Case Study: Ertan Hydropower achieves 40% IT cost savings and improved operational visibility with OpenText

Spending 70% Of The Annual IT Budget On Innovation Instead Of Infrastructure Maintenance And Support

Ertan Hydropower, a major Chinese energy company operating the 3,300 MW Ertan plant and developing multiple projects along the Yalong River, faced poor visibility across remote sites, over 30 disparate information systems, and mounting pressure to become more efficient and competitive in a liberalizing electricity market. Managers spent large amounts of time travelling to inspect facilities, and legacy IT processes made it hard to support energy trading and rapid decision‑making.

OpenText Cordys was implemented as an enterprise Business Operations Platform—providing a web‑services ESB, BPM and BAM capabilities, a unified web portal and a custom web CMS—to integrate applications and consolidate access for employees and partners. The platform accelerated approvals (electronic authorization sped some decisions by more than 50%), helped deliver a plant nine months early, and produced major cost reductions: ~40% savings versus alternatives, 25% lower IT costs, 40% cut in IT investments/maintenance and a 50% reduction in HR support costs, while improving information availability and transparency across locations.

Ertan Hydropower

Qiang Zhou

Chief Information Officer