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The main maintenance activities performed in 2014 at the hydropower plants and transmission assets were the following.

Generation

Yaupi

  • In April, the optic fiber was installed between the Yuncán, Santa Isabel and Yaupi reservoirs.
  • In April and July, preventive maintenance was performed on the five generation units.
  • The drawings of the protection, control and instrumentation systems were updated.
  • The level measuring system of the Yuncán intake dam was upgraded.

Malpaso

  • Preventive maintenance was performed on the protection, control and instrumentation systems of the four generation units.
  • Information on the instrumentation was compiled, and databases prepared.

Cahua

  • In January, preventive maintenance was performed on the two generation units.
  • In February, the turbine of generation unit No.2 was replaced.
  • In June, the turbine and the watertight rings of the inlet valve in generation unit No.1 were replaced.
  • In June, the partial discharge equipment was installed in the two generation units.
  • The cellphone communication system was implemented at the plant.
  • In December, the overhaul was conducted on the intake, the headrace tunnel, the plant and associated transmission lines.
  • Voltage relief works were performed on generators to extend their life.
  • By improving the oil-hydraulic system of generation unit No.1 (replacement of the distributor servomotor, change of proportional valves and reconfiguration of the control system), the temperature rises that have been occurring were controlled.
  • Flow, temperature and oil level sensors were replaced and installed in generation units.
  • A phone and a satellite phone were installed for communication from the forebay and the Cahua Intake, respectively.
  • Differential protection was installed in order to improve the protection of 10 kV busbars.

Gallito Ciego

  • In March and September, preventive maintenance was performed on the two generation units.
  • In June, partial discharge equipment was installed in the two generation units.

Pachachaca

  • In January and October, preventive maintenance was performed on the three generation units.

La Oroya

  • In June, preventive maintenance was conducted on generation unit No.1
  • In April, the gasket in the spherical joint of turbine A of generation units No.2 and No.3 was replaced.
  • In June, preventive maintenance was performed on generation units No.2 and No.3.
  • In August, the two butterfly valves of generation unit No.2 were replaced.

Arcata

  • In July, the transformer covers were replaced at the Huayllacho HPP, which resolved the issue of the sudden plant outage due to a voltage variation.

Pariac

  • In August, planned maintenance was performed on generation units No.1 and No.2 in HPP2.
  • In February and May, planned maintenance was performed on generation units No.1 and No.2 in HPP3.
  • In February and August, planned maintenance was performed on generation units No.1 and No.2 in HPP4.

Transmission

Main maintenance activities were the following:

  • Preventive maintenance on 220/50/13.8 kV transformers bank at the Oroya Nueva substation.
  • Preventive maintenance on 50kV transmission lines L-6535, L-6532, L-6533 and associated cells in the San Mateo, Carlos Francisco, Casapalca and Antuquito substations.
  • Preventive maintenance of 50 kV transmission lines L-6529, L-6530 de 50 kV and associated cells in the Nueva Morococha and Pachachaca substations.
  • Preventive maintenance of 50 kV Mahr Túnel substation.
  • Preventive maintenance of 69 kV line L-6601 and the Chumpe and Oroya Nueva substations.
  • Maintenance of 50 kV lines L-6514 and L-6515 and associated cells in the Carhuamayo Substation.
  • Preventive maintenance of 50 kV lines L-6516 and L-6517 and associated cells in the Carhuamayo substation.
  • Preventive maintenance of lines L-6520, L-1704 and the Paragasha I and Huicra substations.

Telecommunications

  • The optic fiber system was implemented in the Shelby SS – Excélsior SS – Paragsha I SS.
  • The WAN network bandwidth was optimized in Yaupi, Cahua and Malpaso HPPs.
  • The industrial and corporate data networks were separated in Yaupi and Cahua HPPs.
  • A structured cabling system was installed in Cahua HPP.
  • The microwave system layout was optimized in Lima, Suche Hill link – Pardo y Aliaga building – Torre Real building, in order to move the communication system to the new office in Lima.
  • The office for the Cheves Project handover team and the office in Lima were integrated with the optic fiber link Cheves SS – Huacho SS and Internexa communication service Huacho SS – Lima office.