FAQs

• From concept to conceiving the Electrical installations for both Green-field and Brown-Field Projects
• Going forward, hand-holding in establishing robust Maintenance System, also
• Studying the current health of older installations for their integrity with respect to compliance to Statutory & Safety requirements, reliability, flexibility and Energy Efficiency
• Evaluating the adequacy of competency in the internal resources and propose appropriate Training and Development
• Can carryout, Standalone studies like Power Flow Study, Short circuit Analysis, Selectivity and Protection co-ordination, Arc Flash Analysis, Power Quality Evaluation and Studying Earth Fault Loop Impedance

• When

• No such evaluation has been carried out in the recent past
• Some addition or alteration has been carried out in the existing installation

• At an appropriate periodicity based on the process, environment at site and the materials employed in the process

• Safety incidents are susceptible in the presence of either unsafe conditions or unsafe acts or both
• Unsafe conditions are caused by

• Designing the Electrical Distribution without adequate awareness on the requirements

• For the given process and material involved
• of the equipment involved
• the relevant Standards
• Good Engineering Practices
• The voltage levels of operation
• The upstream Power sources and their fault levels

• Unsafe Acts out of

• In adequate Maintenance Systems and Practices
• Employment of inappropriate Tools
• Maintenance without complete awareness of equipment
• Inadequate training to maintain the different equipment

• Inadequate cost benefit analysis in the Top Management before selecting the technology and equipment
• Not taking holistic view and life cycle cost benefit analysis in conceiving to deploying the installation and Maintenance thereon

• To protect its people and properties which are critical for efficiency in performance and seamless continuity of Business, respectively
• To save the Business owners from regrets and regulatory actions, and financial implications there of
• To demonstrate responsibility towards the nation and the society, at large
• To be better invest the time and Energy towards focusing on growth and development of the business
• To instill trust and confidence in the People involved in the Business and their family
• To win laurels from their clients and society

• Designing the Electrical installation

• in line with the requirements of relevant Standards
• complying to the National/Regional Electricity regulations of the Country
• Good Engineering Practices

• Ensuring that the installations are made in line with the design intent, meeting the quality requirements
• Deploying appropriate Maintenance Process and availability the relevant O & M Manuals
• Ensuring the usage of appropriate Tools in installation and Maintenance
• Deployment of O & M Team with relevant competence and ensuring appropriate training and re-training

• Type and size of Loads employed in the installation and the requirement on their type of starting
• Equipment Layout and the Load clusters
• Nature of process and the implication of the Power interruption on the process
• Classification of the Load based on their cruciality in the process and Back-up Power requirements
• Requirements of OEM
• Environmental condition
• Condition of the soil with respect to its resistivity
• Level of automation required and the availability of skill to be deployed
• Reliability of (Grid) Power Source and their fault level
• Potential upgradation of the EB Network
• Plan for provision of Alternate Power
• Plan for future expansion and their power requirements

At the time of conceiving the project, so that the design could be optimized taking care of the holistic cost involved in both capital and the efficiency in Operation and Maintenance.

• Installations with inadequate safety features
• Low reliability and flexibility in operations
• Constraints in Maintenance leading to increased Downtime and low Maintenance Efficiency
• Bottled up capacities
• Inappropriate selectivity of Switchgears and Protection Co-ordination
• Oversized installation leading to avoidable capital cost
• Inappropriate selection of capacities leading to overheating of the Cables, Busducts, Switchgears and Panels.
• Ignorance of various factors in design like altitude, ambient conditions, ventilation, quality of installation, and expandability

• For sustainable operation of any installation, it is important to maintain it, fit for reliable operation. But like any rotating equipment getting subjected to ware and tare, even the Static Electrical equipment like Transformers and Switchgears also go through thermal fatigue due to the thermal cycle they go through during the rise and falls of loads
• The insulation gets deterioration due to sustained rise in temperature. Even the fasteners get loosened due to the thermal cycle they go through and the difference in co-efficient of thermal expansion between the conductors and fasteners
• In the absence of timely maintenance there could be breakdown due to temperature rise and failure of insulation. This warrants periodical maintenance imperative. Given the introduction of various monitoring systems, condition-based maintenance is gaining ground

• For the reasons cited above, it is important to carryout maintenance, proactively, to avoid breakdowns and sustain operation reliably. Based on the operation condition, condition-based maintenance could be deployed, so as to minimize the down time. But not maintaining the installation over a period could lead to Breakdowns for as explained above

• Lack of detailing in conceiving the Project
• Inadequate design leading to multiple revisions, as and when challenges ae encountered in the field during execution demanding reworks
• Absence of people deployed for Project Management or deployed with no experience in Project Management
• Poor Material Take of Plan
• Absence of or ambitious schedule
• Absence of effective qualifying mechanism in employment of Execution contractors
• Absence of appropriate Project tracking system