Abstract
In Indonesia, one of the marked economic growth countries in Southeast Asia, local independent power producers (IPPs) have been accelerated to develop mini-hydropower plants through the recently introduced new Feed-In-Tariff rate hike which aims to solve the country's serious energy shortage problem. On the other hand, some operating plants have experienced financial difficulties after failing to meet their electricity production targets set in the planning stage. Their causes include initial poor planning, designs or construction failures, but most of the time, the lack of experiences and know-how in the area of operation and maintenance (O&M) is the leading factor of failing to meet the electricity production and capacity factor targets. In this thesis, we discuss the concept of cloud-based O&M information system which aims to optimize O&M and maximize and maintain electricity production. And then we introduce the prototype system which we have developed for the model power plant on the local site, and lastly, discuss the potential utilization of asset management for mini-hydropower plants.
