Electricity + Control April 2016

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Strengthening Kenyan telecoms In order to ensure uninterrupted mobile telecommunication coverage during power outages in Kenya, the country’s largest service provider Safaricom entered into a multi-million dollar contract with Car & General Cummins distributor in East Africa. To date Car & General has supplied many diesel generator sets (gensets) that provide back-up power to the Safaricom tower network, data centres and office buildings in the event of a blackout. According to CommunicationsAuthority of Kenya (CA) June 2015 Sector Statistics reports, Safaricomowns 67% of the mobile data transfer segment in Kenya with over 25 000 000 subscribers. Nakul Virat CumminsTelecom Segment Leader in Africa points out that total cost of ownership is one of the advantages that Safaricom have valued from Cummins generator sets. “The supply to Safaricom includes the gensets and the maintenance and servicing of parts. Our local Kenyan distributor, Car & General, has a long history and is recognised for value-added services in Kenya, which has played a major role in our success”. According to Balaji Power Generation Sales Manager for Car & General the Safaricom contract is a major platform for growth for Cummins in East Africa and overall in Africa. “This has given us substantial recognition in the region, as Safaricom has established itself as one of the most efficient and well-respected telecommunications companies in Africa. Thanks to mutual respect and understanding of each other’s capabilities, the project continues to run smoothly without any major obstacles”. Enquiries: Susan S Quist. Email susan.quist@cummins.com

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