DAY -1
DETAILED PROGRAM
Pre-Conference Tutorials: Sunday 17th November 2013 (14 Muharam 1435)
08:00 - 08:30
TUTORIALS REGISTRATION
Tutorial 1 | Power System Security (methods of fault mitigation)
Dr. Bruce Stedall, TRANSCO, UAE
Eng. Surour, Masdar Institute
Nexan (Technology development and real projects demonstration)
08:30 - 02:30
Tutorial 2 | Renewable Energy Systems, Characteristics, Integration
Requirements and Ancillary Services for grid support
Dr. Michael Xiao, Masdar Institute
Dr. Mohamed Shawky, Masdar Institute
OPAL-RT Technologies
CONFERENCE PRE REGISTRATION
08:30 - 02:30
17:00 - 20:00
The First Day: Monday 18th November 2013 (15 Muharam 1435)
FIRST DAY REGISTRATION
07:30 - 14:00
OPENING CEREMONY:
Welcome statement and Holy Quran
HE Abdullah Saif Al-Nuaimi, Director General of ADWEA Address
H.E. Chairman of GCC CIGRE Board of Directors Address
Cigre Representative Address
09:00 - 09:05
09:05 - 09:15
09:15 - 09:25
09:25 - 09:45
Honoring Conference sponsors and guests
09:45 - 10:00
Exhibition inauguration
10:00 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:00
The First Day: Monday 18th November 2013 (15 Muharam 1435)
18th Nov 2013
11:00 – 12:30
Panel Discussion - Challenges for Renewable Energy Development in GCC
Moderator: Dr. Najeeb Dandashi – Transco – Abu Dhabi
(1)
Dr. Mustapha Taoumi, IRENA - MENA Region
(2)
Dr. Osama Al-Sayegh – KISR - Kuwait
(3)
Dr. Mohamed Shawky– Masdar – Abu Dhabi
(4)
Dr. Ibrahim Babili – K.A. Care Saudi Arabia
(5)
Invited Speaker – Dii (Desertec industrial initiative)
PRAYER BREAK
www.gcc-cigre-power.com
12:30 – 13:00
Session A1 : Development of Interconnections and Power Markets
18th Nov 2013
13:00 - 14:30
Chairman: Eng. Nasser Al-Shahrani – GCCIA – Saudi Arabia
Keynote Paper: “Initiatives to Support Developing Power Trade in the GCC and Beyond - A Policy Paper”
- Nayef Al-Haddad, Ahmed A. Ebrahim, Pierre Bernard, Hassan Al-Asaad, Mohamed Al-Hamad - GCCIA.
A100 - “Pan-Arab Interconnection and Development of Arab Power Markets”
- Husam Beides - Lead Energy Specialist - The World Bank .
A101 - “Opportunities and solutions for the development of a Mediterranean interconnected grid”
- Philippe Adam, J. Kowal, H. Pouliquen – France.
A102 - “Opportunities for Power Trading through Diversity of Annual Maximum Load for GCC Countries”
- Mohamed Y. Al-Hamad, Ahmed A. Ebrahim - GCCIA.
A103 - “An Innovative Method for Commercial Settlement of Spilled Energy in Interconnection Environment”
- Ehtesham Uddin, Salem Al Harthi, Hamidullah Siddiqui - TRANSCO, UAE.
