Operations and Maintenance Sector
Electromechanical Systems Development and Maintenance
Maintaining pumps, generators and electrical panels; running control, automation and SCADA systems; and supporting operational directorates on electromechanical faults.
Objectives
What this directorate works to achieve within the utility plan.
Power continuity
Keeping stations running through outages via generators and alternative power.
Operational automation
Extending remote control and monitoring to reduce manual intervention.
Preventive maintenance
Scheduled maintenance programmes that cut failures and extend equipment life.
Energy efficiency
Tuning pump performance and lowering energy use per cubic metre.
Duties and responsibilities
The main roles carried out by the directorate.
- Maintaining pumps, generators and electrical panels across stations.
- Operating and maintaining control, automation and SCADA systems.
- Monitoring solar and alternative power systems.
- Delivering preventive maintenance programmes for electromechanical equipment.
- Calibrating instrumentation and process sensors.
- Providing technical support to operational directorates during emergency faults.
Units and sections
Organisational units within the directorate.
Mechanical systems maintenance section
Pumps, motors and mechanical assemblies.
Electrical systems maintenance section
Panels, generators and power supply networks.
Control, automation and SCADA section
Control systems and remote monitoring.