River Bolt Ltd — Energy Advisory & Power-Sector Training

From feasibility to full capability.

River Bolt helps African utilities, developers and investors take power projects from concept to financial close, maintain the assets that result, and build the teams that run them. Thermal, hydro and solar.

Discuss a project See what we do
THERMAL
Coal · Gas · Diesel · HFO
HYDRO
Francis · Kaplan · Pelton
SOLAR
Utility PV · CSP · BESS
BESPOKE
Tailored to your plant
2 GW+
Power plant capacity designed & brought to commercial operation
$3 B
Project value delivered across 20+ countries
300+
Thermodynamic models built for performance optimisation
30+
Major projects supported through feasibility to close
50+
Combined years of power-sector experience on the team
Three divisions, one standard

We plan the project, maintain the asset, and build the team.

River Bolt is a specialist infrastructure firm working across the full asset lifecycle. Three connected divisions apply the same engineering rigour — to getting a plant financed and built, keeping it running through expert maintenance, and making its team fully competent to operate it.

DIVISION 01 · ADVISORY

Energy & infrastructure advisory

Technical and commercial expertise for LNG and gas-to-power projects, from first concept to financial close.

  • Plant performance modelling & analysis
  • OEM technology selection
  • Economic evaluation & LCOE modelling
  • Pre-feasibility & feasibility studies
  • Gas solutions & energy-transition advisory
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DIVISION 02 · MAINTENANCE

Maintenance, repair & field services

OEM-experienced field engineers mobilised to plan and execute inspections, outages and repairs — keeping plants available and reliable.

  • Combustion, hot gas path & major inspections
  • Planned & forced outage execution
  • Field service engineers & technical advisors
  • Rotating equipment repair & overhaul
  • Condition assessment, borescope & NDT
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DIVISION 03 · TRAINING

Power-sector training solutions

Specialised, hands-on technical training for thermal, hydro and solar teams — delivered by international experts.

  • Operations, maintenance & management curricula
  • Bespoke programmes built around your equipment
  • Delivery through globally recognised partners
  • On-site and international facility-based formats
  • Competency assessment & certification
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Division 01 · Advisory

Engineering-grade decisions, before the capital commits.

We empower developers, investors and consulting engineering firms to deliver world-class gas-to-power projects in Africa — unmatched expertise from conception to financial close.

01

Plant performance modelling

Detailed thermodynamic modelling with heat & mass balance diagrams to predict plant performance, efficiency and load flexibility across design and operational phases.

02

Technology selection

Comparative OEM analysis on lifecycle cost, maintenance and performance guarantees — recommending configurations tuned to your fuel, market and project needs.

03

Economic evaluation

Comprehensive financial models with sensitivity analysis for investment decisions, plus LCOE and breakeven calculations to optimise project economics.

04

Feasibility studies

End-to-end pre-feasibility and feasibility support for LNG and gas-power projects, with technical reviews that align design concepts to best practice.

05

Gas & energy transition

Tailored roadmaps from heavy fuel oil to LNG, folding in renewables where feasible, with carbon-reduction assessment against global climate goals.

06

Owner's engineer & due diligence

Independent technical due diligence and owner's-engineer support for acquisitions, refinancing and lenders — validating performance, cost and condition claims.

Division 02 · Maintenance & Field Services

When the asset needs hands on it.

Scheduled maintenance keeps a plant available, efficient and safe. River Bolt mobilises OEM-experienced field engineers to plan and execute inspections, outages and repairs — to the manufacturer's intervals and specifications, on gas turbines, steam turbines, engines and balance-of-plant.

Combustion partsIncreasing scope & interval →
CI
Combustion Inspection
Fuel nozzles, liners, transition pieces & crossfire tubes
HGPI
Hot Gas Path Inspection
Turbine nozzles & buckets, plus all combustion parts
MI
Major Inspection
Full teardown — compressor, rotor, bearings & hot section
01

Scheduled turbine inspections

Combustion, hot gas path and major inspections (CI · HGPI · MI) executed to OEM intervals and specifications, with full parts and tooling coordination.

02

Outage planning & execution

Work-scope definition, scheduling, resourcing and on-site supervision for both planned and forced outages — delivered to time, cost and quality.

03

Field engineers & technical advisors

Deployment of experienced field service engineers, technical field advisors and specialist technicians to site, led by qualified outage supervisors.