LUNCH
14:30 – 15:15
GALA DINNER
20:00 – 21:30
DAY -2
Second Day: Tuesday 19th November 2013 (16 Muharam 1435)
19th Nov 2013
8:30 -10:30
TRACK A
TRACK B
Session A2 : System Operations and Control
Session B1 : Power Transformers , Reactors and Insulators
Chairman: Eng. Riyadh Al-Omair – NG –
Saudi Arabia
Chairman: Eng. Kamel Al-Shehabi – EWA - Bahrain
A201 - “The GCC Interconnection Grid; Review
and Comparison of Technical Studies against
the Real World Experience after 3 Years of
Operations” - Nasser Al-Shahrani, Mark Yeomans
- GCCIA
B101 - “Problems encountered with winding differential
protection of reactors and auto transformers due to location
of CTs- case studies and solutions” - Haifaa Al Mteiri TRANSCO, UAE
A202 - “Integration of Nuclear Power plant in
ADWEA Network and associated Operational
challenges” - Hamidullah Siddiqui, Salem
Al Harthi, Yusuf Hamed , Ehtesham Uddin TRANSCO, UAE
B102 - “The Investigation of the Real Reason Behind the
Failure of a Very Large Step Up Transformer Containing
DBDS” - Lars Arvidsson, Jan-Petter Haugli, Bjorn Tandstad,
Egil avnemyhr, VP diagnose, Sweden
A203 - “Investigating the Impact of Inter-Area
Oscillations in Oman Transmission Grid” Jimmy Peng, Amer Al-Hinai, Hisham Al-Riyami,
Mahmood Al-Ismaili - UAE / Oman
B103 - “Moisture in Power Transformers - How to Estimate
and What to Do” - Matz Ohlen , Ali Dawood - Megger ,
Sweden / Bahrain
A204 - “Roadmap to Secure Control Systems
infrastructure” - Dr Kamal Radi , Mohamed Ali
Fahmy, Dr Roshdy Hegazy - TRANSCO, UAE
B104 - “Novel Pulsating Shunt Reactor for Restrained
Compensation in EHV Transmission Lines” - Surour Alaraifi,
M. S. El Moursi, - UAE
A205 - “Challenges in the Safe & Economic
Operation of Southern Operating Area NetworkK.S.A. Encountered in Year 2012g and the Actions
Taken for Mitigation” - Turki M. Al-Qahtani ,
Amin A. El-Khatib - Saudi Electricity CompanySouthern Region
B105 - “Compact OHTL Insulation – Trends and
Technologies” - J. M. Seifert, T. Zembsch, M. Brückner - Lapp
Insulators, Germany
A206 - “Challenges and Practices in Building
Dynamic Model of ADWEA Power System” - Naji
A. Al Messabi, Yusuf M. Hamud, Hamidullah
Siddiqui, Roshdy Hegazy - ADWEA, UAE
B106 - “The impact of water Absorption on High Voltage
Composite Insulation” - Mohammad AlZoubi - Yarmouk
University, Jordan
www.gcc-cigre-power.com
10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
19th Nov 2013
11:00 – 12:30
TRACK A
TRACK B
Session A3 : Clean and Renewable Energy for the GCC
Session B2 : Innovations in System Development
Chairman: Eng. Riyadh Al-Omair – NG –
Saudi Arabia
Chairman: Eng. Mohamed Al-Muaili – NG – Saudi
Arabia
A301 - “Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Emissions In Electricity Sector : ADWEA Power Systems
Practices” - Dr. Ahmed Taha, Dr. Roshdy Hegazy, Zain
Al-Abedeen - TRANSCO, UAE
B201 - “Modern Subterranean Substations in Gas
Insulated High Voltage Technology” - Peter Glaubitz,
Petr Rudenko - Siemens AG, Germany
A302 - “Smart Power Applications and active influence
of power quality in distribution networks with Energy
Storage Solutions” - Jan Teichmann - Siemens AG,
Germany
B202 - “Enhancement of Grounding Grid Design
for Electrical Substation at National Grid SA” Mohammed Al-Ghazwi , Dr. Ali Al-Mohammed &
Mohammed Al-Durais - National Grid- Saudi Arabia
A303 - “Renewable Energy Integration in Southern
Operating Area” - Yousef S. ALSharif - Saudi Electricity
Company- Southern Region
B203 - “TRANSCO Experience in 400kV Underground
Cable Projects” - K. Hassan , S. Al Qubaisi ,
S. Mikhail , M. Al Zaabi - TRANSCO, UAE
A304 - “The Need for Holistic Assessment Methods for
the Future Electricity Grid” - Amro M. Farid, Aramazd
Muzhikyan - Masdar, UAE
B204 - “SEC Practice for Review and Updating
Transmission Planning Criteria” - Majid Farhan,
Rayed A. Al-Harthi - Saudi Electricity Company
(Western Region)
A305 - “Coupling of Wind Farms with Nuclear Power
Plants” - Kareem AI-Ashery, Walid EI-Khattam, M. Abd
El Rehim Badr - Egypt
B205 - “Evaluation of Libyan Transmission network
Reliability using AACIR method” - BelkasemTaher
Obadi, Khalid Mohamed Himmair - Libya
12:30 – 13:00
PRAYER BREAK
19th Nov 2013
1:30 -1:45
TRACK A
TRACK B
Session A4 : Asset Management for Power Systems
Session B3 : HVDC and FACTs Technologies
Chairman: Eng. Salem Al-Harthi - TRANSCO - Abu
Dhabi
Chairman: Eng. Mohamed Al-Shaikh - GCCIA
A401 - “Why Transco is Implementing ISO 55000” Keith Paintin - TRANSCO, UAE
B301 - “Frequency Controller of the GCCIA HVDC
Substation” - Nasser Al-Shahrani, Ikram Rahim GCCIA
A402 - “Improving DEWA Power Transmission Network
Reliability Using Reliability Centered Maintenance
Technique” - F. El-Sheikhi, A. Salahi, A. Khaled, K.
