Asset management: Condition based monitoring effect on utility coasts and lose power consumption [abstract only]

Operating distribution networks in southern region of Iran located in northern coasts of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea requires special conditions. Environmental conditions like high temperature and humidity, Sunlight severity, very low raining, Obstacles in the air in addition with conditions like high energy consumption per capital, fast growth of energy demand because of new air conditioning systems and immigration of people to this region and converting this region to the largest industrial zone of Iran, all caused a very fast age reduction in distribution networks installed, so that the rate of aging has been estimated up to 40%.