CASE STUDY: E.On Bulgaria EaD, Bulgaria

E.ON Bulgaria EaD usEs iNtErgraph® g/tEchNOlOgy fOr its cOmplEtE NEtwOrk iNfOrmatiON systEmBulgarian utility uses intergraph® solutions for cross-Departmental approach to geographic Data capture

iDENtifyiNg gOalsE.ON Bulgaria EAD, a utilities organization that provides electrical distribution

networks to Northeast Bulgaria, searched for a complete and unified network

information system (NIS) for its electricity network assets, including geographic

information system (GIS) support. The NIS needed the ability to create a technical

system that can be integrated into other systems and implemented into

system connections.

Besides its basic property management function, the structure of the NIS would

make it suitable for supporting any business process that requires information

about the physical location of technical objects, the relationships between these

objects, or their technical parameters.

The implementation of the NIS should strengthen the change management of

technical network data stored in the connected systems, eliminating redundant

databases and saving a significant amount of cost and effort. It will eradicate

contradictory data because the data of a single object is only control-loaded into

the system once.

OvErcOmiNg challENgEs •Improve the existing information workflow in E.ON Bulgaria EAD

•Meet the existing needs of E.ON Bulgaria EAD Grid

•Enable employees of E.ON Bulgaria EAD Grid to capture geographic data

rEaliziNg rEsultsIn May 2010, E.ON Bulgaria EAD implemented a GIS based on Intergraph’s

G/Technology and G!NIUS software. The project began November 2009 in an

effort to improve existing information flow within the company, and to enable

employees to gather geographical data in a professional environment.

For this implementation, Intergraph and E.ON Bulgaria team members analyzed

existing data in AutoCAD and Microsoft® Access® and developed a concept for

data migration in the system. Currently, existing data is migrating to the system

for substations, transformers, and medium voltage network application settings.

With the joint effort of members from E.ON Bulgaria EAD and Intergraph, the team

profile Company: E.ON Bulgaria EAD

Website: http://www.eon-bulgaria.com/english/index.htm

Description: In 2010, E.ON Bulgaria EAD delivered 5.3 TWh of electricity to 1.1 million customers in Northeast Bulgaria through a distribution network of nearly 26,100 miles in length. E.ON Bulgaria EAD operates in nine administrative districts through five distribution service centers, and employs more than 2,000 members.

Industry: Utilities

Country: Bulgaria

products used•G/Technology

•G!NIUS

Key Benefits•Improves existing information flow

within the company

•Supports any business process that requires information about the physical location of technical objects, the relationships between these objects, or their technical parameters

•Strengthens change management of technical network data stored in connected systems

•Eliminates redundant databases, saving a significant amount of cost and effort

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Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M), and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph PP&M provides enterprise engineering software for the design, construction, operation and data management of plants, ships and offshore facilities.

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executed a successful system based on the most powerful

server configurations at E.ON Bulgaria.

Particularly important to E.ON Bulgaria EAD is the availability

of accurate and timely information on the electrical distribution

system, combined with visualization of the terrain. Intergraph

G/Technology’s aerial laser scanning and digital imaging of

the ground surface allows E.ON Bulgaria EAD to collect this

information on the low voltage overhead network. The collected

information is then entered into the GIS and available for all units

of the company.

E.ON Bulgaria EAD’s implementation of an NIS based on

G/Technology in 2010 was the first successful step to having

a database for storing the history of energy data accompanied

with an instrument for control and analysis of reported energy, a

basis for forecasting, and quick access to current information and

analysis in real time. The NIS gave E.ON Bulgaria EAD control

and analysis of reported energy from commercial electricity

meters, control of performed corrections of basic data, and

calculation of energy balance and purchased energy. The

company launched the information technology program, Grid

Data Management System, to serve as a separate system for

accessing and managing all stored and processed data.

“E.ON Bulgaria EAD is pleased with Intergraph’s G/Technology

solution to facilitate our grid data capture and assessment,” says

Krasimir Ivanov, Head of Grid Strategy & Development, E.ON

Bulgaria EAD. “Our network information system gives all of our

employees access to data capture information formerly unavailable.”

mOviNg fOrwarDE.ON Bulgaria EAD plans to enrich its data capturing capabilities

with more elaborate interfaces using SAP PM, SCADA, Neplan,

EDM, and other local solutions that enable the exchange of data.

In early 2011, E.ON launched its Energy Data Management

System to expand the functionality of its NIS to cover all requirements

of the system for energy data management. This project will be

implemented in mid-2012.

Note: This case study is based on information from the article

entitled “E.ON Bulgaria is Using Modern IT Solutions to Operate

its Business CIO Bulgaria” (CIO Bulgaria, June 2011).