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Lebanese Electric National Control Center

Electricité Du Liban (EDL)

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2003 - January 2006

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MIC Project

Military Industries Corporation

SIEMENS

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

December 2002 – February 2004b

NEEDS provided engineering services for the MIC project through direct contribution to the design process by upgrading the power rating and redundancy of the network, and working on verifying, cross-checking and approving detailed drawings of the system.

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Energy Providers

Tabouk Agriculture Development Company (TADCO)

Tabouk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

January 2001 - January 2004

NEEDS completed a detailed feasibility study for TADCO Farm to build a 70 MW power plant and complete distribution network for replacing the 250 stand-alone diesel generators serving individual loads. The study recommended a BOT (Build/Operate/Transfer) model over 15 years to develop the project with advanced water and electricity distribution management systems integrated with the agricultural business of TADCO farm.

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Tailored Energy Saving Solution

Giant Store

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

January 2000 – March 2001

NEEDS implemented a turn-key energy saving project for the Giant store tailoring a strategic plan for significant decrease in the client electricity bill. The project started by identifying energy consumption areas and assessed energy saving opportunities prior to the development of the energy saving solution. Comprehensive analysis of the Giant Store energy use data depict the measures to achieve overall system efficiency, define scope for a complete design, and present cost/savings analysis using state of the art technical and economical tools and software. NEEDS managed the overall contracting electrical and mechanical works required for the project.

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Saudi Energy Services Company

Al-ALWAN Contracting and Maintenance Co. Ltd.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

November 1999 – March 2002

NEEDS developed a comprehensive feasibility study and business plan to establish an Energy Services Company in Saudi Arabia. On the basis of complete analysis of the power sector problems and challenges in Saudi Arabia, NEEDS proposed detailed plan of business activities required to initiate the energy efficiency for large-scale industries. The plan also developed the platform for immediate intervention in the small-scale energy sales business. As a result, the group was able to reach a turnover of 40 M$ by the year 2004 with a total 120 MW of energy production capacity.

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Engineering Services for the Benghazi Regional Control Centre Project (BRCC)

General Electric Company of Libya

SIEMENS

Benghazi, Libya

1999 – 2001

NEEDS has provided engineering services for Siemens in its BRCC project. Services include providing consulting, training and trouble shooting of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Moreover, NEEDS responsibilities cover the computer hardware/administration as well as software training, consulting and maintenance for the control centre during the post commissioning operation and maintenance period.

NEEDS staff was responsible for direct communication with the client which was a key element in the project success. During the project implementation strong relation and confidence was built with GECOL Engineers. As a result, a plan for long-term operation and maintenance support was under consideration. The plan was frozen due to a number of unforeseen constraints.