Western Power Engages TCS to Help Deliver More Resilient Energy Supply to West Australians – EQ Mag Pro
Tata Consultancy Services Will Work with the Energy Utility in its Transformation of the Electricity Network
SYDNEY | MUMBAI : Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) has been selected as a strategic partner by Western Power, a state government-owned energy company, to assist in digitally transforming its software systems as part of the business’s drive to deliver a cleaner and more resilient energy supply to West Australians.
Under the multi-year partnership, TCS has been selected as the primary systems integrator across multiple domains including asset management and network operations as well as secondary systems integrator for asset operations, finance, and the corporate domain.
TCS will provide services that will help underpin Western Power’s commitment to the continual improvement towards network reliability, productivity of field services teams, and safety for customers. More broadly, the TCS partnership will support Western Power’s corporate strategy towards a modular grid, that is innovative and flexible through new tech plugs in and out of the grid. Western Power’s innovative changes in the operation of the grid will unlock future opportunities for customers, businesses, and the State, and provide cleaner and smarter energy solutions.
TCS will also work with Western Power on the Western Australian and Federal government’s flagship Distributed Energy Resources Program virtual power plant pilot – Project Symphony. The two-year pilot aims to aggregate a network of solar-powered homes that collectively generate and store energy, in the same way as traditional thermal power plants, smoothing out the supply and demand for electricity.
“Our network continues to evolve as a result of the growing adoption of renewable energies. Western Power has reached out to organisations with appropriate capability as we deliver on this exciting phase of our transformation,” said Tracy Deveugle-Frink, Head of ICT, Western Power. “TCS has been selected based on their domain knowledge in the utility and engineering sectors. They have a growing establishment in the Western Australian corporate landscape and are well positioned to partner with us as we deliver on our corporate objectives.”
“The evolution and bold ambitions of Western Power coupled with our philosophy of active collaboration means together we are building a new approach to reimagine, speed-up and deliver critical infrastructure capabilities to WA,” said Vikram Singh, Country Head, TCS Australia & New Zealand. “Our strong local partner network, expertise in cutting-edge technologies, investments in research and innovation, and deep domain knowledge of the utilities sector, make us a preferred growth and transformation partner to forward thinking utility companies in Australia.”
About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 50 years. TCS offers a consulting-led, cognitive powered, integrated portfolio of business, technology and engineering services and solutions. This is delivered through its unique Location Independent Agile™ delivery model, recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development.
A part of the Tata group, India’s largest multinational business group, TCS has over 556,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $22.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and is listed on the BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) and the NSE (National Stock Exchange) in India. TCS’ proactive stance on climate change and award-winning work with communities across the world have earned it a place in leading sustainability indices such as the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Emerging Index.
