Recently, the first 500-kilovolt EHV transformer production line in Central and North Africa, which was constructed by China West Power Group and West-EGEMAC, was successfully put into operation in the Suez economic and trade zone. People’s Daily and other mainstream domestic media and Egyptian media have recorded this exciting event. Moments.
Driving from Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, to the east, about two hours, it came to the China-Ederda Suez economic and trade cooperation zone (Suez economic and trade zone). In recent years, with the construction of 'One Belt and One Road' and Egypt's 'New Suez Canal Corridor' development project Implementation: The development strategy of China and Egypt has entered into a new era. The Suez economic and trade zone has become one of the successful examples of the “going out” of Chinese industrial parks, providing an effective path for China and Egypt to jointly implement the 'Belt and Road' initiative.
Xidian-EGEMAC employees are working in the production workshop. (People's Daily reporter Qu Xiangyu)
Recently, Xidian-EGEMAC Co., Ltd., jointly invested and established by China Xidian Group and Egyptian EGEMAC Co., Ltd., announced that the first 500 kV EHV transformer production line constructed in the Middle East and North Africa was successfully put into production in the Suez economic and trade zone. Egypt Power and Renewable Energy Minister Shekker, Governor of Suez Governor Hamid attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and delivered a speech. Shekel highly praised China's power technology and stressed that the project will not only create more employment opportunities in Egypt, but also make up for the lack of electricity in Egypt. 'The short board' adds momentum to Egypt's industrial and economic development.
Helping energy development, and attaching strong wings to the take-off of Egyptian economy
'This is not only a new milestone in the development of the West Power-EGEMAC company, but also a milestone in Egypt's EHV power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing industry. ' At the production ceremony, He Lianmingli, standing member of the China West Power Group Party Committee, delivered a speech saying: With the factory building successfully put into operation, Egypt will become the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to manufacture 500 kV EHV power transformers and gas-insulated metal-enclosed switchgear.
According to Mudahti Ramadhan, head of EDF’s Egyptian company, the most important significance of the production line is that Egypt has acquired a 500 kV high-quality UHV transformer manufacturing capability and will be more competitive. The price provides an important support for the local power development business.
In January 2016, the State Grid Corporation of China and the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and New Energy signed the general contract for the Egyptian EETC 500 kV transmission project. The project is located in the Nile Delta and to the south of Egypt. The scope of the project includes the construction of 1,210 kilometers of 500 kV of the same tower. The double-circuit AC line is currently the largest transmission line project in Egypt. The commissioning of the 500 kV extra high voltage transformer production line of XD-EGEMAC will provide important equipment support for the project.
It is reported that ultra-high voltage and ultra-high voltage transformer technology of over 500 kV is currently only available in a few countries including China. Previously, western electric companies had attempted to invest and set up factories in Egypt, but due to the heavy dependence on imports of core components and their costs Highly, it eventually ended in failure. After years of technological introduction, digestion and absorption, China West Power successfully mastered the relevant manufacturing technologies for ultra-high voltage 500 kV and above and UHV transformers of 1000 kV and above with market competitive advantages. The realization of import substitution by the party provided realistic conditions. According to the staff of the West Power Company, the localization of the production line spare parts is currently 20%, and it will gradually realize 100% local production in the future.
Sheeker said in an interview with this reporter: 'The commissioning of this project is a major event in the economic cooperation between the two countries. It will not only create more job opportunities for Egypt, train professionals, but also make up for the lack of electricity in Egypt' The 'short board' helps Egypt's energy development and secures its wings for Egypt's economic growth.'
Training local talents is one of the core steps to achieve a complete localization of the solution. Xi Ning engineer Wang Ningzhi told reporters: 'The vast majority of the workers on the production line are from Egypt. The Chinese only has about 10 technical backbones. The number of resident personnel is maintained at around 7 people, basically achieving localized production.
'China Technology + China Standard + Chinese Equipment + China Construction' The full-chain export is becoming the norm
According to report, in order to train and reserve the local technical talents of the project, from July to September 2017, there were three groups of 31 Egyptian employees who had received skills training in Xidian. The training subjects were extensive, mainly including product manufacturing. Production, assembly, drying and oil treatment, testing, warehouse management, quality inspection, file management, lifting, production planning, etc. involve more than 20 production processes in 13 departments, of which the training in manufacturing technology lasted the longest. In view of this, after a centralized rotation of the entire production process in the previous period, this group of Egyptian employees has become the backbone of technology and is an indispensable force for the smooth production of this production line.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the reporter visited Xidian-EGEMAC's test area and production workshop. The test area is also the core of the plant. The barbed wire is separated from other areas and guarded by special personnel. To ensure safe discharge distance, the test area is relatively In the meantime, huge anti-lightning test instruments can stand up to simulate lightning strikes in nature and test the carrying capacity of each UHV transformer.
Before entering the production workshop, the reporter was required to wear a safety helmet and a safety plastic shoe cover. The 500 kV EHV transformer is a precision instrument. The production environment requires very strict requirements. Each process must meet the dust protection requirements. The relevant workshop must be fully sealed. Structure. In order to ensure that there is no dust in the production process, when winding the coils, the curtains will be erected in the clean room, and a process must be completed in a closed curtain. Not only that, from one workshop to another, the employees The air blowing equipment needs to be blown to ensure that dust does not enter the workshop. 'You have to clean up after visiting the workshop today.' Wang Ningzhi told reporters with a smile.
The establishment of a factory in the desert is more difficult than it seems. 'Wang Ningzhi said that UHV, UHV power transmission and transformation equipment is in production, and the test process is very vulnerable to dust interference and even destruction. The plant has been fully considered in the construction process. The impact of dust in the surrounding desert areas reaches the highest level of dust protection and is able to withstand the highest level of sandstorms.
The full-chain export of 'China Technology + China Standard + Chinese Equipment + China Construction' is becoming the norm. China West Power, as the national team of China's power transmission and transformation industry, is currently at the international level in terms of core technology R&D, equipment manufacturing and testing and testing. Leading level. Herlian Mingli said that China Xidian Group has actively participated in the construction of 'One Belt and One Road', and has invested and set up factories in Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries.
In the field of electricity, China's leading international standards such as UHV and new energy access have become important norms for global project construction. Among the three international standards organizations, China has served as chairman of the International Organization for Standardization and vice chairman of the International Electrotechnical Commission. In the important positions such as the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, many Chinese experts are the chief experts of professional committees in the International Organization for Standardization.
Standards are the basis for capacity cooperation and are the common language in international trade. To promote international capacity cooperation, products must cross the standard. In recent years, China’s capabilities in ultra-high voltage and UHV power transmission and transformation have ranked among the top in the world. The level of infrastructure construction is leading in the world, and a relatively complete standard and quality system have been formed. The successful production of the production line of XD-EGEMAC is exactly the epitome of 'Chinese Standard' in-depth into Egypt's electric power field.