Power Network Operability Lead - UAEN

About EWEC

EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company) is the sole procurer and supplier of water and electricity in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. EWEC drives the planning, forecasting, purchasing, and system despatch services of water and electricity. EWEC fulfils these vital responsibilities through the short-term and long-term balancing of bulk supply and demand for distribution companies and authorities in Abu Dhabi and other Emirates.

EWEC is supporting the government of Abu Dhabi and the government of the UAE by enabling the reduction of cost whilst also providing the increased security of supply that comes from a cleaner, larger, and more integrated system.

EWEC is mandated to implement strategic initiatives that will achieve the 60 per cent clean energy target outlined in the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy's (DoE) Clean Energy Strategic Target 2035 for Electricity Production in Abu Dhabi, in addition to enabling the achievement of UAE Water Security Strategy 2036, UAE Energy Strategy by 2050, and the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative.

EWEC is accelerating Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s energy transition by diversifying the country’s energy mix through developing and deploying renewable and clean energy as well as low-carbon intensive water desalination capacities. EWEC is part of ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy. For more information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Power Network Operability Lead manages power system operability planning within the Operations directorate, with a primary focus on the 1-3-year horizon and advisory input beyond three years. The role defines and maintains future operability envelopes (thermal, voltage, fault level, stability and reserve limits), leads the annual multi-year operability assessment, and develops and updates restoration and black-start plans. The Lead ensures that demand growth, new capacity and decarbonization initiatives remain operable, provides clear recommendations to Power Planning & Studies, Outage Management and Integrated Planning, and collaborates closely with internal and external stakeholders to support system reliability and EWEC’s energy transition objectives.

Job Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of the annual multi-year Operability Assessment report in line with DoE and internal requirements, providing assurance on power system operability over the next three years.
• Define and maintain 1-3-year operability envelopes and system limits for thermal loading, voltage profiles, fault levels, stability and reserves, and provide advisory input on longer-term (>3 year) operability risks to Integrated Planning.
• Oversee the development and annual update of system restoration and black-start plans, ensuring they reflect the evolving generation mix, network configuration and decarbonization roadmap.
• Direct operability studies and simulations to assess the impact of new projects, demand growth, connection changes and system interventions on grid stability, dynamic performance and resilience.
• Provide structured operability input to Power Planning & Studies so that year-ahead, seasonal and month-ahead studies reflect future envelopes and constraints.
• Provide operability requirements and constraints to Outage Management for the design of multi-year outage windows and allowable outage combinations, while recognizing that Outage Management owns the integrated schedule of record and operational change control.
• Provide operability input to Integrated Planning and Business Cases, including constraints, ancillary-service needs and system risk considerations for future capacity and portfolio options.
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