Samara, R. Sarhan, H. Moniem, M. Khamis, M. Hussein,
Z. Aboo - DEWA, UAE
B302 - “Enhancing System Performance by Means of
HVDC Transmission” - N. M. MacLeod, I. R. Sukar , Z.
Emin - Parsons Brinckerhoff, UK
A403 - “Getting Value from On-line Condition
Monitoring” - Greg Topjian, Kenneth Elkinson, Tony
McGrail - Doble Engineering - USA
B303 - “Static Var Compensator (SVC) Experience
and Practice of Saudi Electricity Company/National
Grid Saudi Arabia” - Abdulaziz A. Al-Rajhi , K.S.
Balasubramanian - National Grid- Saudi Arabia
A404 - “Asset Management Decision Support Modeling,
using a Health Index, for Maintenance and Replacement
Planning” - Mischa Vermeer, Ashutosh Sharma, Jos
Wetzer, Peter Zonneveld, Dirk Boender - DNV KEMA,
Stedin - Netherlands
LUNCH
14:15 – 15:00
GCC Cigre General Assembly meeting
17:00 – 18:00
GCC Cigre Board meeting
18:00 – 20:00
www.gcc-cigre-power.com
DAY -3
Third Day: Wednesday 20th November 2013 (17 Muharam 1435)
Session A5 : Smart Technologies for Smarter Grids
20th Nov 2013
08:30 – 10:30
Chairman: Eng. Hilal Al-Naseri – OPWP - Oman
A501 - “Establishment of Smart Wide-Area Monitoring Centre” - Dr Roshdy Hegazy, Dr. Kamal Radi, Adil
Abdelsalam , Hajer Aljenaibi - TRANSCO, UAE
A502 - “PMU-based Adaptive Fault Location for Series-Compensated Lines in SEC Network” - Dr. Ali H. AlMohammed , Dr. Mohammed A. Abido - National Grid SA / KFUPM - Saudi Arabia
A503 - “Practical Long Term Application of UHF Partial Discharge Monitoring System on GCCIA Interconnection
Network” - Mohamed Al-Shaikh, Fraser Cook GCCIA / DMS-Qualitrol, Scotland
A504 - “Online UHF partial discharge monitoring in EHV GIS: Utility Experience” - Nabil Albastaki - DEWA, UAE
A505 - “Computer-aided Fault Analysis (CAFA) dedicated to power-transmission system”
- Denis Kobler – Belgium
A506 - “Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) System for underground cables in National Grid SA Network” Waleed Al-Malki , Yasser Mahmood - National Grid - KSA
10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
Session A6 : Substation Automation and Protection
20th Nov 2013
11:00 – 12:30
Chairman: Eng. Abdul Rahman Al-Baker – KM - Qatar
A601 - “National Grid Saudi Arabia’s Experience in Preparation of a Standard for Substation Automation
System (SAS) For Transmission Substations 110kV Through 380kV” - Yousef Al-Fouzan, Bader Al-Hammad,
Osama Ahmed - National Grid- Saudi Arabia
A602 - “Upgrading The Existing 400/220 kV Sub-Stations Automation by Using IEC 61850 Standard” Ramadan El mshamer - GECOL, Libya
A603 - “Improving Protection System Coordination and Performance through Utilization of New Protection
Security Assessment Solution” - Thomas Bopp , Rainer Krebs, Johann Jäger - Siemens / FAU , Germany
A604 - “Distance Protection Challenges Assessment in High Voltage Series Compensated Transmission
Lines” - Ahmed Nasr Zeinhom - DAR Engineering, Egypt
A605 - “Benefits Oriented Zero cost Projects on Communication Automation Systems in Najran, NG-Saudi
Arabia” - Venkatasamy R. Ramesh - National Grid- Saudi Arabia
12:30 – 13:00
20th Nov 2013
13:00 – 14:00
PRAYER BREAK
CLOSING SESSION
• GCC Cigre Chairman Closing Statement
13:00 – 13:05
• GCC Cigre Secretary General Announcements
13:05 – 13:15
• Technical Committee Chairman Concluding Remarks
13:15 – 13:30
• General Questions and Remarks from Attendees
13:30 – 13:45
• Awarding the Conference’s Best Paper Prizes
13:45 – 14:00
CONFERENCE CLOSE AND LUNCH
14:00