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Aluminium industry in Mozambique; water resource management in Ghana; commercialcommunications in Nigeria; and land clearance ahead of critical infrastructure work

28 Finance and TechnologyAsset management in a new era of private banking; messaging for mobile finance; andtechnology to enhance and support retail operations

36 Power and EnvironmentThe development of Sino-African interests in power infrastructure; generators supportingelectronic education in South Africa; genset maintenance for peak performance; how motor-starting loads affect genset use; sustainability with temporary gas plants; and efforts aimed atimproving urban environments

56 Construction and MiningAdvanced technologies for the continent’s construction projects; earthmoving with compactorsin Southern Africa; technology to treat wastewater; superior screens to improve materialprocessing; total lifting solutions for all African markets; an easy-to-use crane in Tanzania; roadand bridge building in South Africa; an affordable, high-performance concrete mixer; dumperswith hydrostatic drives; and standby power for Congolese copper miners

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The prospects for various business sectors in Mozambique, Ghana and Nigeria are addressed inthis issue of African Review, between pages 20 and 26. In finance, this issue offers appraisals of

private banking in relation to the continent’s affluent populations, and the use of messaging formobile finance, between pages 28 and 33.The Cloud technology that is increasingly underpinning today’s sophisticated solutions for SouthAfrica’s retail sector is covered on page 34.From page 38 to page 50, this magazine is all about power, with articles on transmission anddistribution, on the use, performance and maintenance of generator sets, and of the economicvalue of gas plants and associated infrastructure.Environmental concerns area dressed on pages 52-54, with respect to waste management.Construction is covered from page 56 to page 70, with features and briefs on various forms ofconstruction equipment and technology, in acquisition and rental, and the application ofequipment in Southern African scenarios.Key considerations with respect to power for mining operations is appraised across pages 72 to75, in terms of the example of a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.This month’s Solutions extend from our coverage of the recently-held Intermat event, withinnovative equipment and services showcased from page 76 to 78.

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EMPEA has released a special report on ‘PrivateEquity in the Middle East and North Africa’ - itsfirst in-depth, comprehensive look at the assetclass in a richly diverse region that has historicallybeen viewed more as a source of capital than asa destination for funds. The region’smacroeconomic strength is driving a number ofprivate equity opportunities - with a US$3.3tneconomy, the Middle East and North Africa isone of the larger emerging market economicblocs and will be the third-fastest growing regionin the world in 2015 according to the IMF. Inaddition to strong projected growth at home,local companies are benefiting from greater

regional integration and strengthening ties withSub-Saharan Africa and developed markets.Of the US$45bn raised for emerging marketprivate equity funds in 2014, only 2.4 per centwent to fund managers dedicated to the MiddleEast and North Africa, as investors continued tocite concerns over political risk and a limitednumber of established local players. While theregion’s nascent private equity industry hasundoubtedly faced a bumpy ride, this reportargues that investors who continue to ignorethe Middle East and North Africa risk missingout on attractive investment opportunitiesbacked by strong management teams.

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Tunis International Bank (TIB) has gone live on the ICS Banks solution developed by ICSFinancial Systems Limited (ICSFS). TIB replaced the legacy system, as the main requirementsfor the bank were a fully-fledged bank -in- a- box solution that provides a full range of modulesand incorporates a flexible group model.

TIB managing director Mohamad Fekih said, “We are delighted that TIB has successfully gonelive with ICS Banks. The solution will enable the bank to serve its rapidly-growing customerbase in Tunis with a state-of-the-art core banking system. TIB has implemented ICSFS’ solutionto offer modern products through the use of the newly applied suite of applications that covercore banking, remittances, credit facilities and risk groups, lending, trade finance, and treasuryand Investment systems, in addition to giving our customers the possibility of securelyinteracting with the new system through the Internet.”

ICSFS managing director Robert Hazboun commented, “ICSFS is expanding its footprintacross North Africa, where it already exists in Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. Our solution iscurrently licensed to more than 80 banks and financial institutions, demonstrating its reliabilityand suitability globally. We are delighted that TIB has entered into live production with ICSBanks and we look forward to support the bank through all future phases of growth.”

The World Bank Economic Monitor for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) expects GDPregional growth to remain flat at 3.1 to 3.3 per cent for the rest of 2015 and for 2016. The reportfinds that gobernment, oil, and economic reform, in particular, all need to be addressed. Theaverage growth rate hides variation in different countries’ economic prospects, however.According to Hafez Ghanem, World Bank regional vice president for MENA, “A third of MENAcountries - oil importers - will grow at about 4 percent in 2015, buoyed by some policy reforms,notably in Egypt and Morocco, as well as low oil prices.”

Economic growth in oil exporters, however, is plummeting. Those mired in conflict, such asIraq and Libya, are likely to see economic contraction this year. The Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) countries are expected to lose about US$215bn, or 14 per cent of their combined GDP,from lower oil prices this year.


Agenda / NorthTIB goes live on ICS Banks

Robust prospects in MENA regions

Arabic economic challenges


Better housing, betterbanking in Egypt

AUS$500mn project is set to improveaccess to homeownership and rental

units for low-income households in Egypt.The Egypt Inclusive Housing FinanceProgramme will reach 3.6mn people,including an estimated 1.6mnbeneficiaries living below the poverty line.It will also contribute to generating anestimated 1.5mn construction jobs over afive-year period.

This is a World Bank-financedoperation, and the first of the Bank’sundertakings to use a new results-basedfinancing instrument, which can disbursedirectly against benchmarked milestonesas well as strengthen the Social HousingFund’s systems and capacity in asustainable manner.

The programme will assist Egypt’sMinistry of Housing, Utilities, andUrban Development and the SocialHousing Fund in setting up sectoralpolicies that will enhance transparencyand accountability, notably through theestablishment of monitoring andevaluation systems, an internal audit, anda grievance redress mechanism.

The Social Housing Fund extendsfinancial support to Egypt’s low-incomehouseholds to enable access housingfinance and utilises vacant and unfinishedunits. The project will assist in developingincentives for private rental investors torent out their units to low-income tenants.

