EuropeanCommission

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

United Arab Emirates Power Sector Overview and Operation

Hamidullah Siddiqui Operation and Despatch Manager Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO) Abu Dhabi UAE
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Contents
Power System Structure Within UAE ADWEA Power System Overview TRANSCO as ADWEA Transmission T i i System Operator (TSO) Role and Responsibilities UAE Power P Sector S t Future F t Structure/Initiatives/Plan
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Power o e System Syste Structure St uctu e Within t UAE U Emirates National Grid (ENG) Background to ENG

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ENG Utilities

Sharjah

Ajman Oum AQuain Fujairah Raas Al Khaima

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

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Ras Al Khaimah Umm Al Quwain
Galailah Khowr Khawer

GENERATION

~25,000 MW

Ajman
X

Khorfakkan Dibba

Fujairah
Tawian

Saja Dhaid

Qidfa
Gurfa Fujairah

Sharjah
Warsan

Taweelah
Yas Island Bahia Saadiyat Delma Mina (ADST) Airport E48 Jebel Dhanna Ruwais Sila NGI Plant
(ADCO Load)

Dubai
Samha Hayer Shahama Sweihan Al Oha Shamkha Wathba Khazna Dahma Ramah Salamat Zakher

UAN

Dhabiya
(ADCO Load)

GIC

400 MW Al Ain
Sanaiya Al Ain SW Mazyad

Shuweihat

Mirfa
Tarif

Mussaffah Central Rumaitha

(ADCO Load)

Bab Ghayathi
(ADCO Load)

ONGS
(ADCO Load)

Arad

Habshan

Madinat Zayed
Bu Hasa
(ADCO Load)

(ADCO Load)

Abu Dhabi
Sahil Wagan

(ADCO Load)

Asab
(ADCO Load)

Umm El Oush

AGD II
(ADCO Load)

Hameem
(ADCO Load)

Li Liwa W West t (Eradah) (E d h)

Liwa

Existing Capacity as of 31/10/2010 along with ENG and GCC interconnection.

December 6, 2010

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Background to ENG
All four utilities had isolated/island networks Mix of Vertically an horizontally integrated Exposed to risks High Capital Investment Shortage of Power in some utilities Necessity for nationwide grid No mal/Eme genc Support Normal/Emergency S ppo t Reserve Sharing g

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Vertically Integrated Utilities to De-Regulated Markets

Under the De De-Regulated Regulated Market Economy and Rapid Growth, Emirates National Grid Created Four UAE Utilities; ADWEA & DEWA 2006, SEWA 2007, FEWA 2008 are integrated Each Partner Responsible for its Own Power System maintaining Power Quality and Security within its Control Area and at Connection Point as per Regulatory Requirement

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EMC Responsibilities
Central body for coordination between member authorities for system security and commercial i interchanges h

MonitorFrequency,Primaryandsecondary reserves/response Monitor,RecordandCoordinatevoltageandMVARat crossborder Monitor,RecordandCoordinatescheduledexchange betweenauthorities RecordandCalculatethedeviationoftransactionsand schedulecompensation Coordinateoutagemanagement/approvalandits executioninrealtime.

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Abu Dhabi Power and Water Authority ADWEA ADWEA is a national organization wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, maintaining a separate p legal g entity, y, as well as complete p financial and administrative independence. Responsible for implementing government policy regarding water and electricity sector in the h E Emirate, i i including l di privatization i i i of f the h water and electricity sector.

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Structure of the Water and Electricity Sector in Abu Dhabi TRANSCO Power & Water Flow
ADWEC TRANSCO

DISTRIBUTION

SCIPCO TAPCO ECPC GTTPC AMPC APC ESPC FAPCO ADNOC EMAL ADDC AADC

Interconnection ENG GCCIC

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OVERALL SOUND RULES & PROCEDURES

ADWEA/Transco Rules & Procedures

ENG Interconnection Rules & Procedures

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ADWEA/TRANSCO RULES & PROCEDURES

TRANSCO, being ADWEA Transmission System Operator and G id Owner, Grid O already l d engaged d with ith other th stakeholders t k h ld i i.e. IWPPs, DISCOs, RSB under definite set of rules, codes and procedures:
1 License Obligation and Regulatory Requirement ADWEA Power/ Water Transmission Codes ADWEA MDEC Codes TRANSCO Standard Procedures TRANSCO Safety Rules and Security Standards PWPA Requirement

