WDEPC's Sidi Kerir Power Plant Overhaul Project Exceeds Expectations

The units were reported to run for over 10 years without carrying out regular maintenance as per OEM recommendations. AIG’s team has then paid several site visits and reviewed the health check required for the units as well as the advantages of keeping capital, insurance and consumable spares versus complete failure emergencies. The team eventually recommended a list of spare parts and identified the value added engineering and repair scope of work and overhaul action plan with WDEPC maintenance team two weeks before the implementation begins. A detailed cost and benefit analysis of the project was also submitted to the customer.

Despite hindering challenges like strict budget and time constraints, in addition to concerns over the country’s security and financial stability, the implementation process ran successfully and exceeded expectations. From repair and maintenance operations to new capital spares’ purchases, the daily activities reporting scheme was precisely followed. In addition, inventory spare parts, safety measures, work order permits, and all related personal protective equipment (PPE) and tools were being regularly checked.

Moreover, OEM experts were involved on a daily basis to review activities done and discuss the customer’s comments and the following day’s operations. Meanwhile, managers from the customer side were being briefed on a weekly manner with the work progress.

Even with the long delivery time by the OEM and the prolonged execution time after supply of spare parts at site, the project panned out two weeks earlier than the estimated timeframe. After all, the ministry’s plans to have ZERO failures or unplanned shutdown were successfully met and WDEPC’s extended warranty requests were fulfilled.