Alstom hosts mobile service workshop in Dubai

Alstom has unveiled its new mobile facility for transformer on-site repair, refurbishment, redesign and high voltage test in Jebel Alim, southwest of Dubai.
It consists of a mobile workshop to repair active parts of transformers in a controlled environment.
It also includes advanced drying equipment and a container-sized high voltage testing module for diagnostic and repair.
Large power transformers and special transformers of all type and origin, up to 400 kV and 500 MVA, can now benefit on site from Alstom’s service expertise.
The mobile facility is dedicated to customers in the near and Middle East as well as nearby regions.
The new facility helps customers reduce outage and down time by up to three months compared to factory repairs, while eliminating costs and risks associated with heavy transport.
Supported by Alstom’s power transformer knowhow and experience, the mobile workshop and dedicated team offer an alternative solution to failure or poor transformer performance issues.
The mobile facility can help extend asset lifetime and increase transformer performance up to 30 percent.
The first contract is already secured.
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the foremost hydrocarbon exploration and production company in Oman, accounting for more than 90 percent of the country’s oil production, signed for a million dollar contract.
Hamed Heyhat, Alstom’s regional MD for grid service, said: “Proximity is essential for ensuring optimal performance of our customers’ assets. Bringing the best of Alstom’s technical competence on site for a key asset like transformers will deliver a quick and accurate response to customer needs in the region.”
Alstom Grid offers services to optimize the electrical infrastructure, increase return on investment, and improve the lifecycle cost of existing electrical grids.
Teams provide service expertise in network design and asset consultancy, condition-monitoring analysis, predictive maintenance, emergency support, ad-hoc maintenance or long-term service contracts.
Jan Masschelin, Alstom’s VP for grid service, said: “Alstom Grid service plays an important role in maintaining customer assets and maximizing availability and reliability of the transmission network. Being highly committed to customer satisfaction, Alstom invests in innovation both in terms of maintenance solutions and long-term asset management.”