04 JULY 2013Zawya.com
Alba Power achieves key milestone
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Alba announces the successful completion of the Pot Lines 1 and 2 Rectiformer Replacement project- considered to be one of the first brown field projects of this magnitude anywhere in the world- that was completed with over 1 million work hours without a single Lost Time Injury (LTI).
Alba announces that project objectives were accomplished without major interruptions to production from pot lines 1 and 2.
Alba’s commitment to boost productivity, increase capacity and enhance reliability of Pot Lines 1 and 2 were bolstered with the successful completion of Pot Lines 1 and 2 Rectiformers Replacement - one of the first brown field projects of this magnitude anywhere in the world.
The entire project was managed by Alba Power Project Department with their primary contractor Alstom Grid SAS, contracted in mid-2008. The project involved the replacement of 10 rectifiers that are responsible for providing the power supply to Pot Lines 1 & 2. It took nearly five years for Alstom Grid SAS to manufacture and install ten units, that is, five for each pot line.
Alba 's Chief Executive Tim Murray complimented the project team on this achievement during a ceremony held recently.
The new units were custom made for Alba by Alstom Grid SAS. They are packed with 30 per cent higher capacity equipment while some units are being installed with cross-connection facilities to provide additional back-up power to Pot Lines 1 - 3.
Commenting on the rectiformer replacement project, Alba 's Power Station Director, Amin Sultan said, "The completion of this project will secure continued supply of power to pot lines 1 - 3, and thus, accommodate the recent increase in metal production, and also, the planned growth in productivity at the plant.”
The project objectives were accomplished without major interruptions to production from the two pot lines.
Alba announces that project objectives were accomplished without major interruptions to production from pot lines 1 and 2.
Alba’s commitment to boost productivity, increase capacity and enhance reliability of Pot Lines 1 and 2 were bolstered with the successful completion of Pot Lines 1 and 2 Rectiformers Replacement - one of the first brown field projects of this magnitude anywhere in the world.
The entire project was managed by Alba Power Project Department with their primary contractor Alstom Grid SAS, contracted in mid-2008. The project involved the replacement of 10 rectifiers that are responsible for providing the power supply to Pot Lines 1 & 2. It took nearly five years for Alstom Grid SAS to manufacture and install ten units, that is, five for each pot line.
Alba 's Chief Executive Tim Murray complimented the project team on this achievement during a ceremony held recently.
The new units were custom made for Alba by Alstom Grid SAS. They are packed with 30 per cent higher capacity equipment while some units are being installed with cross-connection facilities to provide additional back-up power to Pot Lines 1 - 3.
Commenting on the rectiformer replacement project, Alba 's Power Station Director, Amin Sultan said, "The completion of this project will secure continued supply of power to pot lines 1 - 3, and thus, accommodate the recent increase in metal production, and also, the planned growth in productivity at the plant.”
The project objectives were accomplished without major interruptions to production from the two pot lines.
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