Neelesh Anjara [MIEAust CPEng APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)]

Experience

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  Gujarat Electricity Board-GEB

  May 2000 - Aug 2003

  Transmission Engineer

  Operation and maintenance of 220KV/66KV and 66KV/11KV transmission substations and allied equipment such as power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, switch-gears, power circuit breakers, control panels, metering equipment and all other associated substation equipment.Design, Testing and Commissioning of sub-station protection system such as Over Current relays, Distance relays, Direction relays, Synchronization Check relay, Under Freq Relays, Transformer Differential relays, Bus bar differential protection, Locked Breaker protection system etc which includes Analog/Digital/Numeric relay system.Testing and commissioning of substation CTs, PTs and CVTs including ratio and phase angle test of metering cores.Testing and commissioning of switchgears and power transformers.Performing engineering support tasks such as Protective Relay Co-ordination, Load flow calculations, Short circuit calculations etc.Carry out pre-commissioning tests/troubleshooting tests of protection control system and interlocksTesting and calibration of substation energy meters. Show less

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  Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited

  Sept 2003 - Dec 2014

  Engineer-HT CELL

  Construction, Commissioning, Operations and Maintenance of 11KV breaker panels, Substation equipment, Underground and Overhead 11KV HT and 415V LT lines, Ring Main Units and Transformers of Distribution Network. Design & Execution of various projects for System improvement and T&D (Transmission & Distribution) Loss Reduction such as; 11KV Feeder bifurcation, installation of Ring Main Units (RMU), installation of Automatic Power Factor Control (APFC) panels on transformer centers, replacement of overhead line by underground cable, replacement of CRGO/Inefficient transformers by amorphous transformers, shifting of transformer to Load center, augmentation/de-augmentation of transformer or providing new transformer depending upon the load pattern, implementing High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) etc., as per established guidelines of MGVCL and relevant standards and regulations.Installation of GSM/GPRS communication-based AMR meters with (COSEM & DLMS standards) on HT/LT consumers and on Distribution transformers, analyzing the data collected through remote communication and planning the required course of action.Participate in the investigation and analysis for performance of static energy meters supplied by suppliers in terms of tamper logics, energy measurements and any deviation at actual site conditions and recommendation of necessary software/hardware modifications for continual product improvement.Proficiently used Oracle-based ERP modules and various power system applications such as SCADA (DMS), GIS, Outage Management System, Meter Data Management and Meter Data Acquisition System.Prototype testing, Lot inspection and Audit Inspection of various materials such as Energy meters, ERS meters, 66KV CTs and PTs, 11 KV Combine CTPT units, 11KV RMUs, 11KV/415V Distribution transformers, HT/LT Cables and conductors, etc. Show less

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  Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)

  Feb 2015 - Aug 2022

  Lead Engineer- Distribution Substations

  Operation and Maintenance of the 11KV/415V substations in the distribution networks which includes 11KV VCB Panels, 11KV Ring Main Units (RMUs), 11 KV Under Ground Cables, Distribution Transformers, LV Feeder Pillars, LV underground Cables and allied equipment.Construction and Commissioning of new distribution substations, up gradation of existing distribution substation, diversion of 11KV cables, commissioning of underground 11 KV cables, overhead lines and switchgears in accordance with the standards, regulations, established guidelines and procedures. Administering switching process on different types of switchgears in 33KV and 11KV distribution network in coordination with Electricity System Control with all safety rules & adhering with permit to work procedureDeveloping conceptual design drawings & technical specifications, setting up specifications & other data for layout drawings for Electrical activitiesEvaluating technical proposals, project designs, plans and drawings; reviewing one line diagrams, electrical load calculations, specifications for electrical/electronic equipment, grounding & relevant cablesAnchoring on-site erection & commissioning activities and ensuring completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output Carrying out Partial Discharge (PD) measurement on the live HV (11KV) equipment of substations to detect developing insulation defects by non-intrusive techniques such as measurement of Transient Earth Voltage, Ultrasonic measurement and Cable PD measurement using HFCT.Monitoring the repairing, maintenance and testing activities of distribution transformer refurbishment work by outsourced agency and witnessing final tests such as Induced Over Voltage test and Secondary Source Withstand Voltage test.Updating maintenance, replacement and new commissioning records in GIS system and in ERP modules. Show less

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  Evoenergy ACT

  Dec 2022 - now

  • Senior Design Engineer-Major Projects

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Major Projects Design Engineer

    Dec 2022 - now