POWER AFRICA

EAST AFRICA ENERGY PROGRAM

TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING ON PLANNING & DESIGN METHODOLOGY USING DIGSILENT
POWER FACTORY FOR STAFF OF ENERGY UTILITY CORPORATION LIMITED
(EUCL) AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED (EDCL)
RWANDA

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Date: 28 March – 1April 2022

Workshop Objectives

Capacity building sustainability:

 The purpose of this training is to provide detailed knowledge on how to use load flow
analysis software in the planning and design process of distribution and reticulation
networks to planning engineers and Technicians. This will ensure optimizing electrical
networks to ensure current and future demand will be met in a sustainable and cost
effective manner.

Delivery Mode:
The training will be conducted in person.
Note: The program is in local Rwandan time

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  Hrs.
March 28, 2022 (Day 1)
Registration EAEP
8:30-09:30
 COP
Opening Remarks
 USAID, mission
 Other
Introduction session
09:30 - 10:30 Overview of the Planning Function in an Hans
Electrical Utility.

10:30 - 11:00 Pre-Test/ Break EAEP

Planning and Design Criteria Applicable in Hans
11:00am – 12:30 pm Distribution and Reticulation Networks.

12:30 PM -1:30 PM Lunch Break EAEP

Overview of DigSILENT Power factory Data
Arrangement Structure Hans
- The Menu Bar
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Main Tool Bar
- The Data Manager
- Single Line Graphics

3:30 - 4:00 Tea Break EAEP

4:00 - 5:15pm Lab Session 1 Hans

- Setting up Power System Elements
Library.
- Overview of Power Systems Elements.
- Data Capturing Power Systems Elements.

5:15 – 5:30 pm End of day evaluation (reaction assessment)  Participants

End of Day 1

 Hrs.
March 29, 2022 (Day 2)
Hans
Review of Previous Day Session/Questions &
8:30 - 9:00 am
Answers

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9:00 -10:30 am Lab Session 2: Getting Started: Simple Example Hans

 The Single Line Graphic Window

 Drawing Network Elements
 Drawing Busbars and Terminals
 Editing the Elements – Connecting,
Disconnecting and Deleting
 Performing Calculations
10:30-11:00 am Tea Break EAEP

11:00am -12:30 pm Lab Session 3: Advanced Example Hans

 Adding New Items

 Conducting load flows and interpreting results

12:30 -1:30 pm Lunch EAEP

1:30 - 3:30 pm Lab Session 4: Designing ZECO networks and Hans

conducting load flows on;

 Different demand scenarios,

 New generation sources

3:30 - 4:00 pm Tea Break EAEP

Lab Session 5: Load flow in the Geographical

4:00 - 5:30 pm Hans
Environment

End of day evaluation (reaction assessment)

End of Day 2

March 30, 2022 (Day 3)

Lab Session 6: Load flow in the Geographical Hans
8:30 – 11:00 am Environment - Continue

11:00-11:30 am Tea Break EAEP

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 Hans
11:30 am -12:30 pm Lab Session 7: Continuation

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch EAEP

1:30-3:30 pm
Hans
Lab Session 8: Continuation

3:30-4:00 pm Tea Break EAEP

4:00 - 5:30 pm
Hans
Lab Session 9: Recap

EAEP/Participants
End of day evaluation (reaction assessment)
End of Day 3

 Hrs. March 31, 2021 (Day 4)

Review of Previous Day Session
8:30 - 9:00 am Questions & Answers

9:00 -10:30 am Hans

Protection of Distribution Networks
- Theory and application on Distribution
Networks

10:30-11:00 am Tea Break EAEP

11:00 am -12:30 am Protection of Distribution Networks (Cont) Hans

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch EAEP

Hans
Lab Session 1: Short Circuit Studies
1:30-3:30 pm

3:30-4:00 pm Tea Break EAEP

4:00 – 5:30 pm Lab Session 2: Short Circuit Studies Hans

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 End of day evaluation (reaction assessment)
End of Day 4

 Hrs. April 01, 2022 (Day 5)

Review of Previous Day Session
8:30 - 9:00 am Questions & Answers

9:00 - 10:30 am Lab Session 3: Short Circuit Studies (Cont) Hans

10:30 - 11:00 am Tea Break EAEP

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Hans

 Lab Session 4: Short Circuit Studies (Cont)

12:30 -1:30 pm Lunch EAEP

1:30 - 3:30 pm Hans

Course Review

3:30 - 4:00 pm Tea Break EAEP

4:00 - 4:30 pm Discussion on assignment and EAEP support going Hans

forward.

End of Course evaluation.

4:30 - 5:30
End of Day 5