DocumentCode :
3274587
Title :
Asset management for infrastructures in fast developing countries
Author :
Wijnia, Ype C.
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
fYear :
2009
fDate :
9-11 Dec. 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
Risk based asset management (RBAM), the rationalization of decision making on physical assets, has been a rising profession for infrastructures in the Netherlands. Many companies report cost reductions and quality improvements it the same time. This makes one wonder whether Asset management could be of any help for fast developing countries, as they seem to struggle with both aspects. To test this, the asset management framework was applied to a specific case, the electricity grid of India. Based on the current understanding of asset management systems, a fast developing electricity infrastructure runs the risk of outages, high losses (technical an commercial), many incidents and perhaps riots over the quality. The electricity grid in India shows all of them to an extent that is hardly imaginable. An explanation (based on the asset management framework) might be found in the focus on hardware. As a result the asset management system is out of balance and prone to failure. One alternative might be a bottom up approach for emergency power, potentially expanded into a village startup kit. Even though it is not the best option in the long run, it is in balance by nature. And as India might be struggling with the reliability for the next 20 years, it is a comforting thought that the backup power would be properly organized.
Keywords :
power system management; power system reliability; risk analysis; India; Netherlands; bottom up approach; cost reduction; decision making; electricity grid; electricity infrastructure; emergency power; physical assets; power losses; power outage; quality improvement; risk based asset management; village startup kit; Advertising; Asset management; Company reports; Costs; Engineering management; Financial management; Portfolios; Power grids; Resource management; Safety;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Infrastructure Systems and Services: Developing 21st Century Infrastructure Networks, (INFRA), 2009 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5599-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/INFRA.2009.5397873
Filename :
5397873
Link To Document :
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