A New Beginning – Right Processes, Right Skills, Right People Mighty River Power’s Hydro Reinvestment Programme.

摘要

Hydro power plant equipment is typically characterised by robust long life assets. Mighty River Power’s hydro asset fleet has a typical operational age of around 50 years, numerous pieces of major plant are now exhibiting end of life characteristics indicating that planning needs to commence for their replacement. In 2010 Mighty River Power’s asset Management Plan and annual report indicated major reinvestment in the hydro scheme would be undertaken, we were looking to re-invest higher than average capital expenditure over the next decade. This paper discusses Mighty River Power Hydro business’ journey from being predominantly an operator, maintainer, into an operator, maintainer with a significant capital programme involving turbine, generator, excitation, and governor replacement works. This paper focuses upon the procedural, cultural, structural and governance shift required in order to prepare for major capital re-investment projects.