How Summit Power Tracked Real-Time Fuel Costs and Dynamic Power Tariffs with Business Central
At-a-Glance
Summit Power International Limited — leading international energy infrastructure and power distribution corporation headquartered in Singapore.
CHALLENGE:
Dynamic, fluctuating global fuel prices created highly volatile generation costs. Complications in calculating accurate retail power pricing impacted operating margins, while complex fuel logistics and inventory tracking created financial uncertainty.
SOLUTION:
Intelegain implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to track fuel expenses in real time, automate power cost adjustments, utilize financial forecasting tools for margin protection, and streamline power logistics.
RESULTS:
Achieved real-time fuel expenditure tracking, automated dynamic tariff adjustments, mitigated margin erosion from fuel volatility, and gained strict financial oversight across power supply chain logistics.
The Challenge: Volatile Generation Fuel Costs and Dynamic Power Tariffs
Summit Power International plays an indispensable role in regional energy infrastructure, generating and distributing electrical power across critical commercial and industrial markets. In thermal and gas-fired power generation, fuel constitutes the single largest variable operating expense.
However, global fuel markets—heavy fuel oil (HFO), liquid natural gas (LNG), and diesel—are notoriously volatile. Summit Power struggled with delayed fuel cost reporting. Fuel shipments, port demurrage, pipeline delivery, and consumption were tracked across disconnected operational systems.
Because fuel expenditure data lagged behind actual generation, calculating accurate, compliant retail power tariffs for commercial off-takers was extraordinarily complex. Unexpected fuel price spikes squeezed operating margins before tariff adjustments could be implemented, exposing the utility to financial uncertainty.
Unpredictable generation costs caused by dynamic, rapidly fluctuating global fuel commodity prices.
Complications in calculating accurate, timely retail power pricing adjustments, directly impacting profit margins.
Complex fuel logistics, tanker tracking, and storage inventory adding severe financial uncertainty.
Absence of centralized financial forecasting tools to model cost fluctuations during annual budgeting.
Why Intelegain Was Chosen
Summit Power selected Intelegain due to our specialized expertise in asset-heavy energy ERP deployments, complex supply chain cost accounting, and Dynamics 365 Business Central configuration.
Implementation: The Intelegain Approach
The energy ERP transformation was executed across three comprehensive milestones:
Phase 1: Fuel Supply Chain & Tariff Cost Structure Mapping
Intelegain mapped Summit Power’s fuel acquisition pipelines, terminal storage facilities, and generation plant consumption nodes. We designed a dimensional cost model capturing landed fuel costs and indexation formulas.
Phase 2: Business Central Core Configuration & Logistics Integration
We configured Business Central’s inventory, purchase, and general ledger modules. Automated workflows ingest fuel delivery manifests, compute real-time unit generation costs, and automate power tariff adjustments.
Phase 3: Financial Forecasting Models & Operational Rollout
We deployed built-in financial forecasting tools that model fuel price scenarios for corporate budgeting. Following comprehensive operational simulation across power plants, Business Central was successfully deployed.
Measurable Results & Business Impact
Visibility into landed fuel costs and actual unit power generation expenses
Dynamic tariff adjustments protecting power distribution operating margins
Financial control and inventory reconciliation across global fuel logistics
Delays in reflecting volatile commodity price shifts into commercial billing
The deployment of Dynamics 365 Business Central provided Summit Power International with total command over fuel economics. Management tracks landed fuel costs in real time as shipments arrive, while automated tariff adjustment mechanisms safeguard operational margins against volatile commodity markets. Summit Power operates with full financial transparency across its regional power generation network.
Project Details
Summit Power International
Singapore
Energy
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
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