identifying and prioritizing of risks in electric industry development projects (case study: transmission and high distribution of khorasan regional electric co.)

each year many large scale national projects face execution problems. in this regard, riskmanagement can play a significant role in identifying and taking proper measures. in this research,using project management body of knowledge (pmbok), a risk management procedure has beendesigned and implemented in transmission and high distribution power lines of khorasan regionalelectric company. first, using the results obtained from field studies and other information gatheringtools, different kinds of risks in transmission and high distribution power lines have been identified.next, risks analysis have been carried out based on probability of occurrence, ease of detection,manageability as well as their impact on project goals. the rate of goals achievement was taken intoaccount by three criteria including time, cost and quality of execution. this followed by classificationof the risks, through risk breakdown structure, and then their prioritization. the results show thatbudget shortage, sanctions issues, improper selection of project team, have been the main risks in theprojects considered in this research. the proposed approach in this study, with minor modifications,may be employed to manage the risks in other large scale national projects.