Power Plant Operations and Maintenance
In frontier markets, reliability is survival. Clients don’t buy engines – they buy confidence that their power will stay on.
USP&E’s Operations & Maintenance teams deliver predictable uptime, measurable performance, and local capability building. We don’t just keep the lights on. We power possibility.
The USP&E Difference
| USP&E O&M | Typical Contractor |
|---|---|
| Performance guarantees backed by data | Promises without proof |
| SmartPower monitoring and UpKeep maintenance management across every site | Limited visibility |
| Local teams trained for independence, not dependency | Fly-in, fly-out technicians |
| Integrated lifecycle partner (Assets → EPC → O&M) | Isolated service provider |
How does USP&E approach operations and maintenance?
Predictable Uptime
Data-backed performance guarantees. Every 0.1% availability counts, and we build our operations around protecting it.
Measurable Performance
SmartPower monitoring and UpKeep maintenance management work together to deliver real-time visibility and traceable execution across every site.
Local Empowerment
We train local teams to sustain success. Building technical independence, developing careers, and strengthening communities long after our contract ends.
What We Deliver
- Plant Operations: 24/7 control room operations, load management, fuel optimisation, and grid synchronisation. Trained operators managing your assets to specification.
- Planned Maintenance: Structured maintenance scheduling aligned to OEM requirements and operating conditions, managed through UpKeep with automated work orders and preventive maintenance triggers that protect uptime before failures occur.
- Condition Monitoring: Real-time equipment health tracking through SmartPower. Early fault detection days, weeks, or months before failure, reducing unplanned downtime and protecting asset life.
- Overhaul and Rehabilitation: Major maintenance, engine rebuilds, and plant refurbishment. Extending asset life and restoring performance to specification.
- Spare Parts Management: Inventory planning, procurement, and logistics. Right parts, right place, right time.
- Workforce Training: Operator and technician development programmes. Building local capability that lasts beyond our contract.
SmartPower and UpKeep Integration
Our O&M operations run on two integrated platforms that close the loop between data and delivery.
SmartPower is USP&E’s performance monitoring platform. It tracks engine and plant health in real time, models trends, monitors fuel consumption, and provides cloud dashboards that give all stakeholders clear visibility of what is happening at the plant.
Learn more about SmartPower here.
UpKeep is our Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS). It converts SmartPower’s operational data into planned work orders, manages preventive maintenance schedules, tracks spare parts, and captures a full traceable maintenance history across the fleet. Technicians use UpKeep in the field via mobile, recording work completed in real time.
Together, they turn insight into action and performance into proof. Learn more about how USP&E uses UpKeep.
What our Clients Say
Power Station Operations & Maintenance
Can USP&E service any engine brand?
Our O&M teams maintain and optimise equipment from every major manufacturer. We integrate and optimise systems featuring Wärtsilä, Hyundai HiMSEN, MAN, Caterpillar, GE, Siemens, Bergen, and other equipment.
Our brand-agnostic approach means we recommend the right technology for your project, not the technology we happen to sell.
Case studies and References
We prove before we promise
Mali | 104 MW Power Station Refurbishment and Expansion
Operations and Maintenance
104 MW power station refurbishment, achieving 300% reliability improvement for Barrick Gold.
Togo | Gas Turbine Rehabilitation
Operations and Maintenance
Asset rehabilitation and life extension for utility power infrastructure.
USA | Rockwood Renewable Energy Facility
Operations and Maintenance
Renewable energy facility lifecycle support in Tennessee, USA.
Lifecycle partner benefits
What warranty options does USP&E offer?
For clients where USP&E has provided asset supply, engineering, project execution, and O&M, we offer extended warranty options on equipment performance.
We can make this commitment because we know the equipment, we designed the installation, we commissioned it, and we maintain it. That’s the advantage of a lifecycle partner.
Power Plant Operations & Maintenance
Why choose USP&E for power plant O&M?
Our O&M teams operate where others hesitate. We deliver reliability in frontier markets, under harsh conditions, and across complex multi-stakeholder environments.
We don’t just maintain plants. We take ownership of performance.
Entrepreneurial speed. Engineering credibility.
Ready to talk reliability? Contact our O&M team about long-term operations, plant turnarounds, or SmartPower integration.