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PNG Power Limited will be subjected to an evaluation by its asset management standard unit in order to receive ISO 55001 certification.
A third party will undertake the assessment and ISO 55001 certification process, which will take 12 to 18 months and include an evaluation of the company's present AM practices and processes, identification of gaps, and development of a roadmap for adoption.
This will be the first phase in PNG Power's ISO 55001 accreditation process, which will be supported by USAID's PNG Electrification Partnership (USAID-PEP).
The company's old and old infrastructure assets, according to PPL managing director Flagon Bekker, have continued to obstruct the delivery of dependable power to clients across the country.
PNG Power has taken the first step forward in commencing the Asset Management Strategy and Framework for Management of PNG Power Infrastructure Assets, he added, under its new asset management (AM) unit.
He explained that ISO 55001 accreditation is vital because it ensures that PNG Power has an asset management system (AMS) in place that caters for internal and external challenges influencing asset management in order to meet the company's goals.
Risk management, ageing/aged infrastructure, supply chain and spares maintenance, maintenance optimisation, AM performance monitoring, and project/investment lifecycle assessment and planning are the six workstreams that the AM unit will focus on.
PNG Power's asset management will be based on these workstreams.
On the leadership front, it will be ensured that senior management has accepted responsibility for developing and communicating the AM Policy and Strategic Asset Management Plans to all stakeholders involved.
The accreditation will also provide confidence that AM objectives have been defined, recorded, and disseminated within the organization, as well as that adequate planning has been put in place to meet the goals.
PNG Power is also sponsored by the World Bank under its Energy Utility Performance and Reliability Improvement Project (EUPRIP) to strengthen infrastructure through rehabilitation and upgrade works, therefore the support from PEP is expected to complement the asset management strategy.
PNG Power is also working with USAID PEP Activity to improve grid home connections, and the AM effort will guarantee that quality and dependable power reaches end customers.
Reference:
Post-Courier (10 June 2021). “PPL To Conduct Assets Review”.
