At ContourGlobal, we are continuously optimizing performance, efficiency, and flexibility across our portfolio to maximize value creation and adapt to evolving market conditions.
Our Performance Engine strategy focuses on:
Performance Engine
Enhancing Efficiency & Competitiveness
Increasing operational flexibilityto seize market opportunities.
Implementing predictive maintenance to enhance asset longevity.
Adapting swiftly to regulatory changes for long-term competitiveness.
Arrúbal Minimum Load Reduction: Capturing Market Opportunities
Our Arrúbal CCGT plant in Spain, operating as a merchant asset since 2021, is undergoing a major technical upgrade to reduce the minimum stable load from 200 MW to 158 MW. The intervention, which is essential to remain competitive in Spain’s evolving ancillary markets post-2025, will enable the plant to capture more market windows, enhancing profitability.
By lowering minimum load requirements, we improve plant competitiveness, ensuring greater efficiency and adaptability in an energy landscape increasingly shaped by renewables.
Predictive Maintenance
We move beyond rigid manufacturer O&M standards by implementing an asset-specific strategy based on real-time monitoring and tailored maintenance plans. This approach involves bottom-up engagement and change management for plant managers and O&M teams, ensuring informed maintenance decisions.
Performance Indicators Optimization
By leveraging real-time data and analytics, we:
- Optimize maintenance schedules based on actual asset conditions, reducing unnecessary interventions.
- Minimize unplanned outages, ensuring higher reliability and lower O&M costs.
- Extend asset lifespan, enhancing long-term operational efficiency.
Extracting More Value from Each Asset
Optimizing the time span between maintenance activities allows:
- Higher value capture for merchant assets.
- Extended asset lifetime across the entire portfolio.
- Lower maintenance scheduling costs while maintaining operational excellence.
By refining maintenance strategies for both merchant and non-merchant assets, we improve security of supply in the regions where we operate and reinforce the sustainability of our fleet.
Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency
By ensuring peak asset performance, we:
- Reduce the risk of failures that could impact workers and facilities.
- Improve operational efficiency while reducing excess resource consumption.
- Strengthen our ability to compete in evolving energy markets.
Strategic Partnerships for Success
Collaboration is key to effective predictive maintenance, involving:
- Energy technology companies for efficiency enhancements and market adaptation.
- Local laboratories & testing experts for real-time analytics and diagnostics.
- Community initiatives that create specialized job opportunities.
