NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2017 - JUNE 2018
CENTRAL POWER
PURCHASING
AGENCY
HIGHLIGHTS OF SMD &
IT DEPARTMENT
EMBRACING
NEW
FRONTIERS
JOINING
HANDS FOR
A BETTER
FUTURE
2. Detailed Designing of the CTB
CPPA-G has advanced its work on detailed designing of CT
allocation of pre-existing contracts, transmission losses trea
ment mechanisms. SMD has also prepared basic model of d
output by 2025, incorporating the transmission constr
3. Strategic Partnerships with
International Market Operators:
CPPA-G and EPEX SPOT signed a MoU on
December 12, 2017 for collaboration in
the power market. EPEX SPOT is the
Power Exchange of Europe and is a
market place for short-term power
trading in Germany, France, United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland,
Austria and Belgium.
4. Electricity Market Professional
(EMP) Program:
CPPA is organizing a customized residential training program for the power
sector entities of Pakistan titled as
“Electricity Market Professional (EMP)
Program” in collaboration with Lahore
University of Management Sciences
(LUMS). The training program will have
the participants from Ministry of Energy
(Power Division), NEPRA, CPPA, DISCOs,
NTDC, NPCC and K-Electric. The program
will be delivered in four modules.
Module-1 is planned from 17th July –
22nd July, 2018.
5. DSubmission of Registration
Application:
CPPA-G submitted the registration
application for getting registered as the
power market operator of Pakistan to
NEPRA on April 12, 2017. Consequently,
after a public hearing, the status of
deemed authorization of CPPA-G as a
market operator has been extended by
NEPRA for one additional year.
losses treatment in wholesale market,
balancing quantities and settlement
mechanisms. A comprehensive report
encapsulating the details of new market
design has also been prepared (The
Detailed Design Report).
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6. Market Developmen
CPPA-G developed a high level plan to strengthen the SO. The detailed as
taken for incorporation. A number of training sessions on the simulation to
optimization of model for dispatch, input data and modeling tools were d
to provide hands-on training on the SDDP tool. CPPA-G facilitated NPCC to
BCM Model & Market Simulation:
TBCM Model including new contracts market, transfer and
atment in wholesale market, balancing quantities and settledispatch projection with prices for analyzing the generation
raints data. The first run of model has been completed.
nt Assistance to NPCC:
ssessment was done, requirements were gathered and the feedback was
ools were conducted for NPCC. In these workshops, the basics of modeling,
discussed. An international expert on market simulation was also engaged
o arrange a trial dongle of NCP tool to continue with the modeling activity.
1. Submission of CTBCM Plan to NEPRA:
CPPA-G submitted the CTBCM model
and plan to NEPRA for review and
regulatory approval. Consequently,
NEPRA has published the CTBCM model
and plan on its website for stakeholders
review and comments. NEPRA through a
letter has also requested the stakeholders to review the document.
8. Market Development Assistance
for NTDC:
CPPA-G has been supporting NTDC in the
preparation of Indicative Generation
Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) and
Long-Term Energy and Demand Forecasts.
NTDC staff has been provided on job
training for the entire period. CPPA-G has
also consulted NTDC and has shared the
specifications for the purchase of a updating the generation expansion tool.
7. Market Development Assistance
for DISCOs:
CPPA-G has been providing support to
DISCOs in the preparation of Medium
Term Energy and Demand Forecasts as
has been mentioned in DPC 5 of Distribution Code and envisaged in the
CTBCM Plan. CPPA-G is also providing
assistance to DISCOs to institutionalize
this function and provide an enabling
environment for the preparation of
these forecasts.
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IN
ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN
Activity – I :
Turkish Market Operator’s
Visit to CPPA-G
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The delegation composed of Executive
Board of Energy Exchange Istanbul (EPIAS)
and the ‎Head of Organized Power Markets
Group of ‎Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) visited CPPA-G on December
12-17, 2017. During this visit, further discussions in continuation of previous consultative sessions were held with CPPA-G. A
workshop was conducted for the power
sector entities of Pakistan, in which the transition of Turkish Market Operator and the
Turkish Power Market was discussed.
CPPA-G has signed a non-binding MoU
with LUMS on June 25, 2018 for hosting the
Electricity Market Professional Course and
exploring other avenues of mutual cooperation from the platform of LUMS Energy Institute. This collaboration would be fruitful in
developing a centralized structure of knowledge in terms of market development. It will
also enable Professors and faculty members
of local universities to run the market development programs independently in future.
IN
LAHORE
PAKISTAN
Activity – II :
Signing MoU with Lahore
University of Management
Sciences in Pakistan
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IN
BANGKOK
THAILAND
Activity – III :
CPPA-G - USAID Power
Trading Workshop in
Thailand
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USAID, on the request of CPPA-G, organized
a training workshop in Bangkok, Thailand
during April 16-20, 2018 on “Design, Management and Operation of a Power Trading
Entity in Pakistan” for power sector entities of
Pakistan including CPPA-G, MoE (PD),
NEPRA and NTDC. The course was designed
by CPPA and international resources.
CPPA-G delivered the training sessions on
the proposed market model for Pakistan,
side-by-side with other international trainers.
The APEx Annual Conference 2017 was held
in Brussels (Belgium) in October 2018.
CPPA-G represented Pakistan along with
representatives from market operators and
power exchanges from around the globe
like India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, UK, Australia, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey etc. The
conference provided an opportunity to the
CPPA-G to collaborate and engage with
similar like entities.
