Selected experience of
our lead experts.
Representative assignments demonstrating the technical, project-management and multidisciplinary coordination experience of the lead experts behind Three Steps Ahead and the scale of projects the practice is structured to support.
MANTARO HYDROPOWER COMPLEX — PERU
Recent project-management and senior engineering experience supporting major rehabilitation, modernization and grid-integration initiatives for the Mantaro generation complex.
- Project-management and multidisciplinary coordination responsibilities for preparation of tender documentation for RON HPP and associated SECA 220 kV systems.
- Technical requirements for rehabilitation and uprating of the RON generating units, including generators, excitation, step-up transformers, generator-voltage equipment and auxiliary interfaces.
- Protection, control, SAS/SCADA and 220 kV SECA switchyard modernization interfaces, together with BESS integration requirements.
- Market study / market consultation, procurement support, technical clarifications, interface management and definition of FAT/SAT, commissioning and acceptance requirements.
HPP IRON GATE 1 — SERBIA
Long-term senior experience on rehabilitation and modernization of one of Europe’s major hydropower plants (6 generating units, up to 211 MVA per unit).
- Review of manufacturer and contractor documentation, execution/as-built design and supervision for electrical equipment during successive unit rehabilitation stages.
- Generating-unit systems, step-up transformers, auxiliaries, monitoring and multidisciplinary interfaces.
- Senior design, project-management and supervision responsibilities across multiple rehabilitation phases.
- Additional expert experience related to performance testing and international technical presentations on the modernization programme.
PSPP BISTRICA — SERBIA
Engineering for a major pumped-storage project with four 175 MVA units.
- Feasibility, basic/main design and tender documentation for electrical equipment.
- Motor-generators and excitation, generator-voltage equipment, step-up transformers and auxiliary power supply.
- Protection systems, fire-protection interfaces, lightning protection and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Technical requirements developed with procurement, testing and implementation interfaces in mind.
HPP DABAR — BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Owner-side technical review and supervision support for a new 3 × 60 MVA hydropower project and associated HV infrastructure.
- Review of Contractor’s main/detailed design and manufacturing documentation.
- Electrical equipment of the hydropower plant, 220 kV switchyard and 220 kV overhead transmission lines.
- FAT documentation and supervision, equipment compliance and technical clarifications.
- Coordination of design, manufacturing and site-interface issues.
VLASINSKE HPP CASCADE — SERBIA
Tender preparation and bid-evaluation experience for rehabilitation of generating units and associated electrical equipment.
- Contract conditions and particular technical requirements for generators and excitation systems.
- Generator-voltage equipment and protection systems.
- Technical clarifications, evaluation of bids and interface review.
- Application of international procurement and rehabilitation requirements to existing plants.
HPP POTPEĆ — SERBIA
Combined lead-expert experience across several rehabilitation and modernization assignments for the 3 × 20 MVA hydropower plant.
- Basic Design and Tender Documentation for rehabilitation of generators, excitation systems, generator-voltage equipment and step-up transformers.
- Design and tender requirements for monitoring systems of generating units and step-up transformers.
- Earlier design experience related to auxiliary power-supply reconstruction and tender/consulting support for plant lifting equipment.
- Integration of rehabilitation requirements with existing plant conditions, maintainability and operational constraints.
HPP MAKHOOL — IRAQ
Basic design experience for a new 3 × 130 MVA hydropower plant.
- Generators and excitation systems, generator-voltage equipment and step-up transformers.
- Auxiliary power supply, electrical protection and fire alarm/extinguishing systems.
- 123 kV switchyard and regulating transformers.
- Multidisciplinary design coordination in an international project environment.
HPP BUK BIJELA — BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Tender-documentation experience for EPC implementation of a major hydropower project.
- Electrical protection requirements for generating units and step-up transformers.
- Protection requirements for the associated 110/220 kV transformer station.
- Technical specifications structured for EPC procurement and design responsibility.
POECHOS DAM — PERU
Electrical engineering for emergency spillway electro-hydraulic equipment and associated infrastructure.
- Basic and detailed design.
- Tender documentation for complete electrical-equipment supply and installation.
- Consulting support and multidisciplinary electro-hydraulic interfaces.
SEKLAFA & CHERGUI DAMS / WATER TRANSFER — ALGERIA
International design and supervision experience for major dam and water-transfer infrastructure.
- Detailed design and tender documentation for electrical equipment and installations.
- Site inspections and review of Contractor’s detailed/as-built and quality documentation.
- Senior design and supervision responsibilities in a multidisciplinary environment.
IRON GATE NAVIGATION LOCKS & TISA WATERWAY PROJECTS — SERBIA
Senior electrical design, project-management and supervision experience for modernization of major navigation and water-control facilities.
- Project-management responsibilities for Iron Gate 1 and Iron Gate 2 navigation-lock assignments, including overall coordination of multidisciplinary design activities.
- Design development, construction documentation and as-built documentation for control, SCADA, power-supply and electro-hydraulic systems.
- Manufacturer-documentation review, FAT/site inspection and supervision experience across successive modernization stages.
- Electrical and control-system interfaces for navigation and water-control infrastructure, including work associated with the Tisa dam.