VINLEC operators receive Power Plant Level 1 training

Twelve employees from power stations owned and operated by the St Vincent Electricity Services Limited are better equipped to control operations at the various locations, following the completion of a training programme last Friday, May 13.

The four-day Power Plant Operator Level 1 Certification training programme was organized in collaboration with the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC).{{more}} It was designed for switchboard/machine operators and sought to help participants to develop a greater understanding of power station operations. It also sought to give the participants a better understanding of the basic theory and principles of operations of electrical power systems and diesel power plants.

Among the topics addressed were energy conversion and conservation; basic electrical technology; introduction to transformers; introduction to generators and motors; compression ignition (diesel) engine: operations and performance. The participants also examined issues such as magnetism; heat rate/thermal efficiency and performance evaluation of internal combustion engines; plant operating problems; and emissions and air pollution.

Two other persons from the Mustique Company Limited and the Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC) also attended the training. It was facilitated by Tagor Ramlal, who has been involved in the field of training and development in the area of electrical engineering for the past 29 years.