IN
BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
Activity – IV :
Participation in APEx
Annual Conference 2017 in
Brussels
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IN
BANGKOK
THAILAND
Activity – V:
Participation of CPPA-G in
Reverse Auction Workshop
in Thailand
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USAID in association with United States
Energy Association (USEA) organized a
workshop in on Reverse Power Auction in
Bangkok, Thailand during November 13-17,
2017 for power sector entities of Pakistan.
CPPA-G participated in this workshop along
with representatives from MoE, NEPRA,
Alternate Energy Development Board
(AEDB), Private Power Infrastructure Board
(PPIB) and Provincial Energy Departments.
IN
NEW DELHI
INDIA
SAARC Energy Center Islamabad in collaboration with Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) organized a Market System/Power Exchange in
New Delhi, India. The participants from Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan and India attended the
conference. Representative from CPPA-G participated as a resource person and delivered a
lecture to the conference participants, giving
them an overview of the Pakistani Power
Sector and Power Market Development.
Activity – VI :
CPPA-G Represented
Pakistan at SAARC
Conference in INDIA
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IN
ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN
Activity – VII:
Launching Ceremony of
Implementation of ECM
Implementation in CPPA
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The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is
a core component of today’s enterprise infrastructure a centralized repository, but open
platform with pervasive services that ‘content-enable’ business operations throughout
the enterprise. Keeping in mind the user’s
requirement CPPA-G management has decided to implement ECM in CPPA-G. The ECM
solution will automate the un-structured data
of the organization and make it available to
the all the concerned on the click and also
integrate with ERP Systems. This solution will
lead towards the record management, case
management and business process management solutions. The contract awarding ceremony was held at CPPA-G Head office and the
project implementation has been kick off. The
project is envisaged to be completed by
March 2019.
IN
ISTANBUL
TURKEY
A delegation from CPPA-G comprising
members from IT and SMD teams visited
EPIAS, the Turkish Power Market Operator in
Istanbul, Turkey on April 11-13, 2018. The
delegation met with the IT Department of
EPIAS to analyze the various software applications developed and being used by EPIAS
to run the Turkish power market. The team
also has detailed discussions on the proposed CTBCM model and plan with EPIAS.
Activity – VIII:
Visit of IT & SMD Teams of
CPPA-G to EPIAS in Turkey
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IN
ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN
Activity – IX:
Excellence Award Ceremony on successful implementation of ERP Phase-I
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On this occasion, Mr. Basit Zaman Ahmed
(Member BOD CPPA-G), Mr. Abid Latif Lodhi
(CEO CPPA-G) and Mr. Naseer Akhtar (CEO
Infotech), management of CPPA-G, Business
users from Finance and HR&A department,
ERP implementation Team were present. In
his speech, Mr. Abid Latif Lodhi (CEO
CPPA-G) appreciated the tremendous
efforts of CPPA’s management, business
users, ERP team and implementer team to
make this implementation of ERP at CPPA-G
a successful story in power sector. He also
offered the best wishes for the ERP Phase-II
which has already been kick off.
The project of ERP Implementation Phase II
has been launched at CPPA-G which is
planned to be completed by March-2019. In
the phase II, the business processes of Technical and IT departments of CPPA-G will be
automated and integrated with existing ERP
Phase I implementation (the Power purchase invoice processing system and other
Financials modules). Further the processes
of CPPA-G are also planned to be integrated
through secure Web Portal with the other
power market stakeholders like Power Generation Companies, NTDC, NPCC, DISCOs,
Ministry of Energy (Power Division), NEPRA
etc. This process integration will benefit the
stakeholders with improved and real time
monitoring and control, greater visibility
and transparency, improved forecasting and
estimations, paperless transactions and
quick decision making across the power
market.
IN
ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN
Activity – X:
Launching Ceremony of
ERP Implementation Phase
II
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The Honorable Chief Gues
(Member BOD CPPA-G) alon
(CEO CPPA-G) and other offic
ny of successful GO-Live
GO-Live Ceremony of Power Purchase
Invoice Processing (PPIP) Module: Syed
Haroon Masood, Dy. General Manager
(Finance) is demonstrating the different
features of PPIP module of ERP System
to the CEO CPPA-G.
The management of CPPA-G is celebrating the historical moment of his1st data
entry into ERP Financials System at
CPPA-G headquarters.
Mr. Tariq Mehmood (CIS NTDC) visited
the office of CIO CPPA-G. Mr. Arshad
Javaid Minhas (CIO CPPA-G) briefed him
on the successful implementation of ERP
System Phase I at CPPA-G and the scope
& timelines of Phase II which also
involves the integration of Metering
Data from NTDC with the ERP System.
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The IT department of CPPA-G
the Power Generators at CPPA
were briefed on the scope, fe
Power Generators in the pro
st, Mr. Zargham Ishaq Khan
ng with Mr. Abid Latif Lodhi
cers of CPPA-G on the ceremoe of Oracle EBS Financials.
has organized a Workshop for
A-G, in which the participants
eatures, timelines and role of
oject of ERP System Phase II.
The Contract Signing Ceremony of ERP
Implementation Phase-II: After the
successful implementation of Phase I of
ERP System, the Phase II has been
launched at CPPA-G which will automate
the business processes of Technical
department of CPPA-G and a secure
centralized Web Portal will also be
developed to receive and disseminate
the data between the stakeholders of
Power Sector of Pakistan.
CPPA-G Team along with Infotech Team
on Excellence Award Ceremony for
Successful Implementation of Oracle ERP
System Phase I at CPPA-G.
The participants from various Power
Generators are attending the Workshop
at CPPA-G in which the scope, features,
timelines and role of Power Generators
in ERP System Phase II is briefed.
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