About This Course

This online, self-paced course focuses on one of the most important drivers of hydropower asset performance: maintenance strategy. It provides a practical overview of how maintenance practices evolve from reactive repair toward preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered approaches. Participants will learn how leading operators plan and manage maintenance activities to improve reliability, reduce costs, and minimize operational risk. ⏱ Estimated completion time: approximately 2 hours.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Message

    2. Introduction and Agenda

    3. Maintenance Strategy

    4. Maintenance Practices

    5. Maturity Assessment of Example Co.

    6. Maintenance Planning

    7. Maintenance Planning (Advanced)

    8. Inspections

    9. Maintenance Plan

    10. Industry Leading Practices

    11. Closing Remarks

    12. Quiz

    13. Survey: Please provide your review of this module

About this course

  • $500.00
  • 13 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Key Outcomes of This Course

Participants completing this module will gain foundational understanding of:

  • Maintenance strategy fundamentals

    Understand how leading operators structure maintenance to balance cost, risk, and asset performance.

  • Proactive maintenance approaches

    Learn how organizations transition from reactive maintenance to preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered strategies.

  • Maintenance performance & reliability

    Understand how structured maintenance planning reduces failures, improves uptime, and protects long-term asset value.

Why Hydropower O&M Matters

Hydropower plays a critical role in modern electricity systems by providing reliable renewable energy and supporting grid stability. Effective operations and maintenance practices are essential to ensure these assets continue delivering safe, efficient, and dependable performance over decades of operation.

  • Hydropower plants provide dependable renewable electricity and support grid stability through services such as frequency regulation, spinning reserve, and black start capability.

  • Poor operations and maintenance practices can lead to equipment failures, safety incidents, environmental impacts, and costly operational disruptions.

  • Hydropower facilities often operate for 50–100 years or more, requiring disciplined operations and maintenance practices to sustain long-term reliability and efficiency.

  • Operators must comply with environmental regulations, dam safety requirements, and operating licenses to maintain regulatory compliance and public trust.