MentorAPM expands CNMI utility partnership to electric power

MentorAPM is extending its 10-year partnership with the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in the Northern Mariana Islands to cover electric generation, adding a unified asset management platform across water, wastewater and power. The move comes as CUC works to restore and harden infrastructure after Super Typhoon Bavi, which damaged facilities across Rota, Tinian and Saipan in July 2026.

Why it matters: - Island utilities face aging infrastructure, limited resources, supply chain constraints and stronger storm risk. - A single asset management platform across water, wastewater and electric operations can help CUC prioritize maintenance, reduce risk and make capital decisions with better data. - The expansion is aimed at improving resilience and faster recovery after major disruptions.

What happened: - MentorAPM expanded its 10-year partnership with the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. - Since 2024, MentorAPM has supported CUC’s water and wastewater operations. - The partnership now extends MentorAPM’s enterprise asset management platform to CUC’s electric power generation facilities. - CUC will also deploy MentorAPM’s AI-powered MentorLens asset inventory and condition assessment tool across water, wastewater and electric operations. - The announcement was made Aug. 11, 2026.

The details: - CUC provides electric, water and wastewater services across the Northern Mariana Islands. - The electric deployment will cover five power generation facilities. - Three facilities are on Saipan with a combined capacity of 36 megawatts. - One facility on Tinian has a capacity of 20 megawatts. - One facility on Rota has a capacity of 6.5 megawatts. - The sites operate about 30 power generation engines and the supporting infrastructure needed to serve about 12,000 customer accounts. - MentorLens is designed to improve visibility into asset condition and help teams build inventory and condition assessments from field workflows and photos. - MentorAPM’s platform also includes Risk & Criticality Analyzer and Asset Investment Planner.

Between the lines: - Super Typhoon Bavi damaged Rota, Tinian and Saipan in July 2026, underscoring why CUC is focused on restoration and long-term hardening. - The deal reflects a broader utility-sector shift toward unified asset management across water and power instead of managing systems separately. - MentorAPM is positioning its software for coastal, island and remote utilities that need stronger resilience planning and more disciplined capital allocation. - The company already serves utilities including Santa Monica and Monterey One Water in California, plus Indigenous communities in Australia.

What's next: - CUC is expected to use the expanded platform to prioritize maintenance, support investment planning and strengthen preparedness before future disruptions. - The new system should also help CUC restore essential services more quickly after severe weather events. - MentorAPM is likely to keep growing its footprint with utilities that need integrated, data-driven infrastructure management.

The bottom line: - CUC is moving toward a unified view of critical assets across water and power, with MentorAPM at the center of its resilience and recovery strategy.