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Energy PMC, from contract award to COD.

One planning, controls and PMC lead for solar PV, BESS, substations and transmission lines, working with your team and the EPC contractor: an integrated Level 2 to 4 schedule, monthly earned value and lender reporting, and delay analysis when dates move.

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Monthly project controls dashboard in Power BI for a 200 MW solar PV plant: progress, SPI, CPI, EAC, S-curve, manpower, procurement and risks — Monthly controls dashboard, 200 MW solar PV · illustrative, not a client project

2GWUtility-scale solar PV planned and controlled across six projects, one under construction

500MWhBattery energy storage (BESS) taken to COD a month ahead of its original date

1.5GWFour-plant solar portfolio, every plant at COD on schedule

Clients

Who we work for in energy

The same controls discipline, set up for your side of the contract: owner, EPC contractor, consultant or lender.

Owners, developers & IPPsOwner's-side planning and PMC: health checks on the EPC schedule, monthly progress and earned value, lender packs and the plan to COD.

EPC contractorsIntegrated Level 2 to 4 schedule, subcontractor schedule reviews, progress and earned value, TIA and EOT submissions, commissioning to COD.

PMC firms & owner's engineersExtra controls capacity: schedule health checks, progress reviews and monthly reports alongside your team.

Lenders & investorsSchedule health checks, progress reviews and monthly lender reports for solar and BESS.

Substations & transmission linesSchedules for substations and transmission and distribution lines, with outage windows and energization tied to the plant they serve.

Industrial plant ownersPlanning, cost control and PMC for capacity expansions: substations, control buildings and plant utilities.

Scope

One controls lead, start to COD.

We work alongside your team, the EPC contractor, the owner's engineer and the lenders. Take the whole function, or one package below.

Owners · EPC contractors · PMC firms

Energy PMC, start to finish

One planning, controls and PMC lead from contract award to COD, working with your team and the EPC contractor.

Integrated Level 2 to 4 schedule: baseline approval, monthly updates and look-aheads
Procurement and long-lead tracking, interfaces and subcontractor schedule reviews
Earned value, cash flow and monthly reports for the owner, lenders and owner's engineer
Quality, HSE, change and claims records kept current
Commissioning, energization and COD sequencing

Track record: 2 GW of utility-scale solar PV planned and controlled across six projects; 500 MWh of BESS taken to COD a month ahead of its original date.

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Work packages for energy projects

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2.0

Preconstruction

2.1Baseline schedules in Primavera P6, resource- and cost-loaded
2.2Submittal coordination: drawing and fixture-schedule reviews, specified products
2.3Submittal registers with long-lead procurement items flagged
2.4Test logs against plans and specifications
2.5Shop drawing assistance
2.6Requests for information (RFIs)

3.0

Planning & scheduling

3.1Level 2 to 4 schedules and integrated master schedules
3.2DCMA 14-point schedule health checks
3.3Re-baselining and recovery schedules
3.4Two-week look-ahead schedules
3.5Subcontractor schedule review and approval
3.6Commissioning planning through energization and COD

4.0

Controls & reporting

4.1Earned value: CPI, SPI and S-curves
4.2WBS and CBS set-up, cash-flow tracking and forecasting
4.3Monthly progress reports and Power BI dashboards
4.4Productivity monitoring and resource forecasting
4.5Lender and owner's engineer reporting
4.6Change and claims registers

5.0

Delay & risk

5.1Time impact analysis (TIA)
5.2Extension of time (EOT) submissions
5.3Forensic delay analysis
5.4Qualitative schedule risk analysis and risk registers
5.5What-if scenarios to test recovery options

6.0

Project management

6.1Project management consultancy (PMC) for owners and contractors
6.2End-to-end planning, execution, monitoring and control of projects
6.3Client, stakeholder and contractor coordination
6.4Subcontractor supervision, budget control and work approvals
6.5Procurement coordination and material tracking
6.6Site quality, safety and HSE compliance oversight

