Commissioning and pre-operational verification
Control first energization: ITP, LOTO, pre-operational checks, FAT/SAT and traceable reports, through to handover.
Core service
Commissioning is the moment of truth: everything designed, built and installed has to work together, without surprises. FORWA supports manufacturers, contractors and producers at that stage, from turbine-generator units through to interconnection substations.
We establish and apply inspection and test plans (ITP), high-voltage isolation, lockout-tagout (LOTO) and re-energization procedures, with a systematic dead-check.
We carry out pre-operational verifications before energization, functional and input/output testing, dry and load testing, and factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), through to handover. Every step is recorded in traceable test reports.
References: Wreck Cove (GE Vernova / Nova Scotia Power), BC Hydro Site C (AtkinsRéalis), Calabogie (SNC-Sullivan / OPG), Ranney Falls (ANDRITZ / OPG), Chenaux and Otto Holden.
What we offer
- Inspection and test plans (ITP)
- HV isolation, lockout-tagout (LOTO) and re-energization
- Pre-operational verifications before energization
- Functional and input/output testing
- Dry and load testing
- Factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT)
- Traceable test reports
Benefits
- Safe, controlled energization
- Defensible documentation compliance
- Fewer surprises at synchronization
- One partner from FAT through handover
Applications
- Turbine-generator units
- Interconnection substations
- Medium and high voltage systems
- Unit control boards (UCB)
- Governors and excitation systems
Related projects
Projects delivered with this service
A sample of projects where we applied this expertise.
Ranney Falls: grid-connected generating station testing and commissioning
End-to-end commissioning from FAT through to synchronization for ANDRITZ / OPG.
Calabogie: complete testing and commissioning of a hydroelectric redevelopment
From HV switching through to digital protection testing, for SNC-Sullivan / OPG.
BC Hydro Site C commissioning support on a 1,100 MW development
Long-term embedding in the AtkinsRéalis / BC Hydro commissioning team.
Chenaux medium voltage systems testing and commissioning
Two coordinated phases on 2.4 kV systems for Champlain EPC / OPG.
Brucejack remote site construction and commissioning support
Dependable electrical team in a remote mining environment, for G Mining Services.
Wreck Cove unit rehabilitation and construction supervision
Full unit rehabilitation at Nova Scotia's largest hydroelectric station.
Ontario ferry electrification: shore charging stations
Electrical and shore-network scope across four terminals: apparatus, protection and control, SCADA and reforming.
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