The project, which is part of the accession process for Turkey to the European Union, is due to complete in December 2010.
KEMA will review and enhance the current network planning methodologies by developing a revised model and standards as well as provide training in the new model and standards, including Training the Trainers to ensure the sustainability of the project results, the company said.
KEMA also will review the actions of TEDAS as a distribution system operator and assess its compliance with EU Directives with a view to recommending improvements where necessary.
KEMA will assist in the delivery of a network planning process which will enable TEDAS to meet its future challenges. To maximize the benefits to the Turkish electricity sector, the government (through the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources), the regulator (the Energy Market Regulatory Authority), the transmission company (TEIAS) and the regional distribution companies are participating in the project team.
KEMA secured the involvement of the Dutch distribution company Enexis in the project team. Enexis experience of operating in a liberalized market environment will provide insight to TEDAS.
Pier Nabuurs, CEO of KEMA, said: “In this project, KEMA will employ its international experience and extensive technical knowledge to reflect best practices through to TEDAS’s planning processes, enabling TEDAS to address current and future network design issues – such as the proliferation of distribution connected generation expected in the coming years.”
This is the third EVD-sponsored project KEMA has undertaken in the Turkish electricity sector.
