Horacio Enero

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03/05/1988
Chilean
Electrical Engineer Power System Operation & Control
3 years (till date)
+56 982882257
horacioenero@gmail.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Horacio Enero graduated in 2013 as an Electrical Civil Engineer at Universidad Tcnica Federico Santa Mara, Chile. At the same
university, he is currently carrying out his thesis entitled Stochastic modelling applied to unit commitment by considering
uncertainty in the input variables, in order to obtain the Master in Electrical Engineering.
He has worked in both technical and economic issues. Concerning economic issues he carried out the Unit Commitment for the Chilean
Central Interconnected Power System at CDEC-SIC. On the other hand, regarding technical issues he has been involved in projects located
in Belgium, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Oman, Malaysia, Morocco and Chad. He is currently working at Power System Operation
& Control at Tractebel Engineering (GDF Suez) S.A., Brussels, Belgium, where he was selected along with seven engineers from
Latin America over 6000 applicants in order to join the program Cunta energa tienes? (How much energy do you have?).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Tcnica Federico Santa Mara.

Electrical Engineer, Universidad Tcnica Federico Santa Mara. (Top 1% of the entire class 1st rank holder).

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish
English
Portuguese
French

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PROFESSIONAL RECORD

August
Present

2014

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A. ,GDF SUEZ Group, Belgium (3300 employees, Turnover 500 M)
Electrical Engineer Power System Operation & Control
Company description:
With over 3000 employees in over 22 countries, Tractebel Engineering (TE) is one of the leading multi-disciplinary engineering
and consulting firms world-wide. TE is part of the GDF SUEZ group. GDF SUEZ is a world leader in the energy sector. TE offers
a wide range of engineering services for the energy sector, the industry and the tertiary, as well for local authorities and
national and international organizations.
Jobs description:
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Impact on the national Grid System of Oman when three big arcs furnaces are connected.
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Study on the impact of the national Grid System of Malaysia when one PV power plant of 50MW is connected.
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Impact study on the national Grid System of Morocco when three PV power plants of 30MW are connected.
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Study on the impact of the national Grid System of Chad and modeling of the entire electrical system when one PV power
plant of 20MW is connected in a system of 75MW of capacity.
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Impact study on the national Grid System of Chile when a new transmission system (of 1,500MVA at 500kV) connects two
of the main electrical systems of the country. Both systems are called SIC and SING, the total installed capacity is around
12,000MW and 5,000MW, respectively.
Kind of studies carried out for all projects mentioned above: Power Flow, Security Analysis, Short circuit Analysis,
Reactive power compensation, Dynamic Analysis and Stability Analysis.
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Short-circuit and protection coordination study for Andes project built in Chile. The scope was to carry out the studies
already mentioned in order to connect a Diesel power plant to The Chilean Power System (SING).

PROFESSIONAL RECORD

Technical and economic proposals for many projects located in different countries in America such as: Peru, Chile,
Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, etc.

Electrical Tools used for all projects mentioned above: Eurostag, Digsilent PowerFactory and PSS/E.
January
2014
August 2014

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A., GDF SUEZ Group, Chile

Project Engineer, Electrical Power Systems
Jobs description:
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Basic and detailed engineering for Rica Aventura Substation of 23 bays located in Chile.
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Basic engineering for Alfalfal and Laja Substations in the frame of Alto Maipo project in Chile.
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Technical specifications in order to carry out Soil Resistivity Studies and Soil surveys.
Kind of studies carried out for all projects mentioned above: Insulation Coordination to AIS and GIS cases, Short circuit
analysis, Minimum distances calculation (safety distances), Selection of insulators, Protection against lighting and
Recommended practice to sizing batteries for ancillary services.
Electrical Tools used: Digsilent PowerFactory and ETAP.

March 2014 April-TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A., GDF SUEZ Group, Brazil

2014
Project Engineer, Electrical Power Systems
Jobs description:
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Systemic studies for the 500kV Paraguayan transmission system when this system is interconnected with the Brazilian one
by HVDC technology. Kind of studies carried out: Power Flow, Security Analysis, Short circuit Analysis, Reactive power
compensation, Dynamic Analysis and Stability Analysis.
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Master planning for the Paraguayan transmission system for the 2015-2020 period. It was necessary to expand the 500KV
transmission system.

Systemic studies for some important Brazilian substations (Bateias, Itatiba, Campinas and Marimbondo). Kind of studies
carried out: Power Flow, Security Analysis, Short circuit Analysis, Reactive power compensation, Dynamic Analysis and
Stability Analysis.

Electrical Tools used to carry out the systemic studies: ANARED and ANATEM.
February 2013
January 2014

CDEC-SIC (Independent Grid Operator of Chile)

Planning Engineer
Company description:
Centro de Despacho Econmico de Carga del SIC (CDEC-SIC Ltda.) which corresponds to the central Chiles SIC grid operator.
The agency is responsible for secure system operations, central generation dispatch and allocation of ancillary services. It
coordinates energy for 17 generation companies and eight interconnected transmission companies by managing a 13,500MW
generation park equivalent to 70% of the country's total available capacity, and more than 1,800km of transmission lines.
Jobs description:
Unit Commitment for the Chilean Central Interconnected Power System (SIC).
Kind of studies carried out: Power Flow, Security Analysis, Unit Commitment (Daily and Weekly), Master planning and Load
and renewable production forecasting such as Solar and Wind Energy.
Electrical Tools used: Digsilent PowerFactory and PLEXOS.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Selected along with seven engineers from Latin America over 6000 applicants in order to join the program Cunta energa tienes? (How
much energy do you have?) at GDF Suez Group.
Top 1% of the entire class 1st rank holder (Electrical Engineering Degree)
Scholarship in order to study the Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, 2012.
Physics course at So Paulo University, 2011.
AEXA Scholarship awarded due to his performance excellence, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Honor Roll 2008, 2009 due to his performance excellence.