Infrastructure management with a future
EWE NETZ uses CIM Database to drive the transformation of the energy system and ensure security of supply and efficient network operation
- Operator of electricity, natural gas, drinking water and telecommunications networks (EWE NETZ)
- 10,185 employees (EWE Group, average 2022)
- € 8.6 billion in sales (EWE Group 2022)
EWE NETZ operates state-of-the-art and efficient networks that are among the safest in Europe. These include an electricity network and a natural gas network in the Ems-Weser-Elbe region and natural gas networks in Brandenburg, northern West Pomerania and on the island of Rügen. In addition, EWE NETZ builds high-performance telecommunications networks. Since 1997, the utility specialist has been using CIM Database under the name ADIS to manage its network infrastructure. The Oldenburg-based EWE Group company is continuously expanding the solution to meet its demanding tasks such as high supply security, economically efficient operation and transformation of the energy system.
- Efficient management of network infrastructure
- Support for planning, construction, operation, maintenance and modernization of pipeline networks
- Continuous modernization and digitalization of the asset documentation and information system (ADIS)
- High user-friendliness of the system for employees
- Introduction of an order management system
- CIM Database as plant documentation and information system (ADIS)
- Integration of AutoCAD
- Control of complex review and release workflows for cross-site technical changes
- Workflow-supported project management with user-friendly task control
- Project handling and documentation including management of all technical documents
- Synchronization with SAP
- Comprehensive order management system for expansion projects
- Unique end-to-end infrastructure management
- Accelerated inspection, approval and release processes
- Precise asset inventory management and complete documentation up to complete digital asset folders
- Ensuring compliant products and processes
- User-friendliness and accelerated task processing through Google-like search functions
- Transparency of project status including access to all relevant documents of expansion projects – for example, when expanding the fiber optic network
“CIM Database, GIS and SAP-PM contribute to the fact that we are one of the most efficient network operators in Germany.”
Thomas Kindervater
Head of Documentation Technology
EWE Netz GmbH
