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Company
ACWA Power
Industry
Power Generation
Products
Thermal Advisory, SmartSignal Predictive Analytics, Asset Performance Management
ACWA Power produces more than 70GW of power and 8 million gallons of desalinated water per day, with a presence in 14 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and central and southeast Asia. The company implemented remote monitoring and diagnostics for its global fleet of power plants through its Monitoring and Prognostics Center (MPC).
Learn about ACWA Power’s operational benefits realized through data-driven decision-making. Jalal Zia, MPC director, explains that the company uses SmartSignal and Performance Intelligence to deliver asset reliability and availability.
Results over a 12-month period included:
Learn about ACWA Power’s operational benefits realized through data-driven decision-making. Jalal Zia, MPC director, explains that the company uses SmartSignal and Performance Intelligence to deliver asset reliability and availability.
Results over a 12-month period included:
- Using APM SmartSignal, saving about 445 gigawatt hours of electricity that could not have made it to the grid by intercepting incipient failures
- Through Performance Intelligence, reduced fuel burn by about $6 million and improved profitability in five plants
- Centralized and digitalized subject matter expertise so that learnings from one plant can be applied to others
Zia also discusses the future of intelligent power plant operations, including AI-driven analytics, predictive maintenance, and enhanced automation, shaping the next generation of efficient, resilient, and sustainable energy management.
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