"The project will foster economicinclusion and sustainable growth throughpromoting access to adequate housing forthe bottom 20 percent of Egypt’spopulation,” said Poonam Gupta, WorldBank acting country director for Egypt.Moreover, it will contribute to increasingprivate sector participation in the low-income formal housing market in Egypt.”

According to the World Bank, Egyptneeds approximately 300,000 new unitsper year to house newly formedhouseholds, plus an additional 254,000units to deal with the backlog.


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The Africa Sugar Outlook Conference, held inNairobi, Kenya, co-hosted by the Kenya SugarDirectorate, welcomed hundreds ofparticipants and key speakers, includinggovernmental representatives, internationalexperts, senior decision makers and industryleaders from Africa, the Middle East, Europe,

Brazil, and Australia. The event explored futureopportunities for the African sugar market,discussed new trade and financing strategies,and shared best practices and latest innovationsin sugar production.As the originator of sugar cane harvestingtechnology and a world leader in sugar cane

harvesting solutions, Case IH was Gold Sponsorof the event for the fifth year in a row. Thecompany, in collaboration with its distributor inEast Africa, Toyota TUSHO, displayed outsidethe main conference hall a representativeselection of its Farmall and JX compact tractors,including four Farmall A units from 110hp to140hp, one Farmall 100 JX, and a JX90 tractor.Patrice Loiseleur, Case IH international agricultureprojects and corporate farming manager, tookpart in the conference proceedings with apresentation of the full Case offering for sugarcane production. Focus was on the multipurposePuma CVT Series tractors, which are the idealsolution for cultivation and road haulage, andon the key advantages of Case IH Austoft 8000Series of sugar cane harvesters. Loiseleur alsohighlighted the importance of the first class anddedicated service support offered to customersby Case IH and its network.

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The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa(SEFA) has approved a US$740,000 technicalassistance grant to the Government ofMozambique to enhance the enablingenvironment for private investments in thecountry’s promising renewable energy sector.Specifically, the new SEFA grant will supportthe implementation of the country’s feed-intariff regime for small and medium renewableenergy projects, through the provision ofstandardised power purchase agreements,guidelines for grid connectivity and investorguidelines for prospective developers. Thegrant will additionally lay the foundations fora mini-grid regulatory framework, with specialfocus on designing a tariff structure andcorresponding technical and environmentalregulations, as well as providing capacity-building and awareness-raising activities fornational and local representatives.

Abundant renewable energy sources inMozambique still remain untapped in acountry where only 33 per cent of the

population has access to electricity. Thecountry’s significant hydro potential, mainlyalong the Zambezi River, is estimated to beapproximately five times the actual installedcapacity; the largely untapped solar potentialis promising across most of the territory;there is large biomass potential fromagricultural waste, in particular from rice huskin Quelimane; there is considerable windresource in the southern parts of the country;and geothermal energy has good prospectsin the northern provinces given theirproximity to the East African Rift Valley.

After the approval, Joao Duarte Cunha,SEFA coordinator at the AfricanDevelopment Bank (AfDB), stated, “ThisSEFA project will play a key role in unlockinginvestments in small-scale renewables,particularly in rural areas where needs aregreatest. This will certainly improve energyaccess for households and businesses whilereducing dependence from large-scale hydroand upcoming coal and gas projects.”

During a recent visit to Kenya, UNWTOSecretary-General Taleb Rifai

highlighted the economic importance ofthe country’s tourism sector, and conveyedhis confidence in its strong resilience.

“Kenya is a true tourism success storyand a long-term tourism leader, not only inAfrica but globally. Over the years, theKenyan tourism sector has become abackbone of the national economy anddemonstrated a remarkable capacity torecover and regain momentum, which iswhy I have full confidence in its ability tobounce back even stronger. The worldmust hear from Kenya now. Kenya, withAfrica, will move forward”, said Mr Rifai,who met with the President of Kenya, MrUhuru Muigai Kenyatta, to explore furtherareas of cooperation between Kenya andUNWTO, as well as the importance ofdomestic tourism, increased regionalcooperation, and the need for moreprecise travel advisories.


Agenda / EastSEFA supports private sector inMozambican renewable energy

Africa Sugar Outlook highlights cane quality

UNWTO backs Kenyan tourism



In a double coup for the V&A Waterfrontin Cape Town, South Africa, the Green

Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)has awarded both Victoria Wharf and theproperty’s BP Building four-star ‘ExistingBuilding’ ratings, reflecting thebuildings’highlevel environmentally-friendly andsustainable operating efficiency.

Victoria Wharf and the BP Building jointhe Silo District’s No. 1 Silo, which wasawarded South Africa’s first ever six-star ‘AsBuilt’ rating in 2014, making the V&AWaterfront possibly the greenest precinctin Cape Town.

“Sustainability is an integral part ofoperations at the V&A Waterfront, and weare committed to leadership insustainability practices in both our futureand current development plans. We arethrilled with the addition of Victoria Wharfand the BP Building to our greenratedbuildings because we believe it showsfollow through on our environmentalpromises, and our genuine commitment toleaving a sustainable legacy for futuregenerations,” said David Green, CEO of theV&A Waterfront, which houses the bulk ofretail trade at the Waterfront in 70,000 m2of floor space.

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The 2015 Africa Oil Week is set to provide richcontent and high-quality networkingopportunities that will shape the future for oiland gas professionals working in the Continent.

Global Pacific & Partners and ITE Groupplc organises this 22nd anniversary Africa OilWeek alongside the 2015 Africa UpstreamConference, covering oil, gas-LNG and energyindustries from 26 to 30 October 2015 in CapeTown, South Africa. The event is also co-located with the 13th Africa IndependentsForum, the 17th Scramble for Africa: StrategyBriefing, and the four-day Africa Upstreamevent. There will be over 120 presentations,with parallel session forums on oil & energyfinance, exploration technologies, localcontent and young professionals in Africa.The Safari Park Exhibition will be held overfive days, with over 166 stands and exhibitors.

