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Solar plant operations & maintenance services

We maintain utility-scale solar plants across South Africa, handling servicing, repairs, inspections and spare parts against the availability and production targets set in your contract.

- FULL SOLAR O&M

Four services covering the ​full asset lifecycle

Solar plant maintenance, inspections, performance support and spare parts management, working together to keep your plant producing.

Preventive and corrective solar plant maintenance

Preventive & Corrective Solar Plant Maintenance

Our solar plant maintenance programmes are built to keep the plant available, keep production where it should be and extend the life of the equipment. Schedules are set against each site’s design, its operating conditions and the performance targets in your contract.

Structured inspections and planned activities catch most issues early. When something does fail, our teams respond under agreed service levels, and every job is documented so you can see what was done and why.

Solar technician performing scheduled inverter maintenance
Thermal inspection of solar panels to identify hotspots and faults
Advanced solar plant inspections and technical interventions

Technical Interventions & Advanced Inspections

We use advanced inspection technology and specialist expertise to find performance losses before they show up in your production figures. That covers electrical, mechanical and visual inspections, drone thermography, infrared analysis and fault-detection campaigns.

Picking up module degradation, hotspots, loose connections and heavy soiling early keeps the plant performing and lowers the operational risk you carry as the owner.

Advanced solar plant inspections and technical interventions

Technical Interventions & Advanced Inspections

We use advanced inspection technology and specialist expertise to find performance losses before they show up in your production figures. That covers electrical, mechanical and visual inspections, drone thermography, infrared analysis and fault-detection campaigns.

Picking up module degradation, hotspots, loose connections and heavy soiling early keeps the plant performing and lowers the operational risk you carry as the owner.

Thermal inspection of solar panels to identify hotspots and faults
Solar plant performance monitoring and improvement

Solar Plant Performance Improvement

We review operational data in detail to find where a solar plant is leaving energy on the table. That analysis turns into practical recommendations: retrofit options, configuration changes, revised cleaning strategies and operational adjustments.

We then work with your asset managers to put those improvements in place and measure what they deliver, so the changes are backed by numbers rather than opinion.

Solar O&M engineer reviewing plant performance data
Critical spare parts for solar plant maintenance and repairs
Solar plant spare parts and warranty management

Spare Parts & Warranty Management

We hold inventories of critical and non-critical components locally, and we coordinate with the original equipment manufacturers to manage warranty claims and replacements on your behalf.

Lifecycle planning and technical tracking mean the parts you need are on the shelf when you need them, with replacement strategies already in place before a failure affects production.

Solar plant spare parts and warranty management

Spare Parts & Warranty Management

We hold inventories of critical and non-critical components locally, and we coordinate with the original equipment manufacturers to manage warranty claims and replacements on your behalf.

Lifecycle planning and technical tracking mean the parts you need are on the shelf when you need them, with replacement strategies already in place before a failure affects production.

Critical spare parts for solar plant maintenance and repairs

- PLANT ACTIVITIES

Solar plant maintenance work on site

Day-to-day activities that keep the plant clean, accessible, safe and producing at its best.

Drone inspection of solar panels using thermal imaging

Drone Inspections

High-resolution thermal and visual imaging lets us assess a large plant quickly and safely, picking up hotspots, module defects, electrical faults, tracker issues and vegetation encroachment.

Augmented reality technology for solar plant inspections

Augmented Reality Inspections

Technicians in the field get real-time access to technical information, asset data and maintenance procedures, with a remote specialist available whenever a second opinion is needed.

Solar panel cleaning and maintenance

Solar Module Cleaning

Clean modules produce more energy. Our cleaning programmes are set by site conditions and water availability, run manually, mechanically or with semi-automated robotic equipment.

Vegetation management around a utility-scale solar plant

Vegetation Control

Managing vegetation protects the infrastructure, improves access and reduces fire risk. Programmes include mechanical mowing, trimming and land management suited to each site.

Solar plant asset inspection and maintenance reporting

Asset Inspection & Reporting

Routine inspections cover electrical equipment, structures, modules, trackers and substations. Findings go into detailed reports so you always have a clear view of plant conditions.

- BEHIND EVERY SERVICE

The systems behind our Solar O&M service

Behind every service is an integrated digital ecosystem that connects your solar plant, our teams and your data. It is what lets us respond quickly, show you exactly what was done and keep improving how the plant runs.

Behind every service is an integrated digital ecosystem that connects your solar plant, our teams and your data. It is what lets us respond quickly, show you exactly what was done and keep improving how the plant runs.

Solar O&M remote control centre monitoring solar plants 24 hours a day
Solar O&M control centre monitoring solar plants remotely

Remote Control Centre

Our control centre monitors plants around the clock and flags incidents as they happen, so a fault at 2am is picked up at 2am.

Solar O&M control centre monitoring solar plants remotely

Remote Control Centre

Our control centre monitors plants around the clock and flags incidents as they happen, so a fault at 2am is picked up at 2am.

Gransolar Sun Manager solar maintenance management platform

Gransolar Sun Manager

A central platform that manages inspections, maintenance activities, work orders and spare parts, giving you one place to see the history of the plant.

Gransolar Sun Manager solar maintenance management platform

Gransolar Sun Manager

A central platform that manages inspections, maintenance activities, work orders and spare parts, giving you one place to see the history of the plant.

Secure solar plant data platform with ISO 27001 compliance

Secure Data Platform

Your operational data is held on enterprise-grade infrastructure, managed in line with ISO 27001 information security standards.

Secure solar plant data platform with ISO 27001 compliance

Secure Data Platform

Your operational data is held on enterprise-grade infrastructure, managed in line with ISO 27001 information security standards.

- COMMON QUESTIONS

Solar plant O&M questions we are asked most

End-to-end operations and maintenance: preventive and corrective maintenance, module cleaning, vegetation control, inverter and electrical servicing, SCADA monitoring, fault detection and performance reporting, plus BESS operation and safety management.

Yes, and most of the plants we look after were built by someone else. We start with a full assessment of the site and its warranties, then put a maintenance plan and reporting schedule in place to bring it up to its availability and production targets.

Our Remote Control Centre monitors your solar plant 24/7, 365 days a year, so faults, inverter trips and production losses are detected the moment they occur, usually before anyone on site notices. Local field technicians on standby and based near the plants are dispatched fast, with guaranteed response times agreed upfront in your O&M service contract to minimise downtime and lost revenue.

We provide solar plant operations and maintenance nationwide. Our plants span the Northern Cape (Upington, Postmasburg, Kimberley, De Aar, Noupoort), the Free State (Bloemfontein, Parys) and the North West province (Brits, Zeerust). Our South African operational office in Bloemfontein is central to the country for convenient access to all regions. 

Complete the contact form on this page, email info@solar-om.co.za or call 010 492 0558. Tell us your plant location, installed capacity in MW, and how it is currently maintained. Our team will come back to you within one business day with a detailed questionnaire to start the process of O&M pricing built around your specific solar or BESS asset, no generic templates. 

Let our team handle your plant maintenance

Tell us where your plant is, what it produces and how it is currently maintained. Our team will review the details and come back to you to discuss the options.

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