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Field Electrical Engineer

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About DABS

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1.1 Background and Project Context

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA), through its 2006 Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS), set out ambitious three to
ve year goals for increasing access to electricity. The aim was for electricity supply to reach at least 65 percent of households and 90 percent of non-residential
establishments in major urban areas and at least 25 percent of households in rural areas. This would have represented a considerable increase over the rate of
electrication which had last been reliably estimated at six percent nationwide in 2003. More recent estimates suggest that some 25-30 percent of households
have access to grid electricity. There appears to be no reliable estimate for the number of people with access to o-grid electricity although there is some 134MW of
small hydro, diesel generators and solar power installed.

Responsibility for management and operation of the electricity system rests with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the national electricity utility. Until 2009,
DABS was a department of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW). DABSs corporatization has been accompanied by a strong program of commercialization
supported by the World Bank and more recently by USAID. DABS is responsible for the installed domestic generation capacity, including about 230MW of
hydropower and with it Naghlu Hydropower Plant, although only about 138MW is currently in service. MEW still retains a role in investment planning and project
management and is the main counterpart for three existing World Bank supported projects.

The DABS is incorporated and governed by an independent board, which is constituted by dierent government agencies, with the Ministry of Finance (MoF)
holding 45 percent of the ownership of the DABS, the MEW holding 35 percent, and 10 percent each with the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Urban Aairs. The
DABS nancial performance has improved signicantly since it was spun o from the MEW, and in 2014 it did not need subsidies from the government to support its
operations. Over the past seven years, energy losses were reduced from 54 percent to 26 percent. The DABS nevertheless faces signicant challenges, including
overstang and under-qualication of sta; poor customer management, billing, and collection; and taris that do not fully recover costs. Support to strengthen its
institutional, nancial, and human capacity is needed to improve the power system of the country.

In mid-2015 there were 12 hydropower plants in Afghanistan, not counting the over 5,000 o-grid NSP hydropower plants. The two largest among those are Naghlu
Hydropower Plant at 100 MW installed capacity and Mahipar Hydropower Plant at 66 MW installed capacity. A new 42 MW hydro at Salma in Herat province was
opened in June 2016, and work continues on developing an additional 18 MW of capacity at the Kajaki Hydropower Plant in the south of the country. There are 9
thermal plants connected to the grid, with a total rated capacity of approximately 209 MW. Another 8 small plants with an aggregate capacity of 12 MW operate o
grid. All of the thermal capacity is diesel red. The power generation mix is run to minimize costs by favoring cheap power from abroad and the use of domestic
hydropower over thermal and diesel power plants. The government plans to continue increasing import capacity through projects set out in the National Energy
Supply Program (NESP).

The Afghan transmission system is highly fragmented, consisting of isolated grids or islands supplied by dierent power systems including dierent generating
stations and dierent import sources. The power systems of the countries meeting Afghanistan's import needs unfortunately operate asynchronously with one
another and with Afghanistan (although the Turkmen system is synchronized with that of Iran). Importing power from these dierent countries means that
Afghanistan has to operate several separate power systems each synchronized with its neighboring supplier or with its own domestic supply (which is itself not
synchronized). While this has helped Afghanistan grow its electricity consumption over the last ve years, asynchronous supplies limit the opportunities to
interconnect to improve security of supplies and expand the power network in a rational way.

For operational purposes, the network is divided into four major working groups linking dierent supply sources to the grid: i) the North East Power System (NEPS),
which consists of multiple small islands and connects 17 load centers including Kabul, Mazar-e-Sherif, and Jalalabad with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (at 220 kV, 110
kV, and 35 kV); ii) the South East Power System (SEPS) consisting of Khandar and linking with Kajaki (110 kV); iii) the Herat System linking with the Islamic Republic of
Iran and the Republic of Turkmenistan (132 kV and 110 kV); and iv) the Turkmenistan System linking Herat Faryab, JawzJan, Sar-e-Pul, and Andkhoy Districts (110 kV).
Note that because the NEPS receives power from both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, as well as a number of domestic generating stations, parts of the system operate
in asynchronous mode.