Confirmed governmental speakers include:The Hon Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima,Ministry of Mines, Industry & Energy ofEquatorial Guinea; Theo Ahwireng,Petroleum Commission of Ghana; PamelaQuanrud, US Department of State; SergeNdeko, Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Republicof the Congo; Hajatiana Rasolomanana,Ministère des Mines et des Hydrocarbures,Madagascar; HE Minister Hussein AbdiDualeh, Minister of Energy & Minerals,Ministry of Mining, Energy & WaterResources, Republic of Somaliland; BernardBizimana, Ministry of Energy & Mines,

Burundi; Dr Ketsela Tadesse, Ministry ofMines, Ethiopia; Ernest Rubondo,Directorate for Energy & Minerals, Uganda;Immanuel Mulunga, Ministry of Mines &Energy, Namibia; Hudson Andambi,Ministry of Energy, Kenya; and FredKabanda, Directorate for Energy &Minerals, Uganda. Corporates representedinclude: Glencore Xstrata; Tullow Oil; ShellInternational Exploration & Production BV;Total E&P; ExxonMobil; Sonangol; BP;Maersk Olie OG Gas; Addax Petroleum;Galp Energia; BG Group; OMV E&P; AfricaOil Kenya; Cairn Energy; VAALCO Energy;FBN Capital; Global Pacific & Partners;Schlumberger; KPMG; Lonsa Capital; ERHCEnergy; Africa Energy Corp; SterlingEnergy; Regalis Petroleum; WentworthResources; Madagascar Oil Limited;PetroScheyelles; Preng & Associates;FirstEnergy Capital; African DevelopmentBank; PVE Consulting; Chevron Africa &Latin America E&P Company; Oando; Total;CNOOC Uganda; ENH; Oryx Petroleum;Pura Vida Energy; Statoil; Pluspetrol;Woodside Energy; CGG; Afex Global;International Energy Solutions; Petrosen;Gabon Oil Company; PetroSA; Petrofund;ACAS-LAW; Petrolin; Centurion; Sasol;Petro-Logistics; Salama Fikira; CAMACEnergy; Jacobs Engineering; HessCorporation; Heritage Oil; ENI; PGS; NobleEnergy; and Kosmos Energy.

Learning technologies firm Atlas Knowledgeand its strategic partner Amplo DevelopmentServices are committed to bring internationallycertified construction, commercial and oil & gastraining to the burgeoning South African andNamibian energy industries. The allianceresponds to demand for accessible, affordabletraining in rapidly-developing energy regions.With certified training a pre-requisite to enterthe industry, it will make specialist e-learning

training and qualifications more readily accessibleto South African and Namibian nationals workingin the sector, as well as new entrants.Amplo’s first two authorised training centres havebeen certified to deliver in excess of 1,000 e-learning courses, as well as OPITO-certifiedinvigilated training such as InternationalMinimum Industry Safety Training (IMIST) andAuthorised Gas Testing (AGT), as well as SafetyEnglish Test (SET).

The V&A Waterfront’s Victoria Wharf is the firstshopping centre in South Africa to be awarded afour-star green rating


Agenda / SouthAfrica’s oil and gas agenda to beaddressed in Cape Town

V&A Waterfront laudedfor energy efficiency

Atlas and Amplo form partnership



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Wireless Internet service providerTizeti its US IP Address over Wifi

service in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerians cannow browse and stream contentpreviously not available to them at anaffordable price - its current introductoryrate is N1,500 (US$7.50) a month.

Tizeti's fixed wireless broadbandnetwork delivers high-speed Internetaccess supporting VoIP, VPN and IPTVservices. The company currently servesmulti-tenant buildings of all sizes inLekki, Ikoyi and Ikeja. Now, Tizeti willprovide access to thousands of sitespreviously not available to Nigeriansusing their current Internet serviceproviders (ISPs). Users will be able toconnect any WiFii enabled tablet, smartTV, IPTV, game console, set top box andphone to the teleport WiFi router toobtain a US IP Address. The teleportrouter offers 50 per cent more WiFicoverage than the stock WiFi routerscurrently provided by ISPs and willprovide access to other WiFi-basedservices Tizeti will roll-out in the future.

Edio Ogwu, Tizeti’s general manager ofsales, said, "Teleport US IP wifi routeroffers a platform for our customers toexperience our wifi capabilities and alsoprovide access to thousand of streamingchannels available to them. We expect theteleport router to be widely adopted byNigerians looking for alternatives to therising cost of satellite television service."

Ifeanyi Okonkwo, general manager ofoperations at Tizeti, added, "The teleportlaunch presents an opportunity for Tizetito develop its first WiFi based product asthe US IP Address over WiFi was next inour wifi roadmap given the success weenjoyed while providing unlimitedinternet service over wifi in Lagos. Tizetihas shown again that the company hastechnical depth and resource tosuccessfully deliver WiFi-based productsand services in Nigeria."

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Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines(SURF) contractor Ceona has entered into asignificant joint venture (JV) with SeaweldEngineering, which will act as a strategicpartner for offshore deepwater constructionprojects in Ghana. The JV allows Ceona toextend its operations in West Africa and buildupon the success it has already achieved inthe region. The agreement will see SeaweldEngineering supporting Ceona in deliveringits full line of products and expertise inGhana. The companies have been workingtogether since late 2014 and the JV wasofficially registered by the PetroleumCommission in Ghana in March 2015.

As part of Ceona’s growth plans, thecompany has opened an office in Accra aswell as taking on a further office and yardspace in Takoradi.

Mark Preece, Executive VP commercial andbusiness development at Ceona, said, “It wasimportant for us to find an experienced andrespected partner to support our move intoGhana as we increase our growinggeographical footprint across West Africa.

“Seaweld Engineering is well known in thecountry and has a wellearned reputation forthe high quality of its work in oil & gas. The JVwill complement both companies as we offerour combined strengths to clients requiringspecialist support in deepwater constructionoperations.”

Seaweld Engineering is headquartered inTakoradi and is a specialist in steel fabrication

for the oil & gas industry. Established in1979, Seaweld provides a flexible andwellresourced inspection, repair andmaintenance service. The company has over20 years of experience in the fast developingoil & gas production fields of West Africa andother areas of the world. Last year, thecompany received the prestigous IndigenousOil & Gas Company of the Year 2014 at theGhana Oil & Gas Awards.

