GCC utility infrastructure spans several decades of construction standards.
Water mains laid in the 1990s feed plants commissioned last year. A transformer
fleet will typically hold assets from four or five manufacturers across as many
generations. Condition data is uneven, and maintenance practice often varies by
region and by whoever inherited the network.
At the same time, demand grows. Network expansion competes with maintenance
budgets. Regulators expect performance improvement. The operators who thrive are
those who know their assets best.