Expanding and inter-connecting the grid is a top priority for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA). Grid supply is typically more reliable
than o-grid as alternative sources of generation are available if one fails. Generating stations can be located close to the source (essential with hydroelectric
power) even if there is no demand nearby. In addition, an inter-connected grid allows the system to take advantage of dierences in the timing of demands thereby
reducing the total need for capacity and creating a higher system load factor. The recent commissioning of the Salma hydroelectric plant in Herat Province makes
expansion of the grid in the region a timely initiative both to absorb the seasonal capacity of this plant, reduce imports and extend the benets of grid supply to the
local population.

1.2 Project Objective

The Project Development Objective is to provide sustainable electricity to households and businesses in four deferent districts of Herat Province, Afghanistan, in a
technically, safe and environmentally, and socially sustainable way.

1.3 Project Description

The proposed Project will improve electrication rates in Herat province, focusing on Chesht, Hobai, Karrokh and Pashtun-Zarghoon districts, thereby targeting a
total of about 200,000 people who are currently without access to the electricity grid. The project contains three lots as below details:
(i) The construction of a 25 km 110 kV tapping Line from a new substation in Karokh (to be built under the project), Herat province, to an existing substation between
the city of Herat and Salma dam.
(ii) The construction of 4 new substations (110/20 KV) in four districts of Herat province (Chesht, Hobai, Karrokh and Pashtun-Zarghoon).
(iii) Supply of goods needed to construct distribution networks in adjacent communities (to be installed by DABS).

The Project will also nance assistance to the implementing agency, DABS, for procurement and project management, as well as assistance to the MEW in
developing the legal and regulatory framework for grid integration.

1.4 Project components

The proposed Project will have two main components;

Component 1 Electrication of Four Districts in Herat Province (USD 20.1 million): This component will support investments for building a new 110 kV transmission
line, and four 110/20 kV substations and medium and low voltage distribution networks in four districts of Herat Province. The scope of the work includes:

a. Design, supply and installation of lattice towers, overhead conductors, optical groundwires (OPGW), insulators, grounding arrangement, foundations and civil
works and all necessary ttings and equipment to construct a 25 km tapping transmission line to the new substation near Karokh from existing 110 kV transmission
line between the existing Noor-ul-Jahad substation near Herat city and Salma dam.

b. Design, supply and installation of power transformers, auxiliary transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, surge arresters, current transformers (CTs), potential
transformers (PTs), protection arrangement, grounding arrangement, telecommunication, relay protection, automation and dispatching systems and all necessary
equipment and civil work to construct four 110/20 kV substations each with the capacity of 10 MVA in the districts of Chesht, Hobai, Karrokh and Pashtun-Zarghoon
of Herat Province.

c. Supply of distribution transformers, overhead line and ttings, underground cables, aerial bunched cables (ABC), protection equipment, and connections from the
network to nal customers (including meters, meter boxes, switches, breakers and other materials) for electrication of households, businesses, schools, health
centers and holy places in the districts of Chesht, Hobai, Karrokh and Pashtun-Zarghoon of Herat Province. Installation of distribution networks will be done by
DABS.

Component 2 Grid Densication, Extension, and O-grid pilots in Herat Province (USD 10.9 million): This component will extend grid electricity supply to other
parts of Herat Province and test solar o-grid pilots. Specic sub-projects will be identied during project implementation and evaluated on the basis of cost
eectiveness (total cost of the sub-project vs incremental demand served).