Ceona’s flagship vessel, the Amazon, whichis specifically designed for deepwatermarkets including West Africa, is a uniquefield development vessel built with thecapability to operate in multiple pipelay andoperational modes, changing from rigid toflexible pipelay within a week. Designed tooperate independent of spoolbases, theAmazon is ideal for projects in Ghana wherespooling operations create long transitrequirements and increased costs.

The Amazon’s VLStower, as seen from

the aft wheel


Agenda / WestCeona, Seaweld join up in Ghana Tizeti launches WiFi-

based content service


Ceona’s flagship vessel, the Amazon,is specifically designed for deepwater

markets including West Africa


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The CEO of Société Africaine de Recherche Pétrolière et deDistribution (SARPD OIL), Claude Wilfrid Etoka, has beenacknwledged for his business leadership with the award of ‘AfricaEconomy Builder’ during a ceremony held recently in Abidjan,Côte d’Ivoire.

The award ceremony was chaired by Donald Kaberuka, Presidentof the African Development Bank, and was attended by nearly300 African business leaders.

Prior to the ceremony, the 6th edition of the African EconomicBuilders Forum took place, addressing the challenge ofsustainable and inclusive growth facing the private sector inAfrica. During the forum, representatives from the private andpublic sector as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs),discussed issues related to the development of African economicchampions that would contribute substantially to increase Africangrowth and reduce poverty.

Debates also covered how to reconcile the imperatives ofeconomic efficiency and social solidarity, how to strengthenhuman capital and help businesses to thrive, how to encouragethe development of ambition-driven African champions, how tobolster women’s entrepreneurship and other businessrelated topics.

Commenting on his distinction by the committee of the Builders ofthe African Economy, Mr Etoka dedicated the prize to his homecountry, Congo, and to “the youth of Congo which I hope willcontribute to the economic rise of the nation”.

Mr Etoka also thanked “the men and women of SARP OIL, who arededicated at providing to our worldwide clients the best servicepossible” and he finally praised the clients and partners of his oiltrading company, which is amongst the top five in its sector in Africa.

Mr Etoka founded SARPD OIL in 2004, driving the company tobecome one of Africa’s leading oil trading firms. The company isbased in Morocco and has a trading desk in Geneva, Switzerland.

SARPD Oil CEO acknowledged for contribution to African economic growth


Claude Wilfrid Etoka and Donald Kaberuka


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Bulletin / IndustryZambian Breweries set to open$32mn factory on schedule A subsidiary of SABMiller Group, Zambian

Breweries is on course to start operations at

its US$32mn malting plant in the Lusaka

South Multi Facility Export Zone (MFEZ) in the

first quarter of 2016; the company’s

investment in the plant is part of the group’s

Nigerian economy, with projected

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explained Zambian Breweries corporate

affairs director Ezekiel Sekele.

West African aviation industryset to continue strong growthThe Nigerian Commercial aviation industry

has contributed about US$700mn to the

Zambia’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon ChristopherMvunga, recently inspected construction of the US$32mnZambian Breweries malting plant

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Held in April 2015 in Karlsruhe, Germany,USETEC supported by RESALE offered apremier global showcase of used technologyattended by a total of 313 exhibitors and 5,142visitors from 92 countries, featuring machinesfor every sector of industry.More than 80 per cent of visitors were satisfiedwith their stay. Over half either purchasedequipment during the fair or are planning todo so later. USETEC’s partner associations werealso enthusiastic about the event’s 2015edition. “Visitor quality was excellent,” said KurtRadermacher, managing director of theAssociation for Machine Tooling + Tools(FDM).

Significant nterest from international visitorsThe high proportion of international visitorsand exhibitors continues to be USETEC’strademark. Over two-thirds of buyers travelledto the event from abroad. Of these, 37 per centwere from Europe and 63 per cent from outsideEurope - including Africa (26 per cent), theMiddle East (20 per cent), and South, East andCentral Asia (16 per cent). A 20-persondelegation from Ghana was among those to

attend USETEC before travelling on toHannover the following day.“All the members of the delegation are activein the private sector,” says Patrick Martens fromthe Delegation of German Industry and

Commerce in Ghana, who organised the trip.“There were participants from a number ofdifferent sectors, including printing, cateringand energy.”These included members of the country’slargest conglomerate from the waste disposalsector, the Jospong Group.“Demand from the continent is growing, albeitfrom a lower level,” remarked Gregor Wolf,managing director of the Federation of theGerman Export Trade (BDEx) in Berlin. Heattributed this to the economic reforms beingimplemented - for example, in sub-SaharanAfrican countries such as Kenya or Ethiopia.Mr Wolf believes the opportunities, especiallyfor suppliers of used machinery, are very good.New machines are often difficult or impossibleto operate in African countries and also in manycases do not match the real need. “Most Africancustomers want robust machines that workwell under even the most challengingconditions,” Mr Wolf said. “For example, in manycases it is more important that a machine hasits own power supply rather than lots of high-tech features because the electricity grid is notalways reliable.”

USETEC exhibitors confirmed the positive trend in theused machinery market

A global showcase of used technology for reuse


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Bottle-2-Bottle plasticrecycling plant opens in South AfricaThe first Bottle-2-Bottle recycling plant in

Africa, representing an investment of

R75mn (US$6.2mn) and the capability to

produce resin that will be suitable for the

carbonated drink sector, has been officially

opened by South Africa’s Minister of

Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, in

Wadeville, Johannesburg, at a ceremony

attended by notable guests from

government and the polyethylene

terephthalate (PET) industry, including

Coca-Cola Southern Africa president

Therese Gearhart, Extrupet joint managing

director Chandru Wadhwani and

representatives from PETCO, the industry

body for PET recycling in South Africa; Cheri

Scholtz, PETCO CEO lauded the milestone

and recycling; two-hour workshops were

held each day, presented by expert

speakers in various fields of waste and

recycling technology.

