Sparks Electrical News March 2018

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PARTNERSHIPS KEY AS SA TACKLES WORLD-CLASS GAMSBERG ZINC PROJECT

A t Vedanta Resources’ Gamsbergmine in the Northern Cape, Zest WEG Group is working closely with lead contractor ELB Engineer- ing Services as a preferred supplier to standardise on its range of transformers and motors across a number of on-site applications. The Gamsberg project is South Africa’s largest current greenfields mining project, and will exploit one of the world’s largest zinc deposits. It is being developed at a capital cost of US$400 million and is expected to produce 250 000 tonnes a year of zinc metal in concentrate. “This is a very exciting project for South Africa, especially as we haven’t seen a new mine being

ism, quality of service and reliable scheduling,” he says. “We have therefore placed a number of the contracts for this important and fast track venture through Zest WEG Group companies.” As a group of specialist electrical companies, Zest WEG Group’s scope of supply covers two main spheres – the water-related package which focuses on the upgrading of the municipal supply station providing water to the Gamsberg site, and the package for the mine’s zinc concentration plant and related processes. In this process, Zest WEG Group supplied a number of non-standard products – providing the mechanical and design engineering necessary to

developed in the country for many years,” says Dr Stephen Meijers, chief executive at ELB Engineer- ing Services. “First product is expected through the plant by the middle of 2018, with the civil works being largely completed by the end of the second quarter of 2017,” says Dr Meijers. “Structural and mechanical construction on the plant is now start- ing to become the focus of work, and the pace will continue to be intense until middle of 2018.” Dr Meijers is a strong believer in partnerships, with much of the project technology being ap- plied through exclusive partnerships with preferred suppliers. “We’ve worked with Zest WEG Group for many years, and appreciate their professional-

ensure that the non-standard specifications could be met, including the redundancy requirements to ensure optimal plant uptime. “Helping to meet the short lead-times demand- ed in this project, Zest WEG Group was able to leverage the global WEG group’s multiple manu- facturing facilities around the world, giving us flex- ibility in terms of where we build and how quickly we can source product,” says Moss. The WEG Transformers Africa facility where the vari- ous transformers for the project were manufactured.

Enquiries: www.zestweg.com

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WINNERS OF THE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC WIN-A-TRAILER COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

Fausto Vietri from Nobys Electrical, Jaco van der Westhuizen from GB Electrical Contractors and Riaan Kriel from TMK Electrical, three of the winners of the recent Schneider Electric Win-A-Trailer competition.

Enquiries: www.schneider-electric.co.za

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