Electrical Power System

Program Overview

Modern industrial economies and urbanization depend entirely on safe, reliable, and highly efficient electrical infrastructure. The Electrical Power System program at ISEST is a core technical engineering discipline designed to train power engineers, grid operators, and industrial electrical specialists who can design, install, monitor, and maintain high-voltage and low-voltage electrical transmission and distribution networks.

This program goes far beyond basic building wiring, focusing on heavy power generation, electrical machine mechanics, distribution grid safety, substations, and modern green energy grid integration. Enrolling at the HND level and progressing to a B.Tech, students train in high-voltage testing bays and industrial motor laboratories. They master electrical design drafting, high-power transformer maintenance, protective relay coordination, and modern smart grid configurations. Graduates emerge fully prepared to operate within national energy utilities, oversee electrical installations on massive infrastructure projects, and manage complex industrial power networks.

Main Objectives

  • To teach the mathematical and physical principles of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power networks, electromagnetism, and electrical machines.
  • To develop expert proficiency in designing, drafting, and calculating load profiles for complex industrial, commercial, and residential electrical installations.
  • To train students in configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining heavy electrical machinery, including synchronous motors, industrial generators, and large transformers.
  • To build advanced mastery in implementing grid protection schemes, protective relay setups, and advanced earthing (grounding) safety systems.
  • To prepare graduates to conduct rigorous power quality audits, energy efficiency analyses, and preventative high-voltage maintenance.

Main Objectives

2 Years

HND Electrical Power System

1 Year

B.Tech in Electrical Power System

Internship

Included at both levels

Study Options

Full-time / Part-time / Evening

Skills Acquired

  • Industrial Power Distribution: Designing single-line diagrams, calculating short-circuit currents, and sizing circuit breakers, busbars, and power cables.
  • Electrical Design Drafting: Utilizing industry-standard software packages like AutoCAD Electrical and Caneco BT to draft compliant engineering blueprints.
  • Grid Protection & Coordination: Setting up protective relays, fuses, and surge arrestors to defend regional power lines against overcurrent and lightning strikes.
  • High-Voltage Substation Operations: Managing step-up and step-down transformers, handling isolators, and maintaining safety interlocks within electrical substations.
  • Power Quality Auditing: Utilizing power analyzers to measure power factor, detect harmonic distortions, and install corrective capacitor banks.

HSE & Electrical Safety: Executing strict Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) safety protocols and designing fault protection loops to mitigate workplace arc flashes.

Target Audience

  • Baccalauréat/A-Level graduates with a strong analytical focus in mathematics and physics, who want to build a career in heavy infrastructure and energy sectors.
  • Field electricians or site technicians looking to back their practical experience with formal, high-level university engineering credentials.
  • Technical school graduates seeking a highly lucrative, universally stable engineering specialty with explicit job mobility across diverse industrial sectors.
  • Aspiring engineering contractors, energy efficiency consultants, and industrial equipment distribution entrepreneurs.

 

Career Opportunities

Graduates can pursue roles such as:

  • Electrical Power Grid Operations Engineer
  • High-Voltage Substation Operations Supervisor
  • Industrial Maintenance Electrician / Plant Foreman
  • Electrical CAD Detailer / Estimator
  • Power Quality and Energy Audit Consultant
  • High-Voltage Equipment Testing Technician
  • Independent Electrical Contracting Entrepreneur

Opportunities for Further Studies

  • Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Renewable Energy Integration, or High-Voltage Grid Management.
  • Professional Certifications in:
    • National Order of Civil Engineers / Electrical Licensing boards (ONIGC/relevant local licensing bodies)
    • Certified Energy Manager (CEM) credentials
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    • HSE Professional Certifications (OSHA, NEBOSH)

 

Power. Control. Sustain.

Take command of the grids and machines that power modern society. Design industrial networks, deploy protective relay systems, and ensure energy safety with the Electrical Power System program.