Power Utility Planning Services
A comprehensive long term power utility planning service is offered utilizing a proven, in-house developed methodology:
- Integrated Electricity Planning Services:
- Power system expansion and strengthening
- Power system refurbishment
- Power system reliability planning and optimization
- Electrification planning and prioritization
- A number of integrated planning tools have been developed to facilitate the planning process:
- PowerBase: An open network database utilising ‘name-plate’ data including the modeling of multiple versions of the network),
- PowerGLF: A spatial load forecasting model including long and short term load profiling as well as geographic and point loads,
- PowerRefurb: A power system refurbishment planning tool including the prioritization of refurbishment projects,
- PowerCapex: A capital expenditure module to document and manage capital expenditure programs,
- PowerFin: A financial analysis program to evaluate and determine the least cost development plan,
- PowerLV: A geospatial model to document and manage distribution system plant and customer data.
Utility Information Systems
NETGroup Solutions provides the following utility information system services with the focus on operational information systems including enterprise-wide integration:
- Strategy and development of “blueprints”
- Information system planning including system architecture and integration
- Process development and enhancing
- Application solutions implementation (commercial off-the Shelf - COTS)
- Data Models - data capture - data migration - data management - data warehouse – Data hosting.
The ERP domain is addressed by partnering with business associates.
Utility Management Services
These serives are normally offered in partnership with business consultants and electricity wholesale market design specialists. The following technical services can be provided:
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