Utilities

What we do in the utilities sector

The UK power and utilities industry is facing increasing pressure to reinvent itself from a distribution model to address the greater choice and evolving needs of consumers and the demands from suppliers.

Energy demand is unlikely to reduce in the short term because of changing government policy and regulation causing long-term instability. The challenges of climate change, security of supply and population growth all have significant impacts on energy infrastructure planning.

The government’s aim to reduce emissions to meet net-zero targets by 2050 involves many challenges for the energy sector as it will need to ensure the generation of greener and more sustainable energy. In the electrical power distribution industry, the increasing adoption of smart grids is forcing utility companies to review how they monitor and control their infrastructure.

Development and upgrade of new and legacy systems

Our service offering includes developing system-level specifications, providing control and safety systems and control rooms, inspecting cybersecurity and maintaining assets.

Much of the installed base of equipment is old and providing automation and control can be costly because of the scale of the installed base. Our expertise can assist with alleviating the costs; we work with ageing assets to provide backwards-compatible systems for our clients.