The Norwegian companies E-CO Energi and Eidsiva Vannkraft have been merged to a larger and stronger environment within the production of hydropower and innovative electrification solutions. The new company is called Hafslund Eco and consists of over 400 employees.

E-CO Energi and Eidsiva’s applications (IFS 8 and IFS 9) existed as two different installations. As part of the merger of the former companies, Hafslund Eco decided to consolidate their two existing ERP systems into one common system. ERP for energy companies was a critical step in improving internal processes and aligning the merged companies under one unified system. Novacura had the honor of being their choice of contractor for this journey and used Novacura FLOW as an important piece of the solution.

Hafslund Eco is one of Norway’s leading energy companies. The company owns, operates and maintains hydropower plants, supplies systems and balance services to the power system, and transfers power in the wholesale market. Hafslund Eco is Norway’s second-largest hydropower producer with an average production of close to 21 TWh per year.

A valuable upgrade and important choice of contractor

In June 2020 Hafslund Eco started the upgrade project together with Novacura. This major project, which was finalized in March 2021, faced challenges due to COVID-19, requiring remote collaboration. It was important for Hafslund Eco to find a company that could consolidate and upgrade ERP for energy companies remotely within the given timeframe. Digitalization of energy companies was a core goal, enabling better management of resources and faster decision-making.

We are very pleased with our choice of Novacura as a supplier and partner in the upgrade to IFS 10. The team from Novacura consisted of very competent resources who worked well with us to reach the project's milestones and short timeline. The team’s expertise gave us security during the project and Novacura went to great lengths to find solutions to our challenges. 
Adriana Jost
E-CO Energi, Project Manager  

The automation of processes in energy was a key factor in enhancing efficiency. Solutions for hydropower based on ERP allowed Hafslund Eco to integrate business processes seamlessly. With ERP for hydropower, the company was able to optimize resource management and improve operational control.

Summary 

The major benefit of the project was to consolidate the two existing ERP systems thereby enabling the company to integrate business processes.

All customizations were removed because the functionality was no longer needed, it exists in IFS 10 or was built using Novacura FLOW. The automation of manufacturing processes and the digitalization of hydropower plants provided Hafslund Eco with enhanced capabilities for long-term operational success.

The project was run completely from remote due to Covid-19. It was a bit special but was not seen as a problem for Novacura. Our organization is global and we staff our projects based on the best suitable competencies rather than geography, meaning that Novacura is used to collaborate virtually.
Fredrik Malmgren
Novacura, Project Manager

This time implementation was on a bigger scale with a large project and no physical meetings at all. Entire process went very well and Novacura partner Align Consulting.