04

Rotating equipment repair

Blade, bucket and nozzle inspection and repair, rotor and bearing works, alignment and dynamic balancing across turbines and generators.

05

Condition assessment & NDT

Borescope, vibration, thermography and non-destructive testing to establish component condition and remaining life before and after intervention.

06

Multi-technology coverage

Gas turbines, steam turbines, diesel and HFO engines and balance-of-plant — supporting coal, gas, diesel, hydro and solar assets alike.

Current engagement

Turbine maintenance support — TANESCO, Tanzania

Delivering scheduled gas-turbine inspections and field-service support for the national utility, with engineers mobilised to site to execute CI, HGPI and MI scopes.

Gas turbines CI · HGPI · MI Field engineers deployed
Division 03 · Training

Training across three sectors.

Programmes for thermal, hydro and solar plant teams — covering operations, maintenance and management. Choose a sector to see the curriculum.

Thermal power

Coal · gas · diesel · heavy fuel oil
Operations
  • Turbine start-up, load control & shutdown
  • Boiler combustion optimisation
  • DCS / SCADA operations
  • Abnormal condition & emergency response
  • Performance monitoring & heat rate
Maintenance
  • Steam turbine overhaul & blade inspection
  • Generator maintenance — stator, rotor, AVR
  • Boiler tube inspection & NDT methods
  • Condition monitoring — vibration, thermo, oil
  • HV switchgear maintenance
Management
  • Maintenance strategy & ISO 55000
  • Reliability-centred maintenance (RCM)
  • Outage planning & execution
  • Safety management & PTW systems
  • Capex & lifecycle cost decisions

Hydropower

Francis · Kaplan · Pelton · pump-storage
Operations
  • Unit start-up, sync & loading procedures
  • Gate & guide vane operation & control
  • Cavitation awareness & load limits
  • SCADA / HMI operations
  • Dam safety awareness for operators
Maintenance
  • Dynamic rotor balancing (ISO 21940)
  • Partial discharge analysis — stator windings
  • Francis / Kaplan runner inspection & repair
  • Thrust & guide bearing maintenance
  • Governor system & servomotor maintenance
Management
  • Long-term asset management
  • Refurbishment & life-extension planning
  • Hydraulic performance & efficiency analysis
  • Outage planning for major overhauls
  • Environmental & regulatory compliance

Solar PV & CSP

Utility-scale PV · rooftop · CSP · battery storage
Operations
  • PV system commissioning & energisation
  • SCADA monitoring & performance ratio
  • Inverter operation & fault response
  • Grid code compliance & power control
  • Irradiance & weather data interpretation
Maintenance
  • Module inspection, cleaning & IV-curve testing
  • Thermographic inspection of PV arrays
  • Inverter preventive & corrective maintenance
  • HV transformer & MV switchgear maintenance
  • BESS maintenance & safety
Management
  • Asset performance management & KPIs
  • O&M contract management
  • Degradation analysis & yield forecasting
  • Spare parts strategy & procurement
  • HSE management on solar facilities
Our training partners

Delivered with globally recognised engineering firms.

We work with world-class partners and a network of OEM-experienced engineers and accredited testing laboratories to meet each client's specific needs.

HATCH

Canada · Global
About

Global engineering, project management & professional services for mining, energy and infrastructure.

Training relevance

Dynamic rotor balancing · hydro generator maintenance · turbine overhaul training.

SEBENZANA

South Africa
About

Specialist engineering solutions for the power sector — electrical, mechanical and rotating plant.

Training relevance

Partial discharge analysis · generator diagnostics · HV electrical training.

WSP

Global
About

Engineering, environment & professional services — power, renewables and infrastructure.

Training relevance

Solar PV & CSP · grid integration · environmental & regulatory compliance.

Our team also brings experience from
HATCHGELAFARGEEPSSUNON ASOGLI POWER
What we stand for

The standard behind every engagement.

01

Technical excellence

Engineering rigour on every model, review and programme.

02

Integrity & transparency

Straight answers and data you can act on with confidence.

03

Innovation & adaptability

Solutions tuned to each plant, fuel and market condition.

04

Sustainability & responsibility

Carbon-aware roadmaps aligned to global climate goals.

05

Collaboration & client focus

We complement your team and move at the project's pace.

Ready to build your team's capability?

Talk to us about a feasibility study, a technology decision, or a bespoke training programme built around your plant.

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