Engr. Muhammad Akmal

Experience

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  WAPDA

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Internee

  During my 4 weeks stay at Mangla power station i have been working as a trainee.Subject covered during training.• Operation• Hydraulic Turbines & Generators• Governors & Excitation system• 132/220 KV Switchyard• 230/50V D.C Batteries• Auxiliary & Emergency Supply System• Power Transformers & Auto Transformers• Fire Protection System• Protection Relays & Protection• Drainage & Dewatering System

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  Marala Hydropower Project

  Dec 2019 - May 2022

  Junior Engineer

  Worked with AL-FAJAR INTERNATIONAL as Junior Engineer (Operation) at Head Marala Hydropower Complex 7.64MW Sialkot, Punjab.To maintain, monitor and update the status of plant defect, plant tripping and investigation reports.Operation, Supervision and Controlling of whole power house equipment through SCADA. Keep coordination with irrigation department for ensuring optimum generation. Load regulation as per and water inflow.Identifying faults and abnormalities, isolating and rectifying them from healthy parts of the system.Supervision and Monitoring of maintenance work in Power House relating to every Section i.e. MME, EME, SCADA & (P&I).Hand on practical Experience to start unit for commercial operation under Normal & emergency situation, also to stop units under emergency situation.Unit pre-starting checks after maintenance/major overhauling.Monitoring power house auxiliary system, governor pumps operation pressure sump tank pressure, Excitation System, Drainage & Dewatering system, cooling water system & Air compressor system.Restoration of Power House Auxiliary through diesel Generator in case of lines tripping.Preparation of daily/monthly check sheets and inspection reports.Operation of 220 KV/132 KV lines.Operation of Plant Auxiliaries.Start/Stop operation of Units.Assist maintenance departments in planning and implementation of Corrective and preventiveMaintenance of electrical Equipment.Planning and Scheduling of Annual Maintenance of Turbines and Auxiliaries.To assist TR (Trouble report) raising.Prepare DOD (daily Operation data) and report daily record of generation. Show less

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  China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited (C-SAIL)

  Jun 2022 - now

  Deputy Assistant Engineer

  Job ResponsibilitiesSupervise all aspects of the Karot Hydro Power Plant operations during assigned shift and effectively provide direction to lower level plant operatorsCommunicate/Correspondence with system operator for handing of notification, dispatch instruction, revise dispatch instruction or any other curtailmentEnsured that generating units are working within technical limits as per SOPs for smooth and reliable operationResponsible for all type of operations/switching in control room, power station, switch-yard, external works and weir site gates operation. Managing daily routine inspections of electrical and mechanical equipment status check and comprehensive documentation regarding operationStartup and shutdown procedures of turbines and generators, optimizing power output based on demand and grid requirementsMonitored critical plant parameters, including water flow rates, reservoir levels, and equipment temperatures, to ensure safe and efficient operationOperation and monitoring of four vertical Francis Turbines 180 MW each via SCADA, LCU, PLC, DCS, CSCS, and HMI systemsResponsible for operation plan, schedule outages and the operation mode of the facilities, ensuring satisfaction to requirements of PPA for outages hours, net of electrical output and so onPrepared and performed of Annual Capacity Test (ACT) as per PPAPreparation of Hydrology (Declared Availability Capacity) on daily basis as PPAPreparation & review of PPA documents (DAC, RDAC, NEO) with coordination of Operation Department while ensuring PPA regulationIssuance/cancellation of trouble reports, Work Permits, External Work Permits and Operation Permits etc Perform and monitor isolation work on electrical equipment to avoid any hazard during maintenance, strictly follow LOTO proceduresPerformed Insulation resistance test of Generator Stator, Rotor, Excitation transformer, Auxiliary Power transformers, Power transformers, Motors and pumps through Insulation Megger tester Show less