MVM ERBE Ltd.

MVM ERBE Ltd. provides top quality engineering services undertaking preparation activities, design, implementation, technical and quality supervision of large-scale power engineering projects.

Our references comprise the complete scope of activities connected to the implementation of fossil fuel based (conventional coal-, lignite-, oil and gas-fired) and nuclear power plants, as well as power plants and heating plants based on renewable energy sources (wind, bio-mass, bio-gas, landfill gas, solar energy), solid wastes recovery.

Operating independent of manufacturers, our Company has achieved outstanding results in the elaboration of feasibility studies, business plans, cost-benefit analyses, in the conduction of authority permit application procedures and in the compilation of the associated documentation, required for the technical, economic and financial preparation of power plant projects. Our scope includes a whole range of activities from project preparation to implementation, from the selection of manufacturers and suppliers to the quality supervision of the manufacturing phase, organisation and management of on-site works, technical supervision and commissioning, in full compliance with the Employer's requirements. The Company undertakes implementation activities also as an EPC contractor.

Using its firm basis in power engineering, the company has developed a wealth of knowledge and experience in projects associated with transmission lines, environmental protection and info-communication, and has achieved huge success in this respect, too.

ORGANISATION

Our staff is highly qualified, young and conscientious. By the target-oriented use of our reference documents and through regular training courses our colleagues can get acquainted with the most state-of-the-art technologies, by the application of which they can achieve guaranteed success in their work.

Our company operates a simple and easily comprehensible decision-making mechanism. With the help of our flexible organizational structure and high qualifications of our engineers the staff assigned to a particular job can always be easily adapted to the special project requirements.

According to our organizational set-up we work in a matrix system. When undertaking a project, we assign a manager/contact person who is directly responsible for the performance of the job and, depending on how complex the job is, the manager's work is supported by a whole department or a smaller team. In order to support the completion of the technical tasks of the project, special technical assistance is made available by the Technical Directorate.

HEADCOUNT

Our professional expertise is comprised by specialists in design, mechanical, electrical, C&I and civil engineering, permit procedures, quality assurance and quality control, commissioning, trade technologies, as well as the areas of law, finance, economy, environment protection, measuring, telecommunication and info-communication.

ORGANIGRAM

QUALIFICATIONS

In 1996 our Company, first in the power industry, successfully passed the Quality Management Audit conducted by SGS Yarsley International Certification Services Ltd and was awarded the ISO 9001 System Certificate. In 1998 the Company was awarded the Quality Assurance System for Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd for compliance with the requirements of safety classes 2, 3 and class 4 T of ABOS. In 1999 ERBE was awarded the ISO 14001:1996 Certificate. In December 2006 the Quality Assurance System for Paks Nuclear Power Plant was extended to safety classes 1, 2, 3 and class 4 T of ABOS. The Integrated Management System was introduced in 2006 after the integration of the environment management system into the quality management system. In 2008 the quality management system of our Nuclear Power Plant Quality Inspection Department for compliance with Standard MSZ EN ISO/IEC 17020:2005 was successfully accredited by the National Accrediting Body. In 2008 our scope of activities was extended to include project design and project implementation as EPC contractor. As a result of taking up EPC activities, the scope of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System was accordingly extended in 2009 and, also, the Integrated Management System was updated in compliance with the requirements set forth in Standard ISO 9001:2008. In December 2009 a management and control system valid for the nuclear area (Nuclear Power Plant Integrated Management System) was developed by ERBE, covering the processes for design/preparation, execution, supervision and analysing, the relevant competences, resources, rules and procedures, together with the documentation order thereof. In December 2009 the ABOS qualification was renewed for a further 3 years. In 2010 our Measurements Department introduced a quality management system in compliance with Standard MSZ EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 which has been successfully accredited by the National Accrediting Body.

The Measurements Department performs the following activities: measurement of electric output, differential pressure, temperature, relative humidity, vibration, noise, flue gas, O2, CO, as well as the definition of the performance and efficiency of power plants based on coal, hydrocarbon, renewable, nuclear and fuel based energy sources.

The following engineering and EPC contracting quality management procedures regulate the processes applied by the Company:

Quality Management Procedures for Engineering

MME - 01 Project Management Process
MME - 02 Process of Preparation of Studies
MME - 03 Construction Permit Application Procedure
MME - 04 Bidding Process
MME - 05 Contracting on the Basis of Orders
MME - 06 Process of Technical Design
MME - 07 Documentation Approval Procedure
MME - 08 Quality Supervision of Manufacture
MME - 09 Supervision of Construction, Erection
MME - 10 Supervision and Process of Commissioning
MME - 11 Process of Guarantee Measurements
MME - 12 Order of Documentation

Quality Management Procedures for EPC Contracting

VME - 01 Process of EPC Project Management
VME - 02 Process of General Designing
VME - 03 Process of EPC Development

AWARDS, TITLES

In 1995 our company was registered in the "Central Consultancy Register - Phare / TACIS" with the following sections: environmental protection, water management, power industry, nuclear energy, construction, telecommunication, transport, financial services, industrial investments and social developments.

