The system will also provide the utility with visibility and planning capability for year-round maintenance activities, check slippage on maintenance schedules.

"We are partnering with the Saudi utility in this transformational initiative to enhance its effectiveness and competitiveness in the market by deploying the SAP ERP solution and delivering efficient IT services," George asserted.

Wipro's domain expertise and talent pool will support the utility to provide best-in-class-service to its customers.

"With the ERP-based solutions, we will scale our operations and seamlessly manage our distribution networks. Wipro's domain capability and technology-leadership will help us deliver cost-effective services and serve our large customer base in an efficient manner," Saudi Electric firm executive director Mohammad A Al-Nahari said in the statement.

With power consumption growing at an accelerated rate of eight percent per annum in the country, the utility believes the expansion will provide it an innovative platform to power the kingdom's growth in the future.

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