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Our Expertise in SWER and Rural Electrification |
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Conrad Holland is qualified in power engineering and has been active in rural electrification in Africa, Asia and New Zealand for 20 years. Conrad can be contacted through the contact us section of this site, he is happy to answer questions on the use of SWER for rural electrification, and rural electrification in general. In a professional capacity he has carried out the following during his career: Rural Electrification - Electrification strategy studies
- Electrification feasibility studies
- Electrification design
- Detailed project costing
- Development of standard drawings and designs for low cost electrification
- Power systems analysis including load flow studies and voltage drop studies
- Preparation of bid documents for procuring materials and equipment
- Preparation of design build bid documents
- Bid document evaluation and contract award
- Contract supervision including factory inspection
- Rural electrification training
- Valuations of rural electrification assets
- GPS data collection and information management
Other projects carried out as part of a larger team include: - Geographic information systems (GIS) for rural electrification
- Socio economic surveys
- Environmental and social safeguard compliance
- Economic and financial analysis of rural electrification projects
- Line route surveys using remote sensing
- Line route surveys using gps or total station technology
- Line design using structural and distribution design software
- Geotechnical investigations for foundation design
- Pole and tower foundation design
- Vegetation management program preparation
- Earth resistivity surveys
- Earthing design
- Transmission line design and construction at 110, 115, 132 and 220 kV
- Substation design and construction from 11 kV to 220 kV
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