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• The Unit received signifi cant orders from EWA (Electricity and
Water Authority, Bahrain), through its business partners Balfour
Beatty Engineering Services (United Kingdom) and AREVA T&D
(France), to supply integrated command and control systems for
24 substations (66/11 kV) and extend the integrated command
and control systems in 5 substations (220/66/11 kV).
• Efacec received two important orders from SEC, Saudi Arabia,
through its business partner in Saudi Arabia, the Naizak Power
Systems. The orders include the supply and confi guration of
remote terminal units for 4 distribution substations (33/13.8 kV)
The Unit received two important orders from SEC - Saudi Electric
Company (a company from Saudi Arabia) through its business
partner in the country, Naizak Power Systems. The orders include
the supply and confi guration of remote terminal units for 4
distribution transformers (33/13.8 kV). SEC is the main provider
of electricity in Saudi Arabia, with an installed capacity of 45 000
MW, power transmission grids with 43 000 ckm in length (circuitkilometer)
and electric power connections reaching 364 000 ckm
in length. The fi rst order comprises installations in two existing
substations (Faisaliah and Musadiah) and one new substation
(Khalidiah), all located in the region of Ar’Ar, at the Northern
border of the country. The second order comprises installations in
one new substation located in the Al Midnab area.
Maintenance
• The year of 2010 faced an adverse economic outlook, particularly
the Iberian industrial sector. However, it was possible for the
Maintenance Business Unit to maintain its leadership position in
the domestic market, keeping or renewing its major maintenance
contracts, in particular with customers such as BRISA, OGMA,
CLC, PEGOP, EDP - Renováveis, EDP Distribuição, REFER, Lisnave,
Futebol Clube do Porto - Estádio, Sporting Clube de Portugal -
Estádio, Sport Lisboa e Benfi ca - Estádio, José de Mello Saúde,
Hospital Garcia de Orta, SAMS, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa
Central.
• Simultaneously, other activities were developed along with new
contracts with a signifi cant set of customers, in particular the
Global Maintenance Contract with the oil refi nery in Sines for
Galp Energia (in partnership with the Servicing Business Unit),
the Maintenance Contract with Parque de Armazenamento
de Combustíveis Porto Brandão (fuel storage facilities), the
maintenance of equipments from the oil refi nery of Porto, an
operation and maintenance contract with the new fl ue-gas
desulfurization facilities of the Thermal Power Plant in Sines for
EDP, the assembly of a packaging and palletization lines for the
new paper factory of the Portucel Soporcel Group in Setúbal,
as well as yearly revisions of the factories of Soporcel in Setúbal
and Cacia, the general suspension for maintenance work of
equipments from Cimpor, the Information Systems for the NATO
Summit in Portugal, the maintenance contract of ONI’s stations,
the operations and maintenance contract of the Funicular dos
Guindais (funicular railway) for Metro do Porto and, in the health
fi eld, the maintenance contracts with Hospital de Braga and
Maintenance Service
Hospital CUF Porto, as well as the revamping of the Thermal
Power Station of the Maternidade de Júlio Dinis.
• Equally important is the consolidation of the partnership with EDP
Distribuição for the maintenance of 74 Substations in the central
area (ACE EME2) and another partnership with EDP Renováveis for
the maintenance of wind farms in Portugal and Spain.
• It should also be mentioned the development of audits, energy
certifi cations and quality control of indoor air in facilities and
health markets, initiated in 2009, taking advantage of the
opportunities from the new legal framework.
• Regarding certifi cations and qualifi cations, the Unit renewed
the certifi cations regarding Quality, Environment and Safety, the
permits from INCI and the environmental certifi cation of ACE
EME2.
• In information systems, the Unit developed and consolidated the
use of a single software platform for maintenance management.
• The Unit continued its maintenance contract of the Power
Dispatch Center of Algiers, Tipaza and Boumerdès.
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