VRV Associates — Project management & engineering consultancy

Engineering and project management for power and energy infrastructure.

VRV Associates is a project management and engineering consultancy specializing in thermal and renewable power, power transmission, and energy storage. The firm advises utilities, project developers and industrial clients from feasibility through commissioning.

Greater Toronto Area — Ontario, CanadaThermal · Renewable · Transmission · StorageOwner-side advisory

15+

Years of directors' project experience in the energy sector

1,000

Megawatts — largest generating station project delivered

Sectors served — thermal, renewable, transmission and storage

Sectors

Thermal Power

Combined-cycle and simple-cycle generation, from development studies through construction and commissioning.

Renewable Power

Hydroelectric and utility-scale solar, from early assessment through grid connection and handover.

Power Transmission

Lines, substations and generator interconnections, including the studies required to secure them.

Energy Storage

Battery and hydroelectric storage, sited, sized and integrated with the network.

VRV Associates operates as an extension of the owner's project team.

The decisions that determine the cost and schedule of an energy project are taken during feasibility, planning and interface management — the stages at which owner organisations are most often short of specialist capacity.

The firm is engaged at that stage to define options, test them technically and commercially, record the associated risks, and remain in place through execution so that the plan is maintained through construction.

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Service areas

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Feasibility studies

Technology and site screening supported by preliminary design, cost ranges and a documented recommendation.

Grid interconnection studies

Connection strategy, study management and coordination with transmission and distribution operators.

Project planning & scheduling

Scope definition, schedule development and the reporting structure required to measure progress.

Cost estimating & capital budgeting

Capital estimates, economic evaluation and budget structures aligned to the approval process.

Risk management

Risk registers developed with the parties who carry the exposure, quantified and reviewed on a fixed cycle.

Procurement & contract support

Tender packages, bid evaluation and contract administration on the owner's behalf.

Construction management & commissioning

Field engineering, construction oversight and commissioning through to turnover.

Technical advisory

Independent engineering opinion for owners, lenders and boards, including technical due diligence.

Project lifecycle

Stage 01 / 04

Stage 01

Feasibility & interconnection

Stage 02

Planning, cost & risk

Stage 03

Procurement & contracts

Stage 04

Construction & commissioning

Directors

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Kanna Manickam, P.Eng.

Director

Over 15 years of progressive experience delivering projects in renewable, transmission, energy storage and thermal power.

Valli Subramanian

Director

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Enquiries regarding new and in-flight projects.

Please outline the stage of your project and the decision to be taken. We will respond with an assessment of fit and a proposed scope.