Electricity + Control August 2019

TRANSFORMERS + SUBSTATIONS

Natural ester oil transformers in South Africa

Cargill has pledged continued investment in the supply of FR3 ® natural ester fluids for electricity transformer applications in the South African and sub-Saharan markets through the appointment of a new Country Manager.

Take Note!

1. Natural ester oil provides a fire-safe and biodegrad- able alternative to the mineral oil typically used in power transformers. 2. As the global leader in production and supply of natural ester fluids, Cargill brings its technological expertise, research and experience to the South African market. 1 2

F or several years Cargill has supplied fire- safe and biodegradable FR3™ natural ester fluids for electricity transformer applications in the power, utilities and other industries, in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, through its exclusive agent,Wilec, one of this country’s largest distributors and parts suppliers to transformer manufacturers. Committing to its continued investment in this field, the company has appointed Valdir Baraldi as Country Manager for Cargill’s Bioindustrial Group in South Africa. He is based in Johannesburg to guide transformer manufacturers and end users in the application of FR3 for local markets, following

his relocation from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he has been working for Cargill for the past 12 years. According to Baraldi, Cargill will increase its investment in South Africa to meet Eskom’s and the DTI’s goals of replacing transformer fluid, typically mineral oil, with fire-safe and biodegradable natural ester fluid for the electrical grid. “We will extend our drive to meet the needs in municipal, utilities, mining, industrial and other markets for safe and green transformer oils,” he says. “As the global leader in the production and supply of natural ester fluids and the original producer of FR3, Cargill brings its technological

An SGB power transformer filled with natural ester FR3 in operation.

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AUGUST 2019