Brazil’s Energisa Group digitalises transformer monitoring with mPrest
Brazilian energy distribution firm Energisa Group is expanding the rollout of mPrest’s transformer health management system (mTHM) following a successful pilot.
The pilot included the use of mTHM to monitor the health status of 112 transmission and distribution transformers.
The utility is now expanding the use of the technology across an additional 88 transformers.
The project enables Energisa Group to analyse the risk of failure and identify areas of degradation where maintenance or repair can be applied to avoid service disruption or asset failure.
Monitoring the transformers and other grid assets in real-time will enable Energisa Group to optimise the performance of its assets and grid for improved efficiency, reliability and customer services to 8 million consumers that are served through the group’s nine distribution system operators.
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The project is expected to help reduce operational costs and enable the utility to achieve time savings.
The contract is part of the utility’s digital transformation journey which includes the deployment of advanced solutions that can help amplify the transition to renewables and enable Energisa to offer new, innovative and digital services, in addition to aligning operations with changing regulation and consumer demands for smart services.
Energisa Group says it will be investing $7.5 billion in grid modernisation across Brazil through 2024 in a bid to upgrade its infrastructure and improve access to affordable and reliable electricity to consumers living in energy poverty.
According to research firm Frost & Sullivan, global utilities will spend $33.42 billion by 2030 to digitise energy distribution and retail segments, spending that will see the deployment of advanced solutions in areas including customer services, optimal grid operations and connected and integrated businesses.