8.0

Procedures & training

8.1Project controls procedures and planning standards
8.2Stage-gate approvals and governance reviews
8.3Primavera P6 and project controls training for your team

A solar PV and BESS build, and where controls come in

Typical EPC sequence

Swipe sideways to see every stage →

Survey & geotech

Piling

Mounting structures

Modules

DC & AC cabling

Inverters & MV

BESS containers

Substation & grid

Commissioning

Energization

COD

Project controls alongside

Level 2 to 4 baseline, procurement and long-lead tracking

Look-aheads, progress measurement and earned value

Delay events: TIA, EOT and recovery schedules

Commissioning and energization plan to COD

Stages overlap in practice. One Level 2 to 4 schedule drives them all, so each delay is traced to its effect on COD.

What we watch

What usually moves COD, and how we track it

Six drivers we follow from the first month, each tied to activities in the schedule and a line in the monthly report.

Transformers & switchgearOrder, factory test, shipping and delivery against the date the schedule needs them.Long-lead register · risk register

Grid connection & outage windowsUtility approvals, outage bookings and the prerequisites for energization.Look-ahead · commissioning plan

Modules, trackers & invertersLots shipped, received and installed against the installation curve.Progress dashboard

Piling & ground conditionsRefusals, pre-drilling and output per rig against plan.Productivity and resource forecast

BESS delivery & commissioningContainer arrivals, pre-commissioning and the test sequence to COD.Commissioning schedule

Weather & productivityDays lost and output against plan, recorded as they happen.Weather-delay assessment · TIA

The first 30 days

Typical start; your plan is agreed in the proposal

Documents and health check

Week 1. Contract dates, the current schedule and the latest reports; a DCMA 14-point check and a short list of fixes.

Baseline or recovery plan

Weeks 2 to 4. A Level 2 to 4 schedule agreed with your team, or a recovery plan if dates have slipped.

Progress and cost set-up

Week 3. WBS mapped to CBS, rules of credit, cut-off dates and the reporting calendar.

First monthly report

Week 4. Earned value, S-curve, look-ahead, risks and decisions needed, with the Power BI dashboard.

What every monthly report covers

Summary for the owner, lenders and owner's engineer
Progress against plan by area and discipline
Earned value, S-curve and cash flow
Critical path, float and the forecast COD
Procurement and long-lead items against need dates
Manpower and productivity against plan
HSE statistics and quality records
Change and claims register
Risks, open issues and decisions needed
Look-ahead for the next period

Numbers you see every month

Schedule: Progress against plan, SPI, critical-path float and the forecast COD against the contract date.
Cost: Earned value, CPI, estimate at completion and cash flow against the cost-loaded baseline.
Supply: Long-lead items delivered against need dates, with the ones that now drive COD.
Change: Approved and pending changes and claims, with their effect on cost and COD.
Status: Red, amber and green status by area, with the decisions needed from you this month.

Prices

Starting prices for fixed-fee work

Four common requests with a starting price. Full PMC and larger scopes are quoted once we see your documents, with a written scope, dates and fee within two working days.

Schedule health check

DCMA 14-point check of your P6 schedule, every failed check traced to the activities behind it, with a short list of fixes. Up to 2,000 activities; larger schedules are quoted.

Typically 3–5 working daysFrom USD 750

Baseline or recovery schedule

Level 2 to 4 schedule in Primavera P6, resource- and cost-loaded, with a basis-of-schedule note. Recovery schedules when dates have slipped.

Typically 2–4 weeks, by sizeFrom USD 2,500

Monthly project controls

Progress update, earned value (S-curve, CPI, SPI), look-ahead, monthly report and Power BI dashboard, with lender and owner's engineer packs if needed.

Monthly cycleFrom USD 1,800 a month

Delay & claims support

Time impact analysis, extension-of-time submissions and forensic delay analysis, backed by change and claims registers.

Scoped per eventFrom USD 1,500 per TIA

Fees in USD; projects in India are quoted in INR. How fees and payment work

Outputs

What you receive

Full-size outputs for one 200 MW solar PV plant, followed from its schedule to the monthly report to the owner. Every image is illustrative, not a client project.

