The following activities were performed in 2014 as part of the operation:
- Integration to the SCADA system (Lima and La Oroya) of the monitoring and control signals of the Malpaso and Cahua Hydropower Plants, and development of displays for operation.
- Physical transfer of the SCADA system (servers and control room), in view of the moving of Statkraft offices in Lima, in August.
- Expansion of the SCADA system display system in Lima with the installation of a new workstation for the panoramic display of the generation system with three 75” monitors.
- Upgrade and expansion of the call recording system to 10 channels in the control center in Lima.
- Availability for submitting information to COES in real time averaged 87% (NTIITR: Technical Standard for Real-Time Information Exchange), whereas the required availability is 90%. Worth noting is the upgrade of RTUs D25 at the Cobriza I and Cobriza II substations, as well as the change of communication protocol from DNP 3.0 to IEC-60870-104, in December 2014.
- Implementation of the capacity, frequency and time logging system of 13 generation units to send the information to COES in compliance with Procedure COES P-021 (Spinning Reserve for Primary Frequency Regulation).
- Implementation of web display for internet data upload of main water discharge variables in the Jequetepeque Valley.
- Implementation of 1 workstation in Lima for connectivity and logging of failures and/or events in 6 substations (Cahua, Paramonga Existente, Oroya Nueva, Carhuamayo, Paragsha and Yaupi), in compliance with Procedure COES P-040 (Application of paragraph 3.5 of the NTCSE).
- Review of pre-operating and operating studies with operating influence in Statkraft system prepared by companies such as Minera Chinalco Perú S.A., Electrocentro S.A., ENGEC S.A.C., Minera Ariana S.A., etc.
- Planning and starting the execution of the “Cheves Hydropower Plant Remote Control Project”.