Asset Management & Maintenance Plans
Know what needs attention. Plan the work with confidence.
Turn asset information, maintenance obligations and operating experience into a practical plan for your electrical plant. We develop maintenance strategies, schedules and work instructions for generation assets and their electrical Balance of Plant.
Asset strategy
Risk, performance and lifecycle
Maintenance schedules
Tasks, intervals and responsibilities
Work instructions
Site-specific task documentation
Plan review
When you need this
A new asset.
An inherited schedule.
Maintenance gaps to resolve.
Start with the reason your plan needs attention. Select anything that applies.
Outcomes & business value
Make maintenance priorities visible and actionable.
Understand the maintenance basis
Bring equipment information, contractual obligations and operating history into one documented basis for decisions.
Plan work and resources
Connect scheduled work with results, defects and follow-up actions so the plan remains relevant as the asset changes.
Maintain a useful record
Establish a practical basis for training, authorisation, document control and review as the plant, workforce or operating model changes.
Scope & typical deliverables
Connect the strategy, the schedule and the task.
The scope can cover a new plan, review of an existing maintenance program or detailed instructions for selected activities. We agree the assets and planning horizon at the outset.
Review the asset information
Confirm the equipment and site boundaries. Review drawings, asset lists, manufacturer manuals, maintenance history and known defects, and record information that still needs verification.
Identify obligations and priorities
Review the relevant maintenance requirements in supply, construction and operations contracts alongside applicable site and regulatory requirements. Consider asset condition, operating duty and the consequences of failure.
Develop the maintenance strategy
Set out the approach to preventive and condition-based maintenance, the source of the recommendations and the responsibilities for keeping the plan current.
Build the task register and schedule
Define tasks, proposed intervals, source references and resource needs. Identify outage dependencies and near-term priorities within the agreed longer-term schedule.
Prepare maintenance work instructions
Where included, develop site-specific instructions and record sheets using equipment manuals and approved site procedures. Agree the required checks, records and review process with the operations team.
Support handover and ongoing review
Work through the plan with your team, resolve review comments and issue the agreed documents. Identify how completed work, condition data and changes to the plant will feed into future updates.
What you receive
A documented basis for planning and maintaining your assets.
- Asset management or maintenance strategy, as scoped
- Maintenance task register with intervals and references
- Long-term schedule and near-term maintenance priorities
- Information gaps and improvement actions
- Work instructions and record templates, where agreed
- Editable files and review responsibilities
Practical handover: agree the spreadsheet or document format around your existing maintenance system. Data migration, software configuration and ongoing system administration can be discussed separately.
Typical activities addressed in the maintenance program
- Transformer inspections, oil sampling and dissolved gas analysis
- Switchgear servicing and circuit breaker timing tests
- Insulation and contact resistance testing
- Infrared inspections and defect follow-up
- Substation battery inspections and testing
- Protection relay testing and associated records
The activity list is tailored to the installed equipment. Grid compliance activities can be included where agreed, using the site’s Generator Performance Standards and compliance program.
Site-specific intervals: maintenance frequencies are developed from the equipment requirements, operating conditions and available history. Condition results, defects and plant changes may require the schedule to be reviewed.
Engagement options
Start with the documents and decisions you need.
01 / Engagement option
Review an existing plan
Identify missing tasks, unclear frequencies and gaps between the documents, maintenance history and site obligations.
02 / Engagement option
Develop a plan & schedule
Build the strategy and task register for a new asset, a handover or a revised operating model.
03 / Engagement option
Prepare work instructions
Translate selected maintenance requirements into site-specific task documents and supporting records.
Our approach
From the available records to an agreed maintenance program.
Agree the assets and planning horizon
Confirm equipment boundaries, the purpose of the plan, required outputs and review stakeholders. Identify any near-term outages or contractual milestones.
Establish the information basis
Review the supplied asset information, manuals, contracts and maintenance records. Track missing information and agree how any site verification will be completed.
Prepare the strategy and schedule
Draft the maintenance approach and task register with references, proposed intervals and responsibilities. Include the work instructions agreed in the scope.
Review with the people who maintain the plant
Check the proposed work against site experience, access arrangements and resources. Resolve comments and identify outstanding decisions before client approval.
Set up a practical review process
Issue the agreed files and explain their structure. Confirm who owns updates and how maintenance results, defects and changes will be captured.
Published project experience
Ararat Wind Farm
Electrical Balance of Plant
A 15-year schedule with a near-term view of the work.
RelyOn Australia developed an electrical Balance of Plant maintenance schedule for GE and Ararat Wind Farm. The work reviewed construction and operations contract obligations, organised maintenance tasks through year 15 and provided a two-year look-ahead to support outage planning and follow-up of incomplete work.
Related services
HV & LV Electrical Safety Management
Align maintenance activities with site rules, safe-access procedures and workforce requirements.
Switching Instructions
Prepare and review site-specific instructions for planned outages, maintenance and return to service.
FAQ's
Before you scope the work.
What is the difference between a plan, schedule and work instruction?
The plan sets the strategy, priorities and responsibilities. The schedule identifies the tasks and when they are due. A work instruction describes how a specific task is to be carried out and recorded within the site’s approved arrangements.
Which assets can the plan cover?
We agree the equipment boundaries at scoping. Typical electrical Balance of Plant includes transformers, switchgear, cables, protection systems and substation batteries. The plan can address a single site or an agreed group of assets.
What information should we provide?
Asset lists, single-line diagrams, equipment manuals, existing schedules, inspection and test results, defect records and relevant construction and maintenance contracts. Recent changes and known operational issues are also useful.
Can you update a plan we already use?
Yes. We can review the existing documents and history, retain suitable content and identify where tasks, references or intervals need to change. Missing records and any need for site verification are addressed at scoping.
How are maintenance intervals decided?
We consider manufacturer recommendations, applicable requirements, equipment condition, operating duty and maintenance history. The basis is recorded so the schedule can be reviewed when new information becomes available.
Can the schedule work with our maintenance system?
We can agree an editable task-register format and the fields your team needs for its existing maintenance system. Any import preparation, migration or software configuration should be defined in the scope.
Does the service include carrying out the maintenance?
The core service is preparation and review of plans, schedules and supporting documents. Site inspections, testing or physical maintenance delivery need to be separately agreed, including responsibilities and access arrangements.
Can you develop detailed maintenance instructions?
Yes. Instructions for selected activities can be scoped using equipment manuals, your procedures and input from site personnel. The required technical review and client approval process is agreed before issue.
Start with your assets
Does your maintenance plan reflect the plant you operate?
Share your asset list, existing schedule and priorities. We’ll help define the review, planning and documentation support you need.
Prefer to speak with the team?
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