Plant Management

KEMA's experience with plant operations makes us a valuable partner in developing plant management strategies

Asset management at the plant level needs to introduce effective measures to support commercially viable procedures and techniques to line up plant condition with the mode of operation required by trading.

Plant asset management concentrates on:

• plant performance

• reliability improvement

• reduction of operation and maintenance costs

• operation mode in relation to O&M costs

• remaining plant and component life.

Organizational structure
Plant asset management needs a supportive organizational structure, so that responsibilities are set in line with the asset management philosophy, enabling an effective organizational performance.

The quality of the performance should be based on sound decision-making, supported by risk management, so that transparency and priorities are established. Key to plant performance is the knowledge of its operating staff. To enable sound plant operation the staff should be well trained and the culture should focus on knowledge build up and knowledge transfer. Our international client-base provides us with a good insight in plant operations.

Plant performance
For the optimal dispatch of power plants it is important to generate power based on actual performance data of the plant. Plant performance also deteriorates over time. Wear and fouling of plant components can have severe effects on the critical plant performance data. Generation owners worldwide turn to KEMA for independent and accurate measurement and analysis services.