The project saw both firms collaborate to deliver enhanced O&M and asset management services for an 11.5MW solar project.
Beginning in 2016, the partnership saw MASE take responsibility for field operations and maintenance services on location, while Alectris provided operations and legacy expertise in global asset care along with the ACTIS system.
As solar development has boomed in the MENA region, operations, maintenance and asset management infrastructure development has struggled to keep pace, limiting long-term productivity prospects. The ambitious partnership model from Alectris and MASE was specifically designed to formalise, expedite and autonomise asset management activity across new solar projects in the MENA region.
Working together, both businesses successfully improved the bankability of the project, which was financed by key development finance institutions operating across the region.
Key to the success of the partnership was the integration of Alectris’ ACTIS ERP system. The software platform for solar PV plant asset management was tailored to the plant’s specific operations and maintenance requirements to facilitate optimisation. All data monitoring streams were gathered under this single platform enabling enhanced oversight into project activity.
Over the course of the agreement, this enabled Alectris and MASE to streamline their operations using ACTIS’ wide range of reporting features to communicate with stakeholders throughout the project. ACTIS was used as a common platform for both parties enabling the tight collaboration between Operations and Field Activities by streamlining processes and ensuring transparency and accuracy of information.
“Solar development in the MENA region offers a significant opportunity to invest in clean energy projects” said Vassilis Papaeconomou, Managing Director, Alectris. “But if this market momentum is to be maintained, it’s imperative that operating plants offer security and stability of financial returns. By partnering with MASE, we’ve been jointly able to combine the latest in asset management software with leading experience in services activity. This will ensure that project owners and investors benefit from enhanced and efficient performance reporting and operational management, saving time, reducing costs and ensuring the plant delivers at its optimum. As a result, the plant delivered above expectations with an excellent Performance Ratio and Availability close to 100 percent over the last three years.”
Tareq Khalifeh, CEO, MASE, added that throughout the collaboration, Alectris have proved to be reliable, dedicated and experienced with a wealth of knowledge that has been indispensable when working in an exciting but challenging market and that ACTIS ERP is now the foundation of the company’s operations and maintenance activities. MASE will be continuing to use the software to further grow its presence in the MENA region.
Completion of the project was marked in February during MASE’s annual Kick Off Assembly, during a commemorative event with Alectris in recognition of their accomplishments.
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