The ROI of risk reduction: how condition-based maintenance improves your bottom line

Unplanned failures are expensive — in every sense

Transformer failure isn’t just about replacing parts. It’s about:

• Emergency call-outs and contractor fees 
• Costly equipment rentals or spares 
• Loss of productivity or revenue 
• Customer service penalties or brand damage 
• Pressure on internal teams and budgets  

And many of these costs come at once, without warning — forcing managers into reactive spending and emergency planning. 

Planned work costs less than reactive work 

CBM allows you to act on emerging risks before they become outages. 
 
That means fewer failures — and more control. 
 
For example:

• You can schedule maintenance during quieter periods 
• Order parts in advance (instead of rush shipments) 
• Reduce overtime and emergency contractor rates 
• Minimize production or service downtime 
• Protect limited staffing resources
   

This kind of planning saves time and money — even before you factor in asset lifespan and risk reduction.

Better insight = better investment planning 

When condition data is centralized and visualized, asset managers can justify replacement or refurbishment requests with confidence. 
 
Instead of “we think this transformer might fail,” you can show:

• Condition trendlines 
• Risk scores and thresholds 
• Comparison across similar assets 
• History of intervention or deterioration
   

This level of insight helps finance teams understand risk in real terms — and makes it easier to get approval for the right work at the right time.

The MTIC platform makes ROI visible

The Megger Transformer Intelligence Centre (MTIC) supports CBM by making condition data useful — not just available. 
 
It brings together test results from across your fleet, calculates health scores, flags risk, and helps teams prioritize action based on facts — not estimates. 
 
And because it’s cloud-based and visual, it helps bridge the gap between technical teams and decision-makers. Everyone sees the same picture. Everyone understands the value of acting early. 

What does return on investment actually look like?

Here’s a simple example:

• Emergency repair and downtime from an unexpected failure: £150,000+ 
• Scheduled intervention based on condition data: £30,000–£50,000 
• Value of prevented disruption: priceless

When that happens more than once a year, across multiple substations, the savings scale fast. 
 
CBM isn’t just good engineering. It’s good business. 

A more reliable fleet. A more stable budget

Risk reduction isn’t a cost. It’s an investment. 
 
Condition-based strategies help you avoid the unexpected, plan ahead, and prove value at every level of the organisation. 
 
And that’s what real reliability looks like — both technically and financially.