Bayer South Africa showcasessustainable science at NAMPO An exhibitor of over 20 years standing,

Bayer South Africa used 2015 NAMPO

Harvest Day to highlight its mission of

Science for a Better Life; Klaus Eckstein, CEO

for Bayer South Africa, said, “During the

next few years as development across

Africa increases, so too will opportunities

for investors and solution providers

involved in the agriculture and healthcare

industries, but as an industry collective, we

need to start thinking differently and

innovatively so that we can create a better,

healthier future for all.”

for the PET industry and said, ”The

cooperation within the PET industry to

reach a common goal of integrating

recycling into product life cycles is showing

very notable results - we have reached a

point where 49 per cent of all post-

consumer PET bottles are currently recycled

- no less than 1.5bn bottles were recycled in

2014 supporting 44,000 informal income

opportunities in PET collection.”

Italian waste and recyclingworkshops held at INDUTEC Recycling specialist Ecomondo Italy

introduced its waste and recycling

workshops for the first time at Waste and

Recycling Africa, part of the recently-held

SA Industry and Technology Fair (INDUTEC)

to inform African delegates of current

European practices in waste management

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Bulletin / AgribusinessRecord livestock exportsboost Somalian trade withGulf statesSomalia exported a record five million

livestock to markets in the Gulf of

Arabia in 2014 - the highest number of

live animals exported from the country

in two decades - following heavy

investment in animal disease

prevention backed by the European

Union and the United Kingdom; the

export data, collected by the Food

Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit

(FSNAU) of the Food and Agriculture

Organisation of the United Nations

(FAO), indicates that Somalia exported

4.6mn goats and sheep, 340,000 cattle

and 77,000 camels in 2014, worth an

estimated US$360mn.


At a ceremony hosted by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF),in collaboration with the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Trade,Investment and Digital Economy in Skhirat, researcher AdnaneRemmal was announced winner of the Innovation Prize for Africa(IPA) 2015 Grand Prize, scooping the US$100,000 cash award. This wasa fitting tribute to an extensive research process, providing Africanfarmers with a solution to improve livestock production whilst takinginto account consumer health needs.

Alex Mwaura Muriu of Kenya won Second Prize, and South African,Lesley Erica Scott was awarded the Special Prize for Social Impact,receiving US$25,000 respectively.

Remmal impressed the expert panel of judges, competing with 10excellent African innovations spanning the health, environment,technology and agricultural sectors. His innovation, a patentedalternative to livestock anti-biotics is set to transform the broadermedical and agricultural sector in Africa. The natural innovative anti-microbial formula reduces health hazards in livestock, preventing thetransmission of multi-resistant germs and carcinogens to humanbeings through consumption of milk, eggs and meat.

Remmal said, “My innovation provides farmers with solutions toimprove their production; it is cost effective and can be easilyadopted, giving farmers increased benefits without the side effectsof anti-biotics.”

Murui, a Kenyan entrepreneur, developed a system to meet theperennial challenge faced by African farmers in accessing capital tofinance planting and harvesting by providing an alternative from theburden of financial loans through his Farm Capital Africa project.

Today, TB is second only to HIV and AIDS as a leading cause of deathin the continent. Using the Smartspot TBCheck, Scott, a South Africanscientist, has developed an effective World Health Organization (WHO)approved calibration method for TB diagnostic machines.

Innovation is a national priority in Morocco, one of the countriesleading the innovation frontier in Africa – a strategic location for IPA2015, and well known for hosting other successful events such as theGlobal Entrepreneurship Summit. In his welcome remarks, MoroccanMinister of Trade, Industry, Investment and the Digital Economy, MrMoulay Hafid Elalamy emphasised, “Innovation and development, aswell as technological innovations must be leveraged for thecontinent, given that these are major value creations and keyingredients for competitiveness.”

Adnane Remmal (right) IPA 2015 winner, with the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investmentand Digital Economy officials and AIF founder Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (centre)

IPA acknowledges livestock production research


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Syngenta advises on SouthAfrica agro-economyCurrently, South Africa is experiencing the

worst generalised drought since 1992, one

that could wipe out many farming livelihoods,

damage the country’s rural economy and

reverse nearly all the inflation benefits

bestowed by the low oil price.

Antonie Delport, managing director, Syngenta

South Africa, observed recently, “It’s expected

that the failure of SA’s summer crop to be even

more severe than in 2007. To make things

worse, the Rand/Dollar is also at an all-time

low, which just adds to the woes of the difficult

times commercial growers are facing.”

The reality of this situation is that major crop

losses are going to have a dramatic impact on

commodity prices. Commercial growers therefore

need to be prepared, and not just for the next

harvest, but until 2016, and even beyond.

standing together we can get through it

again. The average age of South African

growers currently is 65, which means their

experience and mentorship roles are crucial

to develop young growers – this will enable

them to address the challenges our

agricultural industry faces.”

Syngenta advises that the future of agriculture

should be shaped rather than left to chance

and that’s why it launched its Grain Academy

leadership programme in 2013. Delport

commented, “This is the way forward,

equipping our young growers with skills to

manage diversity and lead the industry is vital

in optimising our agricultural productivity,

especially in challenging times as we’re

experiencing now. The future of sustainable

production lies in our competitiveness and it

can only be improved with ongoing leadership

and entrepreneurial capacity development.”

Manfred Venter, agricultural economist at

Syngenta, said, “According to Grain South

Africa, what is concerning is that in most

parts of the country the crop damage is

already 40 per cent and edging towards the

60 per cent mark, and growers are only able

to make a small profit if any profit can be

made, inspite of high maize price levels. The

impact of the drought will be felt for two

seasons to come with a possibility of a

greater shift from high capital intensive

crops, like maize towards lower capital

intensive crops like soybeans.”

According to Delport, it’s all about

productivity and optimal yield management.

He said, “Now, more than ever before, the

agriculture sector must stand together as an

industry. We must be open minded in

finding solutions and what the best practises

are. We’ve been through this before, and by

Bulletin / AgribusinessNEWS



RLE International has agreed toprovide consultancy services forKiira’s Ugandan manufacturingoperation. The globalengineering firm revealed it hadagreed a deal with Ugandanautomotive manufacturer KiiraMotors Corporation (KMC), toassist with the launch of localvehicle manufacturing in the country.