The title of "Qualified Sub-Supplier of the Public Procurement Council" was awarded to our company in 2001 and for the subsequent years.

In March, 2008, Paks Nuclear Power Plant awarded the "PREFERRED SUPPLIER" status to our Company.

ERBE is a member and active participant in several technical societies and associations.

Several book, studies and articles have been published by our company in connection with power engineering.

EPC CONTRACTING

The Hungarian power industry has been significantly transformed following the privatisation process and EU accession. Therefore, based on our experience in the power sector, we have developed and adapted our skills in project development and project management to other fields of the industry, in particular to environmental protection related projects.

Engineering activities in the framework of EPC contracting and turn-key implementation of projects have been set as our target.

Accordingly we undertake the following activities:

Design of facilities
Construction (landscaping, water intake works, technological main and auxiliary buildings, roads, fencing)
Installation of main equipment (gas turbine, HRSG, steam turbine and machine hall)
Implementation of auxiliary systems (water supply system, water treatment system, auxiliary boiler system, switchyard systems)
Implementation of standby power supply
Implementation of power transmission systems and other electric systems
Implementation of C&I systems
Implementation of other, auxiliary systems
Commissioning
Training

DESIGN

As a result of a continuous development and training of our technical staff we have reached a level whereby we can offer our own design services substantiated by excellent references.

Our activities are supported by the following softwares: ArchiCAD for architecture design, AutoCAD, OmegaCAD for electrical and C&I design, GATE CYCLE, for heat flow design and CADMATIC for facilities design.

In the course of technical design we perform the analyses of various alternatives for development, as well as geological, soil mechanical and geodetic surveys. We assist our partners by providing heat flow charts, short-circuit strength calculations, power distribution tests, environmental impact assessments, organisational charts, layout plans, preliminary business plans and detailed feasibility studies, and by rendering a number of other associated services.

One of our most successful achievements is the development of a program based on the principle of FLUENT finite volumes.

Our project design activities comprise the continuous maintenance and regular revision of guidelines for design and orders of procedure, operation of drawing and documentation code-systems, the organisation and conduction of consultations with the authorities required for the identification of design jobs, as well as data supply for, and maintenance of, design maps.

Visual image of the "Heller" Power Plant in Vásárosnamény

As far as our grid projects are concerned we undertake the design and conduction of permit procedures for high, medium and low voltage cable and overhead line networks, as well as medium / high voltage transformer stations.

As designers, we also undertake tasks which include the preparation of all project-related documents, commissioning plans, the co-ordination of the activities of sub-contracted designers, compilation and supervision of as-built documents, preparation of operational plans, planning of manufacturing processes, elaboration of the operation and maintenance instructions for partial systems, as well as the system level operation and maintenance instructions.

EARLY YEARS - FROM 1950 ACTIVITIES OF ERBE HUNGARIAN COMPANY FOR POWER PLANT INVESTMENT

Before 1945 approximately 700 MW electric power generation capacity of public power plants was available in Hungary. The power plants produced and sold electricity not within a uniform national grid, but they were owned by private companies and operated under concession contracts valid for certain parts of the country.

Following World War II, the motion of creating a comprehensive electricity system was tabled and the energy carriers as well as the electricity generating facilities were nationalized to pass into state ownership.

The first company to be established was ÁLLAMI VILLAMOS MŰVEK Rt. (State Electricity Company Plc) to comprise the entire electricity industry. This company implemented the re-organization and development of the electricity industry and set up the major organizations required to accomplish this task.

In order to meet the gradually increasing demand for energy, the completion of the construction after World War II, and putting into operation of Mátravidéki Power Plant seemed a reasonable solution. In order to implement the plan, a new company under the name MÁTRAVIDÉKI ERŐMŰ ÉS BÁNYAÉPÍTÉSI RT. (Mátra Region Power Plant and Mine Industries Plc) was established.

The implementation of the electrification program soon overgrow the possibilities of Mátravidéki Erőmű és Bányaépítési Rt. and in 1949 the ERŐMŰ TERVEZŐ ÉS ÉPÍTŐ IRODA (Power Plant Designer and Construction Office) was founded. After one year this office was divided into two companies: ERŐMŰ TERVEZŐ IRODA (Power Plant Designer Office) and ERŐMŰ BERUHÁZÁSI VÁLLALAT (Hungarian Company for Power Plant Investment).

ERBE Hungarian Company for Power Plant Investment started its operation in January, 1950. According to its Charter, the scope of activities of ERBE included the construction of power plants (steam, hydraulic power plants, mechanical and electrical equipment, transformer stations) on the basis of agency contracts, quality control and inspection of power plant equipment and materials, provision of specialist tasks associated therewith, service provision, repair and material sales activities required for the process of power plant implementation, participation in technological process erection works, finally, commissioning of power plant equipment. From 1968 ERBE was granted the right to import complete power plants and power plant equipment.

