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Energy Efficiency and Utility Cost Reduction for Maintenance Teams

With rising tariffs and unreliable supply across Africa, maintenance teams are increasingly asked to cut energy and utility costs without new capital. This programme shows how everyday maintenance decisions on motors, compressed air, steam, cooling and lighting affect consumption. Participants learn to find and quantify energy waste and to build low cost improvements into normal maintenance routines.

What you will be able to do

  • Identify where energy and utilities are wasted across common plant systems.
  • Measure and baseline energy use for motors, air, steam and cooling.
  • Quantify the savings from maintenance actions such as leak repair and tuning.
  • Prioritise energy improvements by payback and ease of implementation.
  • Embed energy efficient practices into routine maintenance tasks.
  • Report energy savings to build management support for further work.

Course outline

  1. 01Energy cost drivers in industrial plants
  2. 02Measuring and baselining consumption
  3. 03Motors, drives and pumping efficiency
  4. 04Compressed air, steam and cooling losses
  5. 05Quantifying and prioritising savings
  6. 06Embedding efficiency into maintenance
  7. 07Tracking and reporting energy results

Who should attend

Maintenance engineers, energy champions, plant supervisors and technicians who want to reduce energy and utility costs through better maintenance practice.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Accra3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026Online3US$900
14 to 16 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500

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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