leadership in Smart Grid-ready management solutions that respond to fast changing industry challenges for greater grid efficiency, reliability, stability and integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. We look forward to our ever expanding cooperation.
Project completion is due by September 2013.
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Alstom Grid, the newest sector of Alstom, has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to their customers projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with a sales turnover of approximately 3.5 billion in 2009. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. Its four main business areas are Products, Systems, Automation and Service.
At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chainfrom power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.
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