Christian Márquez Hurtado

Electromechanical Engineer with 6+ years of experience in power utility industry. Excellent power systems planning and engineering background.

SEJICON (Consultant Company)

Power Systems Consultant | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Service Contract June-Jule 2022

• Analyzed the whole Bolivian Transmission system in steady state and dynamic state, then elaborated with results the Transmission Transport Capacity Study, for the period may 2022-april 2026, the result gave the reinforcements required to the transmission facilities owners, Regulator and System Operator. 

Compañía Eléctrica Central Bulo Bulo CECBB S.A. (Power Generation Utility Company)

Advisor in Regulatory and Commercial Affairs | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | November 2020-until date 

• Successfully developed the O&M cost model for 3 X LM6000 GT that supported the best semiannual market wholesale price statement (2021-2022),
• Successfully renegotiated GE's CSA contract to get better conditions, lowering fixed costs with a new dispatch proposal.
• Led an engineer’s team to develop a project portfolio, including basic engineering and budgeting for a combined cycle on the already existing 3 X LM6000 GT.
• Modelled in PVSyst and Power Factory two proposals with PV systems (50 MW-100 MW) for technical feasibility and stability analysis in the National Interconnected System

Compañía Eléctrica Central Bulo Bulo CECBB S.A. (Power Generation Company)

Assistant Engineer Specialist in Power Systems | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | September 2019-November 2020 (promoted)

• Elaborated studies based in load flows, short circuit and stability analysis for a 3 X LM6000 GT power plant into a 230kV/500kV interconnected system.
• Modelled the HV network to provided technical analysis in Steady State and Dynamic State, results defined the real impact of an Electric Arc Furnace (20 MW) operating into the interconnected system over power plant, the result defined the need of a new adjust for the negative sequence current protections. 

Distribuidora de Electricidad de La Paz DELAPAZ S.A. (La Paz’s Electric Utility Company) 

Chief of Planning Section | La Paz, Bolivia | June 2017- September 2019

• Elaborated studies based in load flows to define the Technical Consigns of Urban Distribution Networks (distribution feeder capability and voltage regulation) that helped the company to define the 122 urban feeders (6,9 kV and 12 kV) technical operation constraints in order to accomplished N-1 contingency objectives 
• Modelled and Analysed the High Voltage subtransmission facilities 115kV and 69kV (15 OH and UG Lines, 17 substations and 34 power transformers) using load flows to elaborate the diagnostic in the middle term, long term and very long term, the result defined the need for reinforcements and interconnections within the Investment Plan 2020-2023
• Elaborated midterm urban investment plan (2020-2023).           

Distribuidora de Electricidad de La Paz DELAPAZ S.A. (La Paz’s Electric Utility Company)

Engineer of Investment’s Plan Control | La Paz, Bolivia | December 2015- June 2017

• Coordinated technical information with departments of construction/operation/maintenance, for compliance with regulatory authority inquiries.                 

-Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho, Master’s degree in Power Systems, Tarija, Bolivia, 2015-2020.

-Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho, Specialty in Transmission Electrical Systems (OHL) and Substations, Tarija, Bolivia, 2015-2018.

-Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho, Diploma in Automation and SCADA, Tarija, Bolivia, 2015-2017.

- Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bachelor’s degree in Electromechanical Engineer, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 2008-2015.