Spanish infrastructure major Acciona said it is deploying a digital platform across its desalination plants, both in the region and globally, to improve operational efficiency and real-time decision-making, using Schneider Electric's Plant Management System (PMS) based on Aveva PI System technology.
The solution centralises all plant data and transforms it into real-time performance insights, leveraging Acciona’s operational expertise to enhance efficiency and decision-making across its water assets, said the Spanish group in its statement.
PMS integrates information from plant operations, maintenance management systems and process control systems (DCS), eliminating the need for manual KPI calculations and spreadsheet-based reporting.
By providing real-time access to both raw data and standardized performance indicators, the platform enables faster, more informed operational decision-making, it stated.
A key component of the PMS deployment is Octopus, a digital operations management tool developed by Acciona to capture and structure manual operational data.
By integrating this information with maintenance and process control data, PMS provides a single, reliable source of operational information and a comprehensive real-time view of plant performance.
Beyond data integration, PMS has been designed as a scalable platform for continuous innovation.
Its architecture enables the deployment of advanced analytics and AI applications, including a seawater turbidity prediction model that is already running within the platform to help operators anticipate changes in seawater quality and optimise plant performance.
"PMS combines our operational expertise with a powerful digital platform to transform plant data into actionable information, giving our teams a real-time, end-to-end view of performance and enabling better operational decisions," remarked Guillermo Hijós, the Operations & Maintenance Director at Acciona for the Water business in the Middle East and Oceania.
Following a successful development phase, PMS is now being progressively deployed across additional projects, supporting Acciona’s strategy to standardize digital operations and enhance performance across its water portfolio, he added.-TradeArabia News Service