Component 3 Technical Assistance (USD 4 million): This component will nance technical assistance to insure timely and quality completion of the Project, to
enhance DABS capacity in procurement, engineering studies and project management, to enhance nancial planning for the utility, and to prepare a foundation for
further extension and integration of the grid in Herat Province. The overall scope of this component includes:

(a) Assistance to DABS for Project Implementation: This component would provide expert assistance to DABS in key aspects of project implementation including:
project planning and supervision, procurement, nancial management, and feasibility assessments for candidate sub-projects under Component 2.
(b) Environmental and social safeguards measures: Social and Environmental impacts of the Project are expected to be small. An environmental and social
management framework (ESMF) and a stand-alone Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) exist within DABS. This TA component would assist DABS in preparing
project-specic and site-specic Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) where needed.
(c) Institutional Strengthening for DABS: this component will provide technical support and training to DABS personnel in areas where additional capacity building is
required, particularly in Procurement and Financial Management. In addition, training will be provided to build local capacity in the Project areas to ensure the
eective operation and maintenance of the new networks.
(d) Studies for further grid extension: this component will also support a feasibility study to investigate synchronization options and further grid extension in Herat
province including geo-spatial analysis and load ow study of the system.
(e) Development of a Grid Code: Technical assistance would also support the review of existing standards and procedures and the preparation of a Grid Code for
the Afghan power system consistent with best international practices.
Financial Modelling for DABS: Development of a nancial planning model that can be used to prepare pro-forma nancial statements, cash ow projections, debt
service obligations and nancial ratios for DABS under alternative scenarios relating to capital investment, investment nancing, sales forecasts, taris and input
costs. The nancial planning model will provide a sound basis for evaluating the potential for further
commercialization of DABS, including its capacity to borrow on more commercial terms.

Job Summary

As per project requirements and development objective of the project along with all technical demands for implementation of the project, focused on eld activities
the Field Electrical Engineer will be asked to follow up and do regularly inspections on the preparation and implementation of identied project on the site.

Job Details

Date Posted: 22 Apr 2017 Reference: VA-DABS-HQs/96-0018

Closing Date: 06 May 2017 Work Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancies: 1 Gender: Any

Functional Area: Electrical Engineering Open Ended: NO

Nationality: Afghan Salary Range: As per company salary scale

Contract Type: Permanent Years of Experience: 3 Year(s)

Contract Duration: 0 Year(s) & 0 Month(s) Extension Possibility: No

Probation Period: 3 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Eective over-all management of all electrical installation activities on a project to ensure completion with minimal snags, by the agreed time scales, to the current
regulations and standards.
Perform all daily inspection and test of the scope and character necessary to achieve the quality of electrical/construction required in the drawings and
specications for all works under the contract performed ON or OFF site.
Cary out inspection and checking for all quality related procedures in the site and ensures activity at the site are as per approved method statement and
inspection test plan.
Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities
Co-ordinate the contractor workforce and materials for the installations
Liaise with Project Managers to provide input to all project schedules
Maintain as built drawing records for engineering and customer use
Checking and inspection of all installation, testing and commissioning activity
Provide weekly written reports on eld progress and shortages
Hold regular contractor meetings to ensure good progress is made
Collect and record contractor method statements and risk assessments as they relate to site
Review of design specications and technical drawings

Skills

Computer skills (Ms. Oce and Auto CAD, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project)
Full English, Dari & Pashto languages skills

Qualications

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Master degree is preferred.

Three years relevant working experience.
Field experience in Transmission, Substation and Distribution engineering projects is mandatory.

Job Location

Afghanistan - Kabul

Education:

Bachelors Degree, Electrical Engineering

Submission Guideline
Dear Applicant,
It is your responsibility to verify that information entered in your Resume / CV that are uploaded are received and are accurate. Documents must be uploaded as the
correct document type Word Format) or they will not be considered. Example: Resume must be submitted as a Resume. Recruitment Team will not modify, change or
contact you regarding the completeness or accuracy of your application. If a document is not legible, you will not be able to attend the interview and you must
again upload it by the close date.
NOTE: DO NOT upload performance appraisals, letters of recommendations, miscellaneous certicates, training plans or position descriptions. These documents
will not be used qualify you.
Resume / CV: A Resume / CV in English is required. It must contain your full legal name, address, phone number, a detailed description of your law enforcement
duties and the dates you performed those duties (DD/MM/YY). Upload as 'Resume' / CV

Submission Email

hr@dabs.af

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