About Project
The project consisted of selecting the best available technology for the design and implementation of a cost-effective solution to Ecuador’s chronic and emergent short-term power needs. The proposed power plant project included consideration of General Electric’s turbine-generator technology such as TM-2500, LM-2500+G4, LM-6000 PC, and the LMS-100, as well as the selection of the balance-of-plant and site structures, systems and components.
Services Provided
Provided Management and Engineering Consulting services to a consortium of entities whose principal members included the Director of the local electric utility Eléctrica de Guayaquil, the Energy Minister of the Republic of Ecuador, and the Director of Centro Nacional de Control de Energía (CENACE) of Ecuador.
Specifically, two conceptual projects design were considered in our scope of work. The first one was the expansion of the operating Alvaro Tinajero Power Plant, and the second one was the evaluation of building a brand new power plant by the name of La Nueva Prosperina.
MADERO Engineers & Architects was the leading EPC organization with Mr. F. Madero, PE, PMP, CPC, acting as the Project Director. Project team members included two renowned U.S. companies: General Electric Power Systems and Sargent & Lundy Engineers.
Some of these responsibilities included but were not limited to:
- Feasibility Studies
- Development of Plan of Action and Work Breakdown Structure
- Best Site Selection Determination
- Determination of Off-Site Utility, Fuel & Gas System Design & Operational Requirements, and Conceptual Designs
- Planning & Scheduling
- Determination of Required Logistical Support for Rapid Equipment Delivery and Deployment to Power Plant Site when the national emergency crisis was officially declared by government in November 2008
- Recommendation of Best Technology and Alternatives for Energy Crisis at hand
- Generation of Conceptual General Drawing Arrangements and Schematics
- Bill of Material Preparation
- Order of Magnitude Cost Estimates
- Tasks Management & Coordination
- Presentations to Electrica de Guayaquil and Government Officials
