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Solving what keeps energy, utilities, and resources leaders up at night

Platned

Platned

04/09/2025

energy utilities and resources

The utilities landscape is evolving. Are your systems ready?

In the energy, utilities, and resources (EU&R) sector, expectations are high and the pressure never stops. You’re managing aging grid infrastructure, introducing new technology, and adapting to shifts in government policy. You’re expected to deliver reliable services while dealing with climate-related risks, decarbonization goals, and growing public scrutiny.

At the same time, you’re juggling a transition to renewable energy sources, handling resource and material substitution, and navigating consumer demand for greener, more transparent strategies. Add in flooding, drought, or rising soil instability, and the list of challenges grows longer.

At Platned, we understand what keeps EU&R organizations up at night. We’ve worked with utility providers, infrastructure operators, and companies across the oil and gas, mining, and natural gas sectors. With IFS Cloud™ at the core, and support from Mahara, ParsaAI, and Platned Gateway, we provide sector-specific strategies, technical expertise, and flexible solutions that keep your operations moving and your teams in control.

Hit your decarbonization targets with greater control

Clean energy goals are driving major change across the industry. Managing hybrid energy portfolios and integrating wind, solar, and battery systems with legacy infrastructure requires seamless integration and smart coordination.

Platned helps you manage this complexity using IFS Cloud™, giving you full visibility over your entire portfolio. You can balance renewable and traditional sources more effectively, stay compliant with regulations, and maintain performance as your energy mix evolves.

Prepare your infrastructure for whatever comes next

From natural events like extreme weather to pressure from urban growth, infrastructure resilience is a daily concern. Failures can damage your reputation, put safety at risk, and impact financial performance.

Platned helps mitigate these risks with IFS Cloud™ tools for predictive maintenance and asset performance monitoring. Proactive alerts, real-time dashboards, and strong project management features help your skilled project team make decisions early and avoid costly breakdowns.

Build a responsive, reliable supply chain

Your ability to keep services running depends on the strength of your supply chain. When critical parts or materials are delayed, operations grind to a halt.

Platned brings full procurement and inventory visibility into IFS Cloud™, allowing you to manage suppliers, forecast demand, and reduce risk. With better data, you can move quickly when disruptions happen and avoid last-minute surprises. This improves stakeholder management and supports waste elimination.

Keep critical knowledge from walking out the door

As experienced workers retire, vital knowledge disappears. Without proper handovers and documentation, service quality drops and efficiency suffers.

Platned helps preserve institutional knowledge using IFS Cloud™. Task documentation, process templates, and mobile access ensure that best practices are captured and shared across your teams. This also supports better resource allocation and reduces the burden on training programs.

Forecast demand and maintain grid stability

Energy and resource consumption are becoming harder to predict. Extreme weather, changing behaviors, and digitization all make legacy forecasting tools less reliable.

Platned uses IFS Cloud™ to improve your forecasting accuracy and grid stability. Automation tools help model demand patterns, simulate changes, and balance supply in real time. This not only strengthens infrastructure performance but also improves customer satisfaction.

Update systems without disrupting operations

Technology upgrades are necessary, but they often introduce risk. Even a small change can cause failures or compliance issues if not handled properly.

That’s why we created Mahara, our automated testing platform for IFS Cloud™. Mahara runs your most critical business processes in a secure test environment, flagging problems before they affect your live systems. This supports safe rollouts, faster deployments, and smoother upgrades.

It also provides an audit trail, which is critical for regulatory compliance in the EU&R sector.

Improve financial performance with smarter processes

Manual invoice handling and approval delays can slow everything down. Finance teams need the same level of visibility and control as field teams.

ParsaAI automates invoice processing from start to finish. Integrated with IFS Cloud™, it captures and validates data, flags errors, and routes invoices for approval. This supports better financial management, speeds up payment cycles, and reduces time spent on admin tasks.

Get flexible support that grows with your business

Adapting to change doesn’t stop after go-live. That’s why Platned offers Gateway – a flexible, token-based support model that gives you access to expert help without locking you into rigid contracts.

Whether you’re training new users, tweaking reports, or introducing new features, Gateway lets you manage your support your way. It’s built to support adaptability and innovation while keeping costs predictable.

Lead the future of energy, utilities, and resources

Platned helps EU&R organizations stay resilient, compliant, and future-ready. With IFS Cloud™, we bring together risk management, project management, stakeholder management, and financial visibility – all in one powerful platform.

From decarbonization and digitization to resource planning and system upgrades, we give you the tools and expertise to sleep better at night.

Let’s talk about what’s keeping you up at night.
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