Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Power Plant Managers and Assistant Managers
• Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Engineers and Supervisors
• Shift Engineers, Control Room Engineers, and Lead Technicians
• Maintenance Planners, Reliability Engineers, and Asset Integrity Professionals
• Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, and Energy Engineers
• Professionals involved in utility management, energy production, or plant performance
• Anyone preparing for a leadership or management role within power generation facilities

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of power plant technologies and operating principles.
• Effectively manage plant operations, maintenance, performance, and reliability.
• Apply strategic planning, budgeting, and cost-control techniques.
• Implement asset management and lifecycle strategies to maximize plant availability.
• Improve performance through KPIs, benchmarking, and operational excellence tools.
• Apply best practices for safety, environmental compliance, and risk management.
• Strengthen leadership, communication, and decision-making skills for plant management roles.
• Evaluate challenges in energy markets and plan for future plant development and upgrades.

DAY 1

Fundamentals of Power Plant Technologies & Operations

Introduction to Power Generation

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Power sector overview (thermal, gas, CCGT, renewable integration)
• Basics of electricity generation, transmission & distribution
• Power plant types and comparison (steam, gas turbine, combined cycle, IGCC, hydro, solar)

Power Plant Components & Processes

• Boilers, HRSGs, turbines, generators, condensers, cooling towers
• Combustion fundamentals & fuel characteristics
• Control systems, DCS overview, and instrumentation essentials

Operations Management

• Daily operations workflow
• Roles and responsibilities in the operating organization
• Standard operating procedures (SOPs) & startup/shutdown practices

DAY 2

Maintenance & Asset Management

Power Plant Maintenance Management

• Types of maintenance: corrective, preventive, predictive, reliability-centered (RCM)
• Maintenance planning & scheduling
• Spare parts management and critical equipment strategies

Asset Integrity, Reliability & Condition Monitoring

• Vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, performance monitoring
• Reliability engineering concepts (MTBF, MTTR, availability)
• Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for major plant equipment

Lifecycle & Asset Management

• Asset lifecycle planning
• Aging plant challenges – modernization & upgrades
• Digitalization of power plants & remote monitoring

DAY 3

Performance Optimization & Operational Excellence

Power Plant Performance Management

• Heat rate, efficiency, and performance calculations
• Gas turbine and boiler performance indicators
• Factors affecting plant efficiency and reliability

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Operational KPIs: availability, reliability, forced outage rate
• Maintenance KPIs: backlogs, maintenance cost ratios
• Financial KPIs: energy cost, revenue, O&M budget variance

Operational Excellence Techniques

• Lean tools and continuous improvement in power plants
• Benchmarking against industry standards
• Root cause analysis (RCA) & troubleshooting practices

DAY 4

Safety, Environmental Compliance & Risk Management

Safety Management in Power Plants

• Safety culture and leadership
• Hazard identification & risk assessment (HIRA)
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and isolation procedures

Environmental & Regulatory Compliance

• Emission control systems (NOx, SOx, CO2)
• Water and wastewater management in power plants
• Noise, waste, and air quality regulations
• International and local compliance requirements

Enterprise Risk Management

• Risk identification, analysis, mitigation techniques
• Business continuity and crisis management
• Cybersecurity considerations for modern digital power plants

DAY 5

Financial Management, Leadership & Strategic Planning

Plant Budgeting & Cost Control

• O&M budgeting process
• Cost allocation, fuel management, and dispatch economics
• Improving profitability through cost optimization

Energy Market & Business Strategies

• Power market dynamics and price mechanisms
• Contract management (PPAs, fuel supply agreements)
• Future trends: renewables integration, hydrogen, storage, smart grids

Leadership & Strategic Plant Management

• Decision-making frameworks for plant managers
• Effective communication across departments
• Staff development, training, and performance management
• Long-term strategic planning for power plants
• Post-test
• Certificates ceremony