3.0 to 5.0 Planning, controls, delay and risk
Schedule, health check, monthly dashboard, delay analysis and risk register.
6.0 and 8.0 PMC reporting and procedures
Monthly report to the owner and a project controls procedure.

Select an image to open it, then click the picture to zoom to full resolution and drag to look around. All figures are illustrative. See all 29 outputs

Results

Solar and BESS programs, delivered

Two programs our founder planned and controlled, anonymized. Client and employer names are shared on request.

EPC contractor · Uzbekistan · Nov 2023 – Feb 2026

200 MW solar PV and 330 MW / 500 MWh BESS, run as one program

EOT: 1 month awardedCost claims wonSecondary baseline

Challenge: Two concurrent plants under one EPC contract, with progress reported to the client, lenders and owner's engineer.
Role: One integrated Level 2 to 4 master schedule for both plants; subcontractor schedules reviewed and approved; conflicts cleared with resource balancing and look-aheads; commissioning, energization and COD sequencing; TIA and EOT submissions and a secondary baseline; WBS mapped to CBS with change and claims registers.
Result: Both plants were energized and reached COD ahead of schedule; the BESS a month ahead of its original COD, with no extension of time. TIAs on the program secured a one-month EOT and cost claims. Our founder was named Foreign Employee of the Year 2024 by the EPC contractor.

Developer with in-house EPC · India · Nov 2017 – Dec 2022 · Remote

1.5 GW solar PV portfolio across four states

Rajasthan · 900 MW✓

Karnataka · 300 MW✓

Andhra P. · 220 MW✓

Maharashtra · 80 MW✓

✓ COD on schedule

Challenge: Four utility-scale plants of 900, 300, 220 and 80 MW, planned and controlled from one central team, with lender reporting.
Role: Led a central planning team of nine; built Level 2 to 4, resource- and cost-loaded schedules tied to contractual baselines; tracked cash flow; coordinated engineering and procurement interfaces; built risk mitigation into the schedules.
Result: All four plants reached COD on schedule.

Questions

What owners and EPC teams ask first

Short answers. Ask anything else in your first email.

Do you work on site?

Remote by default, from GMT+4, with video calls in your time zone. Site visits can be arranged where the project needs them, agreed in the proposal. We work in your systems with the access you give us, or deliver native files your team keeps.

Which systems can you work in?

Primavera P6, P6 Analytics and MS Project for schedules; Power BI and Excel for reporting; Aconex, Procore and Thinkproject for documents; SAP PS for cost.

Owner side or contractor side?

Both. Our founder has planned and controlled a 1.5 GW solar PV portfolio for an owner-developer with an in-house EPC, and solar PV and BESS for an EPC contractor. Each proposal confirms any conflict of interest in writing.

Can you report to lenders and the owner's engineer?

Yes. Monthly reports and lender packs cover progress against plan, earned value, cash flow, the look-ahead, risks and the decisions needed.

Can you support a delay claim?

Yes: time impact analysis, extension-of-time submissions and forensic delay analysis, backed by change and claims registers. On the 200 MW PV and 500 MWh BESS program, a one-month EOT and cost claims were awarded on the TIAs. Each proposal names the delay-analysis method and why it suits your contract and records.

How fast can you start?

You get a written scope, dates and fee within two working days of sending your documents. The start date is agreed in the proposal.

What size of project do you take on?

Our founder's solar PV projects range from 80 MW to 900 MW, run together as a 1.5 GW portfolio, plus a 330 MW / 500 MWh BESS. Smaller projects get the same controls, sized to the job.

Do you cover wind, hybrid or transmission projects?

Substations and transmission lines, yes: our founder has planned them within solar and BESS projects and as standalone work. Our track record is solar PV and BESS; for wind or other generation, tell us the project and we will say plainly whether we are the right fit.

Planning or running a solar, BESS or substation project?

Send the contract dates, your current schedule and the stage you are at. We reply within one day.

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