Under the agreement, RLE will provide “a broad array of businessdevelopment, engineering and integration support” to KMC, whichaims to produce affordable vehicles for the African consumer market.www.africanreview.com/manufacturing

RLE and KMC to begin manufacturing cars in Uganda

Building Energy has won two newcontracts to develop renewable energyprojects in South Africa.

The Italian group, which specialises inclean, sustainable power generation, willdevelop two power plants – a wind-powered plant and a hydro-powered plant.

A 140MW wind farm will be constructedin the Roggeveld area, located betweenthe Northern and Western Cape Provinces,and will have a capacity of 590GWh peryear, the company said.www.africanreview.com/energy-a-power

The largest three banks in Botswana have recorded an overall rise intheir non-interest incomes.

The positive financial results from Barclays, First National Bank (FNB)and Standard Chartered came in spite of a cap on banking chargesimposed by the Bank of Botswana (BoB) in January 2014.

It was feared that the two-year moratorium on fee increases willpush financial institutions into the red by eating into their non-interestincome, at a time when interest-related profits were suffering due tothe low-interest environment in the country.www.africanreview.com/finance

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Equatorial Guinea has secureda wave of Chinese investment,following a trade forum inDalian.The Equatorial Guinea-AsiaEconomic Forum was hosted inthe north-eastern Chinese cityby representatives of the WestAfrican nation’s Ministry ofMines, Industry and Energy,with the aim of showcasing the country’s investment opportunities.The Equatorial Guinean government has since announced thesigning a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) withChinese firms covering in the industrial and power sectors.www.africanreview.com/construction-a-mining

Building Energy wins new South African contracts

Kiira is aiming to become “the first trueEast African automotive manufacturer”(Photo: Frederic Legrand - COMEO)

The 140MW wind farm inRoggeveld will produce 590GWh per year (Photo: Flominator)


African Review/On the WebA selection of product innovations and recent service developments for African businessFull information can be found on www.africanreview.com

Botswana’s top three banks record profit increase

Equatorial Guinea agrees Chineseinvestment deals


UK-based Clarke Energy has signed an agreement with GE’sDistributed Power business to be its first authorised diesel sales andservices distributor for stationary power generation in Nigeria,Australia and India.

According to GE, the agreement comes the company continues torapidly expand its engines technology offerings. In 2014, GE’sDistributed Power business introduced its new 2.6 MW 616 dieselengine and also integrated GE Transportation’s 228 and 250 dieselengine product lines for stationary power generation into its growingdiesel engine portfolio.www.africanreview.com/energy-a-power

GE appoints Clarke Energy as dieselengine distributor

Kenya Power company has acquired a US$10mn loan facility from theUnited Bank of Africa (UBA) to upgrade its infrastructure to distribute5,000MW by 2017.According to Kenya Power, this is part of a syndicated loan from a numberof lenders to finance the planned infrastructure expansion by the firm,the country’s sole power distributor.The financing will be used to boost the capacity of transmission lines,upgrading existing substations and constructing 37 new ones, while alsoinstalling new equipment in the power grid.“Completion of these capital investments on time is critical for long-termviability of our company. It will also make Kenya attractive as an investmentdestination,” said Ben Chumo, Kenya Power managing director.www.africanreview.com/energy-a-power

Kenya Power receives loan expansion facility

Six MoUs were signed in total, includingdeals for the development of industrialcities at Luba and Mbini(Photo: M&J Kotsopoulos/Flickr)


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The OPEC Fund for International Development reports fromAustria that its first private-sector investment in partner countryMozambique will be commissioned within the year at the Parque

Industrial Beluluane site on the outskirts of Maputo. A loan ofUS$12mn was specially arranged by the oil exporters’ fund tocomplete the processing facilities. A brand new factory designed toturn out finished aluminium rods, wires and flexible cable conductors -total combined output 50,000 tons each year - is being built by MidalCables International Ltda right next door to the existing and highlyprofitable aluminium smelter and ingot facility in Matola Districtoperated by Mozal. This is already the country’s largest single industrialenterprise, one which is already credited with earning nearly a third ofMozambique’s total foreign exchange.

Consuming only a fraction of Mozal’s total smelted output most ofthe fabricated products will be used for the production of high-performance conductors for the efficient transmission and distributionof HV electrical power by the local utility EDM. Aluminium’s low massand high conductivity means that the design and erection of thetransmission towers needed to support such HV cables is much easierthan when copper conductors are installed above ground.

A profitable operationThe international Midal aluminium group is headquartered in Bahrain,and similar fabrication facilities are already in very profitable operationin Australia, Saudi Arabia and at other locations. The new factory willbe Africa’s leading source of these quality-assured materials for furtherlocal processing. Supported by the OPEC Fund (usually known as OFIDand a supplier of development assistance and services elsewhere inAfrica), its opening will signify a real breakthrough in Mozambique’splans to step up both job creation and value adding as complementsto the successful operation of a world-scale bauxite smelter. Recentlyexpanded, this has a total nameplate capacity of 580,000tpa, nearly all

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of which has so far been exported to a consumer world hungry forpackaging, conducting and fabrication/cladding/strengtheningmaterials used in the construction industry.

An estimated 100 employees will be needed on a permanent basiswithin the plant once it opens; many of these have already received

hands-on training in the Middle East. Up to 500 others are expected toobtain indirect employment, in the form of suppliers of transportation,provision of infrastructure services and the like.

Revenues and investmentOFID director-general Suleiman J Al-Herbish said, “The move fromraw materials to manufactured goods will generate significantexport revenues and help replace products previously imported

from South Asia and the Pacific.”The fund’s team of administrators overseas are keen to help

promising partner countries such as Mozambique develop their ownlocal value-adding activities, especially if they exhibit the kind of high-growth history and potential based on sound business planning andsuccessful reconstruction after years of emergence from internalconflict, as is evident here.

