Control System for the Electricity Distribution Network of Bangkok
Berlin, Bangkok, 22 August 2011 – The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) of Thailand has awarded PSI Incontrol Sdn Bhd, a PSI AG Group Company, a new project to supply and implement a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distribution Management System (DMS) for the Electricity Distribution Network of Bangkok. PSI Incontrol participated in the Tender in a Consortium with its group companies and a local Thailand company.
The contract is a part of MEA’s plan for an integrated state of the art SCADA/DMS System covering its entire area of operation. The current scope of the contract is to deliver two redundant SCADA/DMS Control Systems at Chidlom and Jangawattana, two Distribution System Control Centres at each of these locations, and DCC Workstations at four of the 18 District Offices.
The project execution will be carried out jointly by PSI Incontrol’s Malaysian and Thailand offices. The contractual completion period is 26 Months. The commissioning of the system supplied will enable MEA to plan, monitor and control the Distribution Network in the whole of Bangkok.
PSI Incontrol is well-known for its astounding track record in supplying large SCADA systems in this region. The award of this project clearly underlines PSI Incontrol’s capability into delivering exquisite engineering solutions.
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority, or MEA, was established in 1958. It supplies the electrical power to its consumers in Bangkok, Samutprakarn and Nontaburi, covering 3,192 square kilometres. www.mea.or.th
PSI AG develops and integrates complete solutions, on the basis of its own software products, for the management of energy networks (electricity, gas, oil, heat, water), cross-company production management (metals, automotive, mechanical and plant engineering, mining, logistics) and infrastructure management for transport and safety. PSI was founded in 1969 and employs 1.450 persons in the group.