From Aid to trade

Last week, on Thursday June 13, Mr. Johan van der Veen

(DataWatt, the Netherlands) and Mr. Tanveer Ahsan

(DevCon, Bangladesh) have signed a partnership

agreement for the supply, import and delivery of System

Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Process

Automation (PA) equipment in Bangladesh.

By signing the agreement, DevCon has become the official licensed

supplier in Bangladesh for the high quality SCADA and PA

products that are manufactured by DataWatt in the

Netherlands.

The SCADA and PA equipment is typically

used for operational monitoring and control of

infrastructure, such as water-, gas- and electricity

distribution grids, water treatment plants, transportation

and industrial systems. It can also be used for switching

the pumps in Deep Tube Wells on/off.

This partnership is a spin-off from the Water Operators

Partnership between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides

International (VEI). Within this project, that supports

DWASA improving its operational performance, five newly

established District Metered Areas (DMAs) will be equipped

with SCADA and PA equipment. The equipment chosen is

DataWatt’s Tricom D26 and will allow DWASA to online

monitor the production, flow, pressure and energy

consumption within the distribution network.

Online

monitoring enables DWASA to effectively and efficiently

supply water to its customers. A first pilot project is

currently under implementation in two areas: Banani North

(DMA 5.0.1) and Banani T&T Colony (DMA 5.0.2). After

successful implementation in those two DMAs, similar

systems will be implemented and applied in four more

DMAs. DWASA intends to roll-out the SCADA system in

Dhaka.

Last week DataWatt and VEI have trained the employees of

Dhaka WASA, DevCon and Optimal Track Bangladesh, how

to install and use the SCADA and PA equipment.