Asset management strategy for the electrical grid

Voénergies must secure the electricity supply for a range of customers. Its distribution equipment has a service life of more than forty years and carries significant investment costs.

The assignment aims to:

• Prioritise assets according to their condition and importance
• Model the medium- and low-voltage electricity network from the Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Assess energy demand to 2035
• Select the target network that will meet energy demand
• Calculate the investment required to reach that target network
• Establish sustainable asset management

The approach analyses energy demand through to 2035, taking territorial typology into account. The results produce a database of load profiles for carbon-neutrality scenarios aligned with the Swiss Energy Strategy 2050.

The conclusions are calibrated on a section of the network before being applied across the whole.

Tools used

• NEPLAN
• The Eqylibr® Scenario® platform