Optimising outage planning for a smarter, greener grid

The operational challenge: how increasing renewable integration and grid volatility make manual year‑ahead outage planning increasingly difficult, risky, and resource‑intensive.

The solution in action: a guided walkthrough of the Year‑Ahead Outage Optimiser, showing how automated validation, multi‑objective optimization, and rapid single‑request analysis work together as a decision‑support ecosystem.

Live demonstration: see how planners can move from hours to minutes when assessing urgent outage requests, while always respecting operational and safety constraints.

Proof-of-concept project results
A detailed review of performance outcomes, including:

• Over 34% reduction in required outages
• Delivery of 99.5%+ of all requested work
• Improved network availability and reduced system stress

Strategic decision‑making: how sensitivity analysis enables planners to explore “what‑if” scenarios and make informed trade‑offs between plan stability, efficiency, and network availability.