Mozambique has of course its own very large reserves of naturalgas, the basis of successful energy-intensive aluminium smelting,which will be used to underpin downstream foreign directinvestments such as Midal’s. �

OFID is at PO Box 995, 1011 Vienna (www.ofid.org or [email protected]). MidalMozambique can be contacted via [email protected]

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The new plant will be next to Mozal’s smelter

Mozambique’s newly combined Ministry for Mineral Resources andEnergy has agreed to continue its support of the ‘EnergyNet StudentEngagement Initiative (ESEI), first launched in 2014, which continuesto finance students from Mozambique to travel internationally andparticipate in high level investor briefings, taking advantage of thetraining programmes provided by the initiative’s strategic partners,Norton Rose Fulbright and Aggreko.Focused on three key principals - Law, Finance, and Engineering - ESEIsources and funds students to travel to international forums so that theycan see the bigger picture of Africa’s industrial sectors, the impact of thepower/access to energy on job creation and Africa’s role for global economiesas it industrialises and lifts millions of people out of poverty.

ESEI gains continued governmental support


Riparian countries globally, especiallythose in Africa have the finestopportunity to use international river

basins as vital instruments to achieve regionalintegration and development on the basis ofcommitment and massive financialcontributions.

According to “UN Water Day,” there are 276transboundary river basins in the world (64transboundary river basins in Africa, 60 inAsia, 68 in Europe, 46 in North America and38 in South America. 185 out of the 276transboundary river basins, about two-thirds,are shared by two countries. 256 out of 276are shared by two, three or four countries(92.7 per cent), and 20 out of 276 are sharedby five or more countries (7.2 per cent), themaximum being 18 countries sharing a sametransboundary river basins.

Agreeing on availabilityGhana is well endowed with water resources.The Volta river system basin, consisting of theOti, Daka, Pru, Sene and Afram rivers as wellas the white and black volta rivers, covers 70per cent of the country area. Another 22 percent of Ghana is covered by the southwesternriver system watershed comprising the Bia,Tano, Ankobra and Pra rivers. The coastal riversystem watershed, comprising the Ochi -Nawuka, Ochi Amissah, Ayensu, Densu andTordzie rivers, covers the remaining eight percent of the country.

Furthermore, groundwater is available inMesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocksand in sedimentary formations underlyingthe Volta basin. The Volta Lake, with a surfaceof 8,500km2, is one of the world’s largestartificial lakes. In all, the total actualrenewable water resources are estimated tobe 53.2bn m3 per year.

Water co-operation agreements arebecoming increasingly important andtransboundary waters have proved to be acatalyst that, to a large extent, encourages co-operation rather than conflict. By its

indispensable nature, freshwater isautomatically a powerful tool for genuine co -operation and dialogue. It also meansmember countries must be committed andwell-resourced financially to participate insuch all-important agreements.

Indeed, water management challengesneed not be sources of tension. It shouldrather provide a catalyst for co - operationand development. And the means toachieving such a united front areconsultations, co - operation and thedetermination to negotiate with a genuineintention of reaching agreement on themanagement of shared water resources.

According to Ben Ampomah, ExecutiveSecretary of Ghana’s Water ResourcesCommission (WRC), even thoughinternational river basins are vital instrumentsfor regional co-operation, integration anddevelopment, in many instances in Africa, ingeneral, and West Africa, in particular, lack ofcommitment in co-operation or non-existence of legal and institutional

arrangements in these shared basins coupledwith lack of financial wherewithal greatlyundermine the potential benefits to theriparian countries.

Indeed, with the establishment of waterbasin management organisations, reductionin conflicts associated with transboundarywater resources will be reduced.

In 2001, the Economic Community of WestAfrican States (ECOWAS) saw the need toestablish a Permanent Framework for Co -ordination and Monitoring (PFCM) ofIntegrated Water Resources Management(IWRM) in West Africa. Consequently, thePFCM has begun promoting newinternational organisations to guide themanagement of selected shared river basinswithin the sub-region.

Committing to partnershipsAs indicated by Ghana’s Information ServicesDepartment (ISD), “One of the first threeselected basins is the Comoe - Bia –Tano RiverBasins system, which Ghana shares with three

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Working with water atthe Ghanaian borderDevelopments in multi-lateral economic collaboration have improved, andare improving, water resource management in West Africa

The Volta river system basin covers 70 per cent of Ghana



other riparian States; namely, Burkina Faso,Cote d’Ivoire and Mali.

“A number of key studies have beenconducted to inform the establishmentprocess, but have to be submitted for properscrutiny and acceptance in and among theentire member States.”

In fact, Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary -General once said, “Fierce nationalcompetition over water resources hasprompted fears that water issues contain theseeds of violent conflict. If all the world’speoples work together, a secure andsustainable water future can be ours.”

It is even gratifying that recently Ghana andTogo renewed their commitment toimplement a project and harvest water fromthe Volta River and export it from Sogakopein the Volta Region of Ghana to Lome.

It is known as the Sogakope - LomeTransboundary Water Supply Project, andsuch an initiative has been on the drawingboard since 1970. Lack of funds and technicalchallenges have been contributory factors forits implementation being stalled.

This project will be implemented on apublic private partnership basis to reactivateit, which will also ensure the supply ofpotable water to communities in the

southeastern part of Ghana - including Ehie,Denu, Agbozume, Tokor Betsima, GamadzraAnyako, Klikor, Avoene, Sogakope and Akatsi.

The project will include the construction ofa raw water intake facility at Sogakope todraw water from the Volta River for potablewater production. A water treatment plantand an 82km water transmission pipeline willalso be constructed between Sogakope andSegbe in Togo.

The feasibility study will last for 14 months,and has already begun in January 2015 underthe auspices of the African DevelopmentBank (AfDB).

According to UNICEF, over 748mn peoplearound the world, just obtaining the essentialservice of safe drinking water, remains achallenge.

Sanjay Wijesekera, head of UNICEF’s GlobalWater, Sanitation and Hygiene programmes,said, “The story of access to safe drinkingwater since 1990 has been one oftremendous progress in the face of incredibleodds. But there is more to do. Water is thevery essence of life and yet three - quarters ofa billion people - mostly the poor and themarginalised - still today are deprived of thismost basic human right.”

The UNICEF says currently, there are onlythree countries - Democratic Republic of theCongo, Mozambique and Papua New Guinea- where more than half the population do nothave improved drinking water.

