EnWin Utilities, the municipal electricity distributor for the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has selected SAP  software to help increase visibility and efficiency across its operations, lower IT costs and build a foundation to address future opportunities in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and smart grid adoption.

EnWin will replace its Oracle and IBM software with the SAP ERP application, SAP for Utilities solutions and solutions from the SAP BusinessObjects portfolio. Deloitte Canada was selected as the implementation partner for the project, which will be delivered using a phased approach.

The systems is expected to help EnWin to better serve its customers, employees and stakeholders by providing the tools needed to automate and streamline its business processes, including financials, human resources and procurement; and improve access to data for more efficient reporting purposes. The application is also expected to facilitate conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which will become mandatory for Canadian companies in 2011.

The company will also implement the SAP Customer Relationship Management and Billing for Utilities package, and enterprise asset management solutions within the SAP for Utilities portfolio.