Eviny Enhances Renewable Hydro Power Generation with APM

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Introduction

Industry

Power Generation

The Challenge:

Eviny, Norway's fifth largest hydropower supplier, faced several interrelated challenges in advancing its asset management practices. The business operates 39 hydropower plants with an annual production of 7.5 terawatt hours—enough to supply approximately 470,000 Norwegian households. Concentrated in western Norway, the company faced historical communication barriers across multiple operational sites, complicating coordination and knowledge sharing. Traditionally, the company maintained a risk-averse, reactive maintenance culture, prioritizing immediate fixes over strategic long-term planning.

This reactive approach was further challenged by:
  • Management’s demand for demonstrable return on investment and continuous operational improvements.
  • A lack of advanced tools for converting asset data into actionable insights, limiting the ability to make informed, value-driven decisions.
  • Environmental risks, such as hydraulic equipment leaks with potential for reputational and ecological damage, underscoring the need for more robust, proactive management practices.

The Solution:

Eviny addressed these challenges by implementing GE Vernova’s Asset Performance Management (APM) solution aligned with ISO 55000 standards. The deployment included modules for strategy management, criticality analysis, reliability, predictive monitoring, and asset health assessment. The approach transitioned from project-based activities to a process-oriented methodology involving cross-functional teams and shifting responsibilities closer to operational sites to encourage rapid, flexible improvement cycles. Systematic methods such as Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) were adopted to foster ongoing improvement and ensure value realization, while the APM tool facilitated broader engagement and more consistent best-practice application across the fleet.
GE Vernova

The Result:

The deployment of GE Vernova’s APM produced several measurable outcomes and ongoing improvements:
  • Production Reliability: Improved asset monitoring and predictive maintenance have reduced unplanned outages.
  • Environmental Protection: Systematic criticality analysis identified risks such as hydraulic leaks; mitigation strategies have been deployed across the fleet, minimizing the likelihood of environmental incidents and regulatory violations.
  • Resource Allocation: Enhanced visibility into asset health and performance has enabled more targeted investment and resource deployment, increasing efficiency in maintenance and capital planning.
  • Collaboration and Engagement: Cross-site collaboration increased, with project teams engaging site-level personnel, resulting in broader adoption of best practices and faster response to emerging issues.
  • Process Efficiency: Transition to process-oriented asset management reduced reliance on manual inspections and ad-hoc interventions, leading to more consistent, data-driven decision-making.
  • Management Oversight: The investment in APM attracted increased attention from senior management, ensuring sustained support and funding for ongoing asset management initiatives.
  • Continuous Improvement: Integration of PDCA methodology established a repeatable cycle for performance evaluation and improvement, with regular reviews and adjustments to asset management strategies.
  • Value Realization: The organization is now positioned to accelerate value realization from its APM investment, with expectations for improved asset lifecycle management, reduced operational risk, and enhanced return on investment in the coming operational phase.
The above summary is based upon a presentation given by Anders Dyngeland, Strategic Asset Manager, and Asgeir Thorsteinsson, O&M Project Manager, of Aviny in November 2022.