Operations & Maintenance Services

Experience You Can Trust

With over 25 years in the O&M business, GE is one of the world’s largest third party providers of utility and power plant operation and maintenance services. Today we manage more than 22,000 MW at 62 sites in 24 countries. We help ensure optimum performance at existing power plants and provide design consultation services for plants still in the planning stages. Utilizing our global resources, we provide complete plant services across the turbine island and balance of plant–for both GE and non-GE equipment.

Leveraging our years of experience in applying new technology, GE is uniquely positioned to provide the latest, cost-effective practices and process improvements for your plant to ensure optimal economic performance.

As a technology leader, GE’s O&M offerings drive:

  • Operational excellence
  • Performance optimization
  • ISO-certified quality
  • World-class EHS programs
  • Six Sigma cost reduction

Summary of Offerings

  • Fixed price O&M including major maintenance
  • Cost plus O&M with fixed price major maintenance on turbines
  • Cost plus O&M with transactional maintenance
  • O&M management oversight services
  • Maintenance services including CMMS startup
  • Mobilization, staffing, training, startup and commissioning services

Features & Benefits

Our onsite staff provides total services at your plant, including:

  • Day-to-day operations and routine maintenance
  • Parts, tooling and supplies
  • Equipment service and repair
  • Utilization of local and remote monitoring and diagnostics
  • Site training, documentation and procedure development
  • Engineering and technical support
  • Inventory management

Our complete O&M services promote:

  • Reliable, safe and economic plant operation
  • Direct access to GE technical expertise and OEM experience
  • Reduced costs through strategic alliance with Global Suppliers
  • Flexible financial structure

    •   - Cost plus
      - Firm price
      - Performance based
  • Risk mitigation and cost containment

    •   - Performance guarantees
      - Unplanned maintenance protection
      - Predictive maintenance programs

Application

We can provide management and operation of:

  • Power plants

    •   - Gas
      - Steam
      - Combined cycle
      - Coal
  • Oil, gas, and industrial plants

    •   - Utilities
      - Process flows

Services Rendered

Our O&M services are guided by the specific needs of the customer. We work closely with plant developers and owners to identify their goals and create a power plant O&M plan designed to achieve the desired results.

Our broad range of services include:

  • Daily operation and maintenance of the plant
  • Complete plant staffing
  • Planned and unplanned maintenance services, including parts
  • Local and remote monitoring and diagnostics
  • Comprehensive training
  • Environmental health and safety programs
  • Site documentation and procedure development
  • Site-specific computerized maintenance management programs
  • Switchgear maintenance and management
  • Power delivery
  • Fuel management

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Spotlights

Combined Cycle Journal Recognition

Safety, reliability and profitability are top priorities for GE's Operations and Maintenance team. Recently, the Combined Cycle Journal recognized several GE teams with awards for best practices in safety and operation and maintenance.
Assured Safety & Quality

From rigorous environmental health and safety checks to ISO 9001:2000 Certified Quality Assurance, we ensure that stringent safety and quality programs are implemented at every plant where we provide O&M services.

Closed Loop Optimal Control (CLOC) (619KB PDF)

The Whiting Clean Energy facility in Whiting, Indiana, U.S.A., installs GE's CLOC system, which utilizes real-time performance monitoring and optimization, continuously optimizes the operation of simple-cycle and combined-cycle plants for maximum profitability. This article is reprinted from the December 2004 issue of Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide magazine.