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Concentrated Solar Power Plant Operations and Maintenance

South Africa's Northern Cape hosts some of the continent's largest concentrated solar power plants, creating demand for specialist operations skills. This programme covers the operation and maintenance of parabolic trough and tower plants, including the solar field, thermal storage and power block. Delegates learn how to maximise availability and dispatchable output from these complex assets.

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What you will be able to do

  • Describe the main concentrated solar power technologies and how they generate dispatchable power.
  • Operate the solar field, heat transfer fluid and thermal storage systems safely and efficiently.
  • Plan preventive maintenance for mirrors, receivers and tracking systems.
  • Manage the power block and steam cycle for reliable generation.
  • Apply performance monitoring to identify and correct output losses.
  • Implement safety procedures specific to high temperature solar thermal environments.

Course outline

  1. 01Concentrated Solar Power Technologies
  2. 02Solar Field and Tracking Systems
  3. 03Heat Transfer Fluid Management
  4. 04Thermal Energy Storage Operations
  5. 05Power Block and Steam Cycle
  6. 06Performance Monitoring and Optimisation
  7. 07Maintenance Planning and Cleaning
  8. 08Safety in Solar Thermal Plants

Who should attend

This course is designed for solar plant operators, maintenance technicians, plant managers and engineers working on utility scale solar thermal facilities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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