Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011

Grid Operational Efficiency Project HIFFI (WfM implementation)

Kosice, May 2011 VSE a.s., Košice, Slovakia

Marian Mester, head of Grid operation Juraj Sabol , head of IT and telco mamagement section

Company Profile

      energy utility company member of the RWE Group since 2003 more than 605 000 points of delivery mission = provide reliable and complex services which correspond to the needs of customers sold more than 3,2 TWh in 2010 average number of employees = 1,575

Shareholders

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National Property Fund: RWE:

51 % 49 %

 Distribution area: 16 221 km 2  HV Lines: 1 274 km  HV & MV substations: 56  MV Lines & Cables: 8 207 km  MV/LV Distribution stations: 4 974  LV Lines & Cables: 10 986 km

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Implementation of workforce management system with several aims

(Part 1)

: Efficiency / Productivity

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Operational excellence

/ Reduction of operational costs / Cost transparency  Implementation of

workflow-system

for systematic, fully

standardized and asset condition oriented maintenance

 Optimal

allocation of human and production capacities

 Optimal distribution of

working orders related to priorities

,

geographical location

, optimal

time reaction

in case of outage / failure 3

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Implementation of workforce management system with several aims

(Part 2)

: Regulation / Grid Quality / Renewal of Grid Assets

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Grid quality

: improve SAIFI and SAIDI 

Reduction of critical assets

(asset in bad technical conditions) by condition and risk based maintenance  Asset

operational safety

 High quality and actual

data of asset conditions

support short and mid-term CAPEX / OPEX planning  Reasonable

allocation of financial means

for asset renewal (CAPEX / OPEX) 

Reduction of

numbers of

used IT systems

(registers of asset conditions, planning of maintenance activities, ...) 

Standardization of IT landscape

(unified integration platform)

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Long term preparation for WfM project Grid Organization

 One grid unit (aprox 250 people) fully responsible for HV/LV : HV/LV grid maintenance Power failure HV/LV repairs Off take management 24 x 7 emergency service   

Solid IT background

Implemented GIS containing detailed technical records of electricity distribution devices (VHV, HV and LV devices) SAP as a source of grid economic data GIS fully integrated with SAP (GIS is master)

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Workforce management as tool for efficient grid services being implemented Status 2008

 Grid services operation without IT support, workforce coordination done by daily orders  Necessity to optimize and increase efficiency has led to implementation of work force management as of 2009

1 st phase 2009 - 2010 2 nd phase 2011 3 rd phase 2012

Content   Pilot project finalization (in one region)

Target asset: distribution transformer stations

(MV/LV)    Project roll-out to all regions

Target assets: MV-grid

Interconnection WfM system with SCADA Lessons learned / Expectation   Basic processes setting Mobile devices experiences   Standardization of MV maintenance activities Higher data quality and actual data of MV-asset condition   

Project finalization

Target assets: LV grid + Metering Full operation of WfM system (all voltage levels)  

Systematic and fully standardized

asset condition maintenance Reasonable allocation of financial means 6

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Implementation of workforce management system as single system for grid operation and maintenance : IT platform - Primary systems SAP- ISU SCADA IBM MAXIMO

Off – takes management Outage management

Grid operation and maintenance WfM based on IBM Maximo Real time operated Real time integrated with other systems

Grid Maintenance Despite complex IT implementation, go-live expected in 3Q 2011

VSE as innovative first mover in CEE

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Workforce management system as a top decision support system for MV/LV based on other systems in VSE IT pool

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WfM is integrated with important IT systems in real time SCADA

(OMS)

GIS GPS Archive server HIFFI SYSTEM IBM Maximo Forms server GSM networ k SAP PM

(ERP)

SAP HR Attend.

system

Mobile clients (tablets) implemented planned 9

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HIFFI project - status quo (31.05.2011) Time schedule of HIFFI project

Project preparation: detail process analysis, definition of project goals, technical specification, tendering documentation etc.

Procurement process Business Blueprint Business Blueprint approval 1st phase: Pilot project implementation (Region Humenné) 2nd phase: Testing of system funcionality (MV-grid+DTs) 2nd phase: Roll-out (MV-grid+DTs) 2nd phase: full operation (MV grid+DTs) 3rd phase: Business Blueprint (LV-grid+Metering) 3rd phase: Implementation (LV-grid+Metering) 3rd phase: Testing (LV-grid+Metering) 3rd phase: Go Live (LV-grid+Metering)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 10

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Project HIFFI – example of benefits The grid operation organization before HIFFI The organization having HIFFI Region „B“ Region „A“ Region „D“ Region „C“

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Regions / 4 x

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Sub-Regions / 12x

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Operational Service Points / 26 x

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Regions / 1 x

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Sub-Regions / 8 x

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Operational Service Points / 24 x