Within the framework of its wide-scale activities, ERBE concluded contracts with general designers first of all to elaborate the development goals of the electricity industry, thereafter to prepare investment proposals, technical designs and detailed implementation plans. The plans were subjected to the scrutiny and approval of an expert jury in the most crucial phases of design.

In the course of implementation, ERBE provided for the preparation, organization, management, technical supervision of works related to project implementation, thereafter ERBE carried out and supervised commissioning. Following successful tests, the staff trained meanwhile took over the facility for operation. The organization of ERBE gradually developed as the company's tasks became more and more complex.

Each power plant construction was accomplished under the management of chief engineers' divisions. The chief engineers' divisions were supported by professional and functional departments. In addition to the technical tasks of the projects, ERBE's tasks involved to render services for the people working at each worksite, and to provide energy required to the erection-installation works.

The 1970s brought significant changes: to prepare for the construction of the nuclear power plant. One part of the staff of ERBE were further trained to special disciplines at the Budapest Technical University and educated on study tours at foreign nuclear power stations to ensure the best possible preparation for the task.

Until 1985 ERBE developed the turn-key contracts for the four units of Paks Nuclear Power Plant and managed the erection-installation and commissioning works.

THE 1980s, POWER PLANT RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FINANCED BY WORLD BANK LOANS

In the 1980s the electricity industry had several power plants which became obsolete and needed comprehensive upgrading. MVM decided to launch reconstruction projects to increase the capacities of these power plants. In the framework of this reconstruction program, Pécs, Oroszlány, Mátra (the former Gagarin) and Nyíregyháza Power Plants were upgraded.

For these jobs ERBE was primarily engaged in the selection of contractors, conclusion of contracts, foreign trade transactions, quality control at the manufacturers and at the site, as well as commissioning and guarantee measurements.

The World Bank Loan taken out by MVM in 1986 was aimed at the implementation of this power plant reconstruction program. ERBE's task involved the elaboration of bidding documents, conclusion of contracts and follow-up. This assignment of ERBE awarded by MVM can be regarded as of historical importance as it fundamentally influenced ERBE's future and its further activities. In this connection, close cooperation has been established between ERBE and all Hungarian power plants and power distributor companies in the framework of the implementation and high level maintenance works of the large power projects.

We are proud to state that it was this assignment which transformed ERBE Hungarian Company for Power Plant Investment into the future ERBE Power Engineering & Consulting Ltd.

THE 1990'S AND ERBE POWER ENGINEERING & CONSULTING LTD

The privatization of ERBE Hungarian Company for Power Plant Investment took place between 1991 and 1993. As a first step, the Service Division engaged directly at power plant construction sites was outsourced to join a limited liability company of mixed ownership structure.

he remaining majority of ERBE comprising power plant management skills was transformed into a limited liability company under the name of ERBE Power Engineering & Consulting Ltd on 1 October, 1992. Since 1993 its owner has been the Hungarian Power Companies Ltd (MVM).

FOUNDING OF MVM ERBE POWER ENGINEERING & CONSULTING LTD.

The medium-term business strategies of MVM Ltd accepted in July, 2005 set forth the increase of the market value and profitability of the national power group. According to the strategy the number one condition to be met to this end was to transfer MVM and its subsidiaries from the group of companies operating on a corporate-level optimum to a strategic holding operating on a group-level optimum.

The strategic objectives of the MVM Holding included the development of strong engineering services. Knowing and recognizing the activities, achievements and capabilities of ERBE POWER ENGINEERING & CONSULTING Ltd., the management of MVM created a central consulting engineering firm on the basis of ERBE for the preparation and implementation of projects launched by the Holding companies.

Increasing and strengthening our participation in the development of Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd signified a milestone of paramount importance for our Company. To accomplish these priority objectives and concepts we have signed contracts with Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd for the provision of engineering services and for the performance of technical activities and quality supervisory tasks.

The contract for the provision of engineering services included tasks associated with a complex ageing management (service life cycle extension) program, project preparation activities, design, as well as the preparation of authority documents and maintenance.

The contract for quality supervision was signed for rendering independent technical supervisory services in mechanical, electrical, C&I, chemical and civil engineering areas.

In order to fulfil our contractual obligations we have considerably increased our headcount by taking over staff formerly employed by the nuclear power plant.

The MVM Recognized Corporate Group, first of this form of associations in Hungary, came into existence with a new corporate image on 1 June, 2007, creating the possibility for the separate companies to function in a parent company - subsidiary relationship, however under common business management, to operate on the basis of a uniform business policy concept.

MVM Ltd, the parent company coordinates the business activities of the corporate group with uniform and efficient legal instruments introduced by Act IV of 2006 on business associations.
For the purposes of transformation into a Recognised Corporate Group, contracts and articles of association were signed by the parent company and its controlled subsidiaries to regulate cooperation among themselves.

In order to better suit its future role within the corporate group and to emphasize its enhanced importance, the Company was incorporated as a private limited company on 31 December, 2007 with the name of MVM ERBE POWER ENGINEERING & CONSULTING Ltd.

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