PSI to Deliver New Network Control System for the City of Muscat
Muscat Electricity Distribution Company, SAOC, decides in favour of PSIcontrol
Berlin, 8 August 2011 – PSI inControl Malaysia, a member of the PSI group of companies has, for the first time, been awarded a contract by Muscat Electricity Distribution Company SAOC (MEDC) through a local consortium partner in Oman. PSI will deliver a centralised Network Control SCADA system including remote telemetry automation as well as transmission and distribution communication for the entire 33/11 kV medium voltage grid in the Sultanate of Oman capital city of Muscat.
The PSIcontrol SCADA system will be the basis for establishment of a main control centre and a back-up control centre together with remote telemetry automation and telecommunication systems in over 157 electrical substations. The total implementation time of the project is 36 months.
During the first phase of the project PSI will connect all the existing 33/11 kV network substations of MEDC to PSIcontrol. The network control system would be upgraded with additional DMS functionalities and remote telemetry automation for 11 kV substations in the next phase.
MEDC is the sole entity responsible for distribution of electricity in the Governorate of Muscat. MEDC is entitled to own, maintain and develop the distribution networks in the Governorate of Muscat. MEDC’s main function is to build and maintain the necessary infrastructure for the distribution of electricity in the governorate of Muscat. The area of responsibility includes private consumers, commercial consumers and government Sector.
PSI AG develops and integrates complete solutions, on the basis of its own software products, for the management of energy networks (electricity, gas, oil, heat, water), cross-company production management (metals, automotive, mechanical and plant engineering, mining, logistics) and infrastructure management for transport and safety. PSI was founded in 1969 and employs 1.450 persons in the group.
