Siemens wins new order for grid control and smart metering in Egypt
- December 9, 2022
In a release, Siemens said that it has been awarded a new contract to establish a distribution management system and advanced metering infrastructure for North Delta Electricity Distribution Company (NDEDC).
A subsidiary of the state-owned utility Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), NDEDC is responsible for the distribution network of the Daqahleya, Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates and serves about 4.5 million electrical subscribers.
Siemens will be implementing an ADMS control center for the Damietta region. This project is funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and has a value of about 40 million Euros and is known as Lot 3. Siemens already received an order with a similar scope for Egypt´s Alexandria region in September 2022.
“The electrical grid plays a key role in Egypt’s initiatives for economic growth; a secure power supply is at the heart of its expanding economy,” said Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO of Grid Software at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “We are very pleased that Siemens has been chosen to supply software to NDEDC’s distribution grid. With our modular software approach, we can design an integrated IT and OT system by integrating grid control software with simulation software, supporting informed decision-making and operational optimization to effectively reduce the cost of the distribution grid while keeping the lights on.”
Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, has praised the fruitful cooperation with Siemens and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in executing many projects in the electricity sector in Egypt. He also referred that today’s agreement falls
The agreement with Siemens falls within a national plan for establishing a number of control centers, in light of the presidential directives to promote the efficiency of transmission and distribution grids in different electricity distribution companies all over Egypt, according to Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy.
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In addition to the ADMS system, 175,000 smart meters will be supplied, to establish an advanced metering infrastructure. Following the partnership agreement signed with ESRI in July 2022, Siemens will also be delivering ESRI’s Geographical Information System (GIS) within the scope of the project.
Featured photograph shows signing ceremony with representatives from North Delta Electricity Distribution Company, the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company and Siemens. Gaber Desouki, Chairman of EEHC, Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energy and Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO Grid Software at Siemens, are signing the contract.
