Grid Performance: Operational Reliability of Power Systems

Grid Performance: Operational Reliability of Power Systems

Location

Duration

Online /In-Class

5 Days

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Sector:

Power & Electricity – T&D/Systems

Technical Focus Area:

Electrical Power Systems (ELEC)

About the Course

This course provides a comprehensive exploration of reliability and performance evaluation in electric power systems, combining probabilistic modeling, analytical and simulation techniques, and industry case studies. Participants will gain a practical understanding of how to assess system adequacy, quantify reliability indices, and justify reinforcement strategies for generation, transmission, and distribution systems. Emphasis is placed on applying computational methods to real-world power system challenges, enabling professionals to optimize operations in competitive and evolving energy markets.

Learning Milestones

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

- Identify critical areas of power systems requiring probabilistic modeling and evaluation.
- Apply analytical and simulation-based computational methods for reliability assessments.
- Quantify performance through key reliability indices at load point, subsystem, and system levels.
- Conduct practical reliability assessment studies across generation, transmission, and distribution.
- Evaluate and compare alternative schemes for reinforcement and improved performance.
- Develop recommendations for planning and operating power systems under market-driven conditions.

Professional Audience

- Professionals from electric power utilities (ISOs, RTOs, TSOs).
- Regulatory authority experts.
- Industrial and commercial company engineers managing power infrastructure.
- Power system consultants and advisors.
- Researchers, academics, and postgraduate students specializing in power system engineering.

Modular Syllabus

Foundations of Power System Reliability & Modeling

- Introduction to electrical power systems and reliability challenges

- Deterministic vs. probabilistic planning approaches

- Principles of probabilistic modeling in power systems

- Reliability evaluation criteria and indices (LOLE, LOEE, SAIDI, SAIFI)

- Analytical computational techniques overview

- Simulation techniques overview

- Reliability parameters for key system components

- Case study: Reliability analysis of a sample power grid

Transmission System Reliability Assessment

- Modeling transmission system components for reliability

- Analytical computational applications for transmission lines

- Criteria for continuity loss (total vs. partial)

- Reliability indices for transmission load points

- Evaluating system performance at the transmission level

- Cost assessment methodologies in transmission reliability

- Simulation techniques applied to transmission reliability

- Case study: Transmission outage reliability assessment

Generation System Reliability Assessment

- Modeling generation systems for reliability evaluation

- Types of generating units and load demand modeling

- Frequency and duration analysis methods

- Analytical computational methods for generation reliability

- Key reliability indices for generation adequacy (LOLP, EENS, LOLF)

- Simulation approaches for generation systems

- Assessing system adequacy under varying generation mix

- Case study: Reliability analysis of a generation portfolio

Composite System Reliability – Generation & Transmission

- Composite generation and transmission system modeling

- Analytical computational techniques for composite systems

- Reliability indices for composite load points

- Quantifying composite system performance indices

- Cost-benefit assessment of composite reliability solutions

- Simulation approaches for composite reliability evaluation

- Modeling renewable integration into composite systems

- Case study: Composite G&T reliability planning exercise

Distribution System Reliability & Practical Applications

- Distribution system reliability modeling methods

- Analytical computational techniques for distribution networks

- Reliability indices for customers and load points (CAIDI, ASAI, ENS)

- Performance indices for evaluating distribution networks

- Cost of reliability and economic trade-offs

- Simulation applications in distribution reliability

- Integrating distributed generation and storage in reliability studies

- Capstone case study: End-to-end reliability assessment across generation, transmission, and distribution

Course Dates & Prices

Location	Starting Date	Price
Dubai (UAE)	29/12/2025	2999 $
Online	05/01/2026	2299 $
Online	05/01/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	12/01/2026	2749 $
Dubai (UAE)	12/01/2026	2999$
Cairo (Egypt)	19/01/2026	2749 $
Online	19/01/2026	2299 $
Online	26/01/2026	2299 $
Muscat (Oman)	29/01/2026	2999 $
Dubai (UAE)	02/02/2026	2999 $
Muscat (Oman)	16/02/2026	2999 $
Online	16/02/2026	2299 $
Online	23/02/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	23/02/2026	2999 $
Online	02/03/2026	2299 $
Online	09/03/2026	2299 $
London (UK)	09/03/2026	3499 $
Dubai (UAE)	09/03/2026	2999$
Online	16/03/2026	2299 $
Istanbul (Turkey)	16/03/2026	2999 $
Dubai (UAE)	16/03/2026	2999 $
Online	23/03/2026	2299 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	23/03/2026	4099$
Doha (Qatar)	23/03/2026	2999 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	30/03/2026	4199$
Online	30/03/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	06/04/2026	2999$
Istanbul	06/04/2026	2749 $
Online	06/04/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	13/04/2026	2999$
Cairo (Egypt)	13/04/2026	2749 $
Online	20/04/2026	2299 $
Dubai (UAE)	27/04/2026	2999$
Online	27/04/2026	2299 $
London (UK)	27/04/2026	3499 $
Istanbul (Turkey)	04/05/2026	2749 $
Dubai (UAE)	04/05/2026	2999$
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	11/05/2026	4099$
Online	11/05/2026	2299 $
Doha (Qatar)	11/05/2026	2999 $

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