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1/1/2006
The World Bank Selects ADICA to Present Simulation Software at Pre-Launch Meeting of Nile Basin Regional Power Trade Project
The World Bank Selects ADICA to Present Simulation Software at Pre-Launch Meeting of Nile Basin Regional Power Trade Project
The Nile Basin Regional Power Trade Project (NB-RPT) aims to establish the institutional means to coordinate the development of regional power markets among the ten Nile Basin countries (Burundi, DRC, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) and build analytical capacity and provide technical infrastructure to manage Nile Basin Resources in keeping with the vision “to achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water resources”.
The World Bank selected ADICA to demonstrate how the GTMax and WASP computerized models can be used in an integrated manner to analyze a regional electricity market including modules for modeling reservoirs and long term investment (generation and transmission) planning. The demo showed how with the aid of these models, utilities can evaluate the economic benefits of regional integration of power generating and transmission systems via joint operation of an integrated network.
In assisting the World Bank Nile team, the ADICA consultant:
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A. Reviewed the Project Implementation Plan (PIP) to ensure a clear understanding of the Regional Power Trade Project, and its role in promoting regional power trade.
B. Demonstrated to The World Bank how the GTMax computerized model is used to perform the following analysis:
• Taking into account the interconnected topology of a regional transmission network, interconnection transfer capabilities, chronological hourly loads, and the differences in the electricity generation costs in each of the interconnected utility systems, demonstrate calculation of market prices for electricity sales/purchases between trading partners in the power network based on the capacity constraints of transmission interconnections.
• Demonstrate simultaneous optimization of power transactions to minimize overall operating costs in the region electricity market.
• Demonstrate analysis of new power generation and transmission investment options in the context of preparing a regional power system investment plan.
C. Identify the corresponding power system database requirements and information exchange guidelines to serve as a platform for regional (Eastern Nile & Nile Equatorial Lakes regions) power system planning and analysis using a regional electricity market simulation model.
D. Participate in the Regional Power Trade Project Pre-Launch workshop, held in Kenya, to deliver the following presentations and organize hands-on exercise sessions with the model:
• Using GTMax to Analyze Candidate Transmission Lines
• Using GTMax to Analyze the Benefits of Interconnected Systems
• Using Decision Analysis to Prioritize Investment Options
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