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Akinwumi Alade
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General Manager, Power System Operations, National Control Centre
, Transmission Company of Nigeria
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Osogbo,
Nigeria
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• Power System Operations Planning and SCADA/EMS Expert with nearly 31 years of rich experience in Power System Planning & Operations (Active and Reactive Power dispatch/Generation Scheduling), Power System Design & Analysis and Project Management.
Seeking assignments in Power System Planning & Operations (Active & Reactive Power dispatch/Generation Scheduling), SCADA/EMS Functions and Security Design, Market Operations/ Project Management with an organization of repute
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Area of Expertise: |
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Professional Experience: |
• Power System Operations Planning and SCADA/EMS Expert with nearly 31 years of rich experience in Power System Planning & Operations (Active and Reactive Power dispatch/Generation Scheduling), Power System Design & Analysis and Project Management.
• A project planner with expertise in planning and spearheading various estimation, engineering & technical activities
• Proficient in managing a wide range of technical challenges including Designing, Projects Execution and Project Coordination
• Expertise in Power System Operations and Planning of Transmission Grid, Nigeria that spanned over 5000 km of 330 kV Transmission lines and over 6000 km of 132 kV lines
• Distinction of total installed capacity of over 10,000 MW generation (both Hydro, gas and steam turbine generating units)
• Successfully operated the Transmission Company of Nigeria Grid, with inadequate generation, sparse operating reserves and have been able to cut down the rate of grid outages by 40%
• Proven abilities in preparing and reviewing engineering plans, designs and diagrams for projects
• Deft in planning & implementing the preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance schedules for improving overall reliability and safety of Power System plant equipment & machinery
• Excellent relationship management, analytical and negotiation skills with deftness in swiftly ramping up projects in co-ordination with clients, architects & consultants
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Education: |
2012 M.Sc. (Computer Science) from Babcock University, Nigeria
2001 MBA in Management from Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
2010 Diplomas in French, DELF A1 & DELF A2, Alliance Francaise
1992 Post Graduate Diploma in Data Processing from Ogun State University (Now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
1982 B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) from University of Lagos, Nigeria
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS
Sep’ 13 WAPP Engineering and Operation Committee (EOC), Burkina Faso as Member
Mar/Nov./Dec’11 WAPP Engineering and Operation Committee (EOC), Benin Republic as Member
Mar’11 Dubai, UAE as Member, Factory Acceptance Test on TCN Nigeria Electricity Equipment
Dec’09 WAPP Engineering and Operation Committee (EOC), Ghana Republic as Member
Jan’08 / Feb’10 / Nov’11 West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) Cotonou and Burkina Faso as Member of WAPP Electricity Market Development Planning Task Force
Jul’06 / Dec’06 – Sep’11 West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) Cotonou and Togo as Vice Chairman, WAPP System Interconnection Study Task Force
Feb’02 – Mar’02 Tractebel, Belgium as Member of Study Group on – Nigeria Transmission Network Development Project using Plaire and Eurotag
Special Assignments
• Secondment to Shell Petroleum Development Company from Jul – Dec’01 to participate in the feasibility study on Nigeria’s Abuja capital territory load demand, Nigeria and installation of Thermal Generating Station in Abuja
• Supervision of the newly deployed SCADA System that covered about thirty (30) 330 kV substation and 120 Nos. 132 kV substations, which was a world bank sponsored projects
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French |
Nationality:
Nigeria
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