Meanwhile the government of Ghanahopes to increase coverage for safe drinkingwater in both rural and urban areas to 65 percent and 76 per cent by the end of 2015. �

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conflict - membercountries must be

committed to participatein such all-important

agreements”


West African commercial connectivityprovider Vodacom Business Nigeriahas recently connected its global

network to the Internet Exchange Point ofNigeria (IXPN). The IXPN provides a platformthat allows several Internet Service Providers(ISPs) and network operators in Nigeria toexchange traffic between their networks bymeans of peering agreements based ontransparency and confidentiality. VodacomBusiness Nigeria is the first enterprisesolutions provider connected to the newlycreated IXPN exchange point in Ikeja, Lagos.

Connecting to IXPN not only reducesInternet transport costs and network latencybut also ensures faster access to local contentas traffic is exchanged locally. The real valueof an Internet exchange is in encouraging amaximum number of local ISPs to connectacross the IXPN peering points. Vernon VanRooyen, chief technical officer at VodacomBusiness Nigeria, said, "With our connectionto IXPN we have improved on our ability toconnect locally and with a large number ofthe world’s Internet networks directly. Thisimproves latency times and reliability, for allour customers. Furthermore, our customerscan access locally hosted content withinNigeria rapidly, securely and cost effectively."

Additionally, with peering amongst ISPs,the company will facilitate greater Internetpenetration and gradually bridge the digitaldivide existing in the country.

Superior telephony for advanced enterprisesVodacom Business Nigeria has enhanced itssupport for Nigerian enterprise by refining itsvoice suite portfolio with the launch of twonew solutions, Business Connect andBusiness Express. These are enterprise-gradefixed telephony solutions made for Nigerianbusinesses and specifically designed to givesuperior and cost-effective voice services.

Vodacom Business Connect enablesenterprises with existing private branchexchange (PBX) infrastructure to make and

receive external calls. It integrates seamlesslywith the customer’s legacy PBX and supportsa wide range of advanced protocols andinterfaces including session initiationprotocol (SIP), foreign exchange office (FXO)and E1 links. For enterprises without anexisting PBX, Vodacom now offers BusinessExpress, which is an IP PBX solution hostedfrom Vodacom’s data centre. This solutionprovides businesses with the functionalitiesof a PBX without the need for any capitalexpenditure (capex) investment.

Vodacom Business Nigeria productmanager Abu Etu said, "The increased inemployee mobility and the usage of multipledevices among employees, introduces somecomplexities that slow down processes in theworkplace. Our Enterprise Voice solutionallows businesses to communicate with theirstaff across different devices maintaining onenumber and dialling behaviour, so that everybusiness call is answered."

Successful business communications in themodern environment require secure real-timecollaboration, single phone number reach,and solutions that can ensure mobility whilereducing cost. Vodacom Business Nigeriahead of operations Vernon Van Rooyen said,"We’ve worked hard to develop the righttools specifically for the businesses in Nigeria.We have regional numbers approved by NCCfor all our customers. In addition, our solutionis integrated allowing employees across alldepartments in an organisation to easilylocate and communicate with colleagues,which enables them to reach one anotheranytime, anywhere and on any device. Byempowering employees to work moreflexibly, not only can overall productivityincrease but work/life balance and jobsatisfaction also improves significantly,”

The Vodacom Enterprise Voice Solution canmake a big difference with automatic callhunting between staff, dedicated conferencebridge, at cost effective rates, helpingbusinesses to reduce telephony expenses.

Customers can answer calls to their officelandline number on multiple devices, so theywill never miss a business opportunity.

A new Nigerian focus on business integrityThe fresh support for commercialconnectivity follows Vodacom BusinessNigeria's inclusion in the list of signatories tothe Convention on Business Integrity (CBi),representing an undertaking to observe thevalues of the Code of Business Integritywithin its own organisations and in itsdealings with customers and partners. Theinitiative is spearheaded by VodacomBusiness Africa managing director DouglasCraigie–Stevenson and Vodacom BusinessNigeria managing director Guy Clarke, whosigned the documents that formalised thecompany’s membership to CBi.

According to Douglas Craigie-Stevenson,the company has always advocated forhighest level of integrity in business. He said,"Joining the Convention on Business Integrityshows our commitment to conducting all ourbusiness affairs with honesty andprofessionalism in the Nigerian businessspace."

Guy Clarke added that, by signing into CBi,Vodacom Business Nigeria had "pledged toabide by its Code of Business Integrity". Headded, "Collectively, we will gradually changethe perception of doing business in Nigeriaespecially in the international scene.”

The Convention on Business Integrity wasestablished in 1997 with the mission ofpromoting ethical business practices,transparency and fair competition in theprivate and public sectors. To show theirpledge to the Convention, signatories enterinto a purely moral commitment with theintent of benefiting from and upholding theplatform of credibility, which the members ofthe Convention share. CBi chairman ProfessorYemi Osinbajo has commended VodacomBusiness Nigeria for its efforts in maintainingethical business practices. �

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As managing director at TheDevelopment Initiative (TDI), HughMorris oversees a unique and

expansive operation, providing services tohumanitarian and developmental projects.The company works, also, with private sectorenterprises to prepare the way for criticalinfrastructure projects - such as in the oil &gas sector, clearing the ground ofunexploded ordnance and remnants of war(ERW) so that pipelines can be constructed.

TDI's business model is based around therecruitment and deployment of qualifiedspecialist personnel. Its people hail fromdiverse backgrounds, and address a range ofdisciplines; TDI needs not only mine clearanceexperts with experience of operating in theharshest environments, it needs also projectmanagers, accountants, plant and equipmentoperators, and medics. It needs people whocan plan and execute the logistics to sustainsmall communities, to embed people inculturally-sensitive arenas and complete workwithout creating environmental orcommercial obstacles to ongoingdevelopment.

In interview with African Review, MrMorris detailed what companies working inpost-conflict zones need to consider beforeintroducing new infrastructure in a region.

Experience is essential. Since joining TDIin 2005, Mr Morris has completedapproximately 40 projects for 13 clients.Notably, TDI has worked so effectively withