Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Utility Technicians and Operators
• Junior Electrical Engineers
• Commercial and Regulatory Staff
• Energy Analysts and Consultants
• Maintenance and Facility Engineers

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the fundamental working principles of major power generation technologies.
• Differentiate between the functions and components of transmission and distribution systems.
• Explain the importance of voltage control and reactive power in system stability.
• Read and interpret basic single-line diagrams of power system components.
• Recognize the main challenges related to system losses, reliability, and power quality.
• Understand the basic role of grid control centers in system operation.

DAY 1

Power Generation Fundamentals and Power System Overview

• Overview of modern power systems: generation, transmission and distribution 
• Energy sources: fossil fuels, nuclear, hydro and renewable energy 
• Basic principles of AC generator operation and construction 
• Synchronous generators and grid synchronization 
• Power plant components and auxiliary systems 
• Power output, efficiency and key performance indicators 
• Real, reactive and apparent power fundamentals 
• Power flow and interconnection of power system networks 
• Reading and interpreting basic single-line diagrams 
• Case-based review of power generation systems
   

DAY 2

Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution Systems

• Need for high-voltage transmission and system configurations 
• Transmission voltage levels and network arrangements 
• Transmission line components: conductors, insulators and support structures 
• Real power flow, voltage drop and system losses 
• Transmission substations and major equipment 
• AC versus DC transmission fundamentals 
• Structure and function of electrical distribution networks 
• Primary and secondary distribution systems 
• Distribution substations and distribution transformers 
• Overhead and underground systems, protection devices and applications
  
  
   

DAY 3

Power System Operation, Reliability, Safety, and Smart Grid Technologies

• Basic principles of grid control, load dispatch and system coordination 
• Load forecasting and economic operation of power systems 
• Voltage control, reactive power management and system stability 
• System reliability concepts and performance indices including SAIDI and SAIFI 
• Power quality fundamentals: harmonics, voltage sags and swells 
• SCADA and Energy Management Systems (EMS) overview 
• Essential power system safety rules, grounding and earthing principles 
• Power system planning, expansion and capacity management 
• Smart grid technologies, digitalization and energy storage integration 
• Renewable energy integration, emerging technologies and future power systems