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ENG Interconnection Rules & Procedures

After new Environment of ENG Interconnection, new set of rules were developed. developed These rules need to be harmonized with TRANSCO Existing rules for the interest of all stakeholders. New rules are:

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ENG Interconnection Code Trading Code ENG Operation Code ENG Standard Operation Procedures

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ENG Trading Code

Concluding and Performing Bilateral Agreements & g Individual Transactions Scheduling Delivery of Electricity and Transit Taxes and Charges Invoicing and Payment Non-Performance due to Force Majuro Term of Agreement and its Termination Close-Out Netting In Case of Termination Dispute p resolution

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ENG Interconnection Code General Design And Technical Requirements Transmission System Performance Characteristics Frequency Deviations V Voltage lt Variations, V i ti V Voltage lt W Waveform f Quality, Q lit Harmonic Distortion, Phase Unbalance, Voltage Fluctuations Demand Power Factor Fault Clearance Times

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ENG Operation Code

Load Load Frequency F eq enc control cont ol Scheduling Scheduling and accounting interchanges Transmission Transmission & System coordination Measures Measures for Emergency operation Communications Communications

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Operational Ope at o a Responsibilities espo s b t es

Safety Security

Main Operational Responsibilities p

Quality

Economy

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Transco Responsibilities Within ENG

Security and reliability including adoption of N-1 criteria Keep Sufficient spinning reserve Monitor and control power quality (F & V) Keep cross-border exchange to its scheduled value Utili AGC f Utilize for controlling t lli exchange h and d frequency f Utilize UC and EMS for Economic Dispatch p Utilize DSSF in Commercial Process Implement own safety rules within the control authority and (RISSP) on the interconnectors

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AGC System S stem

Unit Economic Model & Operating Area Characteristics Interchange

System Frequency

AGC
Load Frequency q y Control Inadvertent I t h Interchange Accounting & Payback Economic E i P Production d ti Dispatch Costing Reserve Monitoring Performance Monitoring

Time Error Calculation & Correction

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AGC in Mlti-TieLines Mlti TieLines challenge Control Cont ol Area Control Error (ACE) calculation Utilities biased k k-factor factor and ratios of individual utility Each interconnected utility has to provide sufficient and appropriate level of AGC capacity regulation margin Accuracy of the Tie-Line MW Measurement

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Othe Operational Other Ope ational challenges

Power import and violation of N-1 Criteria Sudden changes in approved transaction schedule and its impact on Economic Dispatch MVAR support and consequence of this on the other connected utilities Winter Support and minimum load condition Reserve Sharing Dispute on the transactions and rescheduling to compensate the inadvertent export/import

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Unit Commitment I/O Data Model

Thermal Data
fuel prices plant topology unit availabilities unit limits

System Data
total system demand required reserves interchanges

Cogen . Data
heat /water demands storage facilities

Unit Commitment

System Data
total generation available reserves system y costs fuel,(power, water )

Thermal Data
fuel consumption plant production plant reserves p unit production unit reserves unit costs

Cogen . Data
heat production water production use of storage g

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Economic Dispatch Process Workflow

By 11:00 Hrs Daily all input ED Data Gen. Availability, Initial Conditions Outages, testing, Generation & transmission Restrictions if any Distillers Availability, Initial Conditions Outages, testing, production & transmission Restrictions if any Power& water d demand, d Reserve requirements Import & Exports requirements Run UC for the next 24 hrs (15:00-14:00) Hrs. By 13:00 Hrs pass Schedule for Review 2 After review and adjustments Pass the approved schedule by 14:00 Hrs to NCC 4 6 5 NCC Executes the 24 hrs schedule and records deviations and comments back to the planners to be considered in the next day run

PSSE to check no violation for Peak, if any revise the schedule

GENCO follows the Optimal and Practical Daily Generation Schedules & instructions from TRANSCO

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DSSF Component Functions

ADWEC S&PS
Settlement Metering Values

Users (Distribution Companies)

