Services

Consulting and advisory services offered based on 17 years of professional experience in power systems, renewable energy, and smart grid technologies. Power system services listed first.

⚡ Distribution Network Analysis & Loss Reduction

Expert-level distribution network modelling and loss reduction studies using DIgSILENT PowerFactory (12 years of professional use):

• Network Modelling & Validation — LV, MV, and HV network models from raw data; PSS/E-to-PowerFactory conversions
• Feeder-Level Load Flow Analysis — Thermal overloading identification, voltage profile assessment, constraint mapping
• Technical Loss Quantification — Feeder-level loss allocation and energy balance analysis
• Loss Reduction Strategy Development — Network reconfiguration, Volt-VAR control, infrastructure upgrade recommendations
• Stochastic & Scenario-Based Studies — Uncertainty analysis under variable demand and generation

Delivered for: World Bank / KPLC Kenya (23% → 18% loss reduction), World Bank / STB Tajikistan

🌱 Renewable Energy Integration

End-to-end renewable integration from feasibility through to grid code compliance:

• Hosting Capacity Analysis — Maximum DER integration limits before infrastructure upgrades, systematic feeder-level assessment
• Grid Interconnection Studies — Load flow, short circuit, and transient stability for solar PV and wind projects
• BESS Integration — Sizing, technology selection, dispatch strategy, and grid support capability evaluation
• Stochastic DER Impact Assessment — Voltage rise, reverse power flow, and grid stability under high PV penetration
• Solar PV Master Planning — Large-scale site feasibility, layout, and generation assessment

Delivered for: KenGen Seven Forks 100 MW Solar Feasibility (Kenya), LEAFS project (Austria), Erigeneia (Cyprus, Turkey)

🔋 Power System Stability Studies

Full-spectrum stability assessment from small-signal to transient and electromagnetic transient:

• Transient Rotor Angle Stability — Batch scenario analysis, Python-PowerFactory automation
• Frequency Stability — Synthetic inertia provision from BESS, fast frequency response evaluation
• Small Signal Stability — Eigenvalue and participation factor analysis, PLL interaction studies
• Voltage Stability — P-V and Q-V curve analysis, voltage collapse prevention
• EMT Validation — PSCAD simulations validating PowerFactory RMS models for fast phenomena

Delivered for: BatterieStable (Austria), INTERPLAN (pan-European), AIT research projects

🎯 Volt-VAR Control & Smart Grid

Coordinated reactive power and voltage control across grid levels:

• Sensitivity-Based Coordinated Volt-VAR Control — Across LV, MV, and HV boundaries
• Local Reactive Power Control — Inverter Volt-VAR functions and reactive power dispatch
• Energy Management Systems — Battery-PV optimisation for grid support and local renewable maximisation
• Demand Response & Flexibility — Thermostatically controlled loads as frequency reserve

Delivered for: DeCAS, LEAFS, Erigeneia (EU H2020 projects)

📊 Power System Planning & Investment Advisory

Techno-economic analysis supporting investment decisions and regulatory engagement:

• Infrastructure Upgrade Specifications — Reconductoring, transformer replacement, substation upgrades with technical justification
• Return-on-Investment Analysis — Economic quantification of network improvement scenarios
• Financial Modelling — LCOE, IRR, NPV, DSCR, and LCCA for generation and grid projects
• Tender & Procurement Documents — Technical specifications and bid evaluation criteria for EPC contractors
• Regulatory & Grid Code Advisory — Compliance assessment and grid code development input

Delivered for: World Bank Kenya, World Bank Tajikistan, KenGen Kenya

📡 AMI & Smart Metering Advisory

End-to-end advisory for Advanced Metering Infrastructure rollouts:

• System Architecture Design — Vendor-agnostic HES/MDMS architecture, interoperability with CIS, SCADA, OMS, GIS
• Telecommunications Assessment — G3-PLC, RF Mesh, and Cellular technology evaluation
• Cybersecurity Assessment — DLMS/COSEM compliance, NIST/ISO benchmarking, firmware vulnerability review, data governance
• AT&C Loss Diagnostics — Technical and non-technical loss quantification; AMI-to-revenue-recovery scenario modelling
• PPP / Concession Transaction Support — BFOT model structuring, private-sector appetite screening, risk allocation
• RFP Development — Vendor-agnostic performance obligations, meter/system specifications, bid evaluation criteria

Delivered for: IFC / World Bank / PPIB – Pakistan AMI project (16.2 million meters, 5 DISCOs)

🎓 Training & Capacity Building

Structured technical training for utility engineers, regulators, and technical staff:

• DIgSILENT PowerFactory — From fundamentals to advanced distribution modelling and batch automation
• Distribution System Loss Analysis — Methodology, PowerFactory workflow, feeder-level reporting
• Hosting Capacity Assessment — Stochastic methods, DER integration limits
• Power System Operation & Control — Economic dispatch, unit commitment, load frequency control, SCADA
• Renewable Energy Integration — Solar PV, BESS, grid stability, and grid code compliance
• Energy Data Analytics — Energy balance analysis, Python-based data workflows, scenario planning
• Energy Market Design — SDDP-based simulation, OptGen dispatch, transmission expansion planning

Delivered in Kenya (World Bank/KPLC), Pakistan (NADRA, Sino-Pak Center), Austria (AIT), and Pakistan (university)

🔬 Research Collaboration

Open to academic and industrial research partnerships in:

• Operational flexibility and hosting capacity in distribution networks
• AI/ML applications in power system planning and operation
• Federated learning for privacy-preserving grid optimisation
• Reinforcement learning for advanced distribution management systems
• Stochastic methods for renewable integration under uncertainty

19+ peer-reviewed publications in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Electric Power Systems Research, Energies, IEEE Access, and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.

Let’s Work Together

📧 Email: sohail.khan@gmx.net 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sohail-khan 📚 Google Scholar: Research Profile 🗓️ Book a Meeting: Google Calendar

Based in Madrid, Spain — available for international projects and remote consulting.