Settlement Metering Values

DCVS
Unit Status Tele-measurements
AGC Status SCADA Values

In/Out station Settlement

metered values for capacity monitoring

Siglon

Dispatch spatc Instructions st uct o s Settlement Availability Notifications Metering Values Schedules AGC On/Off Instructions

NM

Plants Availability

SLF Scheduled Dispatch Unit Status Instructions Tele-measurements

Schedules

EDL

Notifications i h Instructions i Dispatch Capacity Monitoring Info

UC

Availability

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UAE/ADWEA Acknowledgement of Energy Challenges

Global Warming Reducing Carbon Foot Print Fulfilling high Growth Rate Addressing issues of Stability & Reliability Utilization of Advanced Technology gy & Techniques

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Future View of Power System Structure Within UAE

Gulf Cooperation Interconnection

Consul

(GCC)

Background to GCC almost similar to ENG UAE/ADWEA Initiatives for the Future Challenges

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GCC Interconnection

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UAE/ADWEA Initiatives for the Future Challenges

Renewable Energy Resources Emirates 1st Nuclear Plant in 2017 DSM (Demand Side Management) CCS (Carbon Capture) Energy Storage SMART Grid ADWEA Vision/Mission/Values and Strategic Transformation

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Renewable Energyc gy First Wind Energy project in the GCC Sir Si Bani B i Yas Y
Island

MASDAR CITY The worlds first carbon-neutral, waste-free city that relies completely on RE and reused water Plan to raise Solar Power to 1500 MW Abu Dhabi chosen as headquarters q of the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

DSM Implementation p
Energy Efficiency (EE) Demand Response (DR) Demand Response is related to electricity Market and Price signals Load Management Load Shifting Dynamic Pricing Advance Metering g Infrastructure (AMI) Energy Conservation (EC) Raising thermostat from 20C to 24 C. Waiting until the clothes washing Waiting machine is full to run. Switch off lighting of unused rooms. Replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Use of automatic thermostats thermostats. Installing variable speed chillers Applying Applying building codes for energy efficiency

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CCS( (CarbonCapture p &Storage) g )

Theemissionisresultofburningoffossilfuels,or otherindustrialprocessessuchasoilrefining,cement production,andsteelproduction CO2istypicallycapturedusingchemicalprocesses, thenstoredp permanently; y;typically yp yinunderground g deepgeologicalformations UAEhasannouncedplansforanambitiouslargescale CCSprojectthroughAbuDhabisMASDARinitiative, whichwouldcaptureapproximately6MillionTons PerAnnumMTPAuponcompletion;primarily intendedforEnhancedOilRecovery(EOR)application

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ADWEA Vision/Mission/Values s o / ss o / a ues

VISION | ADWEA will be amongst the top quartile performers worldwide in water & electricity y utilities by y 2020 MISSION | Ensure the sustainable supply of water and electricity to support the vision of the Abu Dhabi Government VALUES | Teamwork, Integrity Integrity, Continuous Corporate Citizenship Stakeholder Focus, Improvement and

STRATEGY ARCHITECTURE
Value

Contribute to ensure sustainable service delivery of water & electricity to support the vision of Abu Dhabi Optimising despatch and operational p costs

Optimise ROI without compromising stakeholder expectations p

We will achieve this value by working through three STRATEGIC THEMES

Custom mer

Growth G th& Sustainability

Buildendtoendcapacity, andoptimiseasset effectiveness,tomeet demandwithastrongfocus Growth & onfinancial, financial socialand Sustainability environmental sustainability

Customer C t Focus
Workcloselywithour customerstodeliver;safe, reliableandcosteffective service,whilecontinuously Customer meetingtheirneedsand Focus expectations

Operational O ti l Excellence
Streamlineoperating processesthatenablethe efficientdeliveryofhigh qualitywaterandpower Operational whilstcomplyingwith Excellence Government HSE Managementsystem

Enablers s

Internal processes

PerformanceDrivenOrganisation
HR Processes Competency Management g Organisational Behaviours Governance

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EU and GCC in Clean Energy share:

Researches Polices Technologies

EuropeanCommission

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Name: Hamidullah Siddiqui Email: hamidullah@transco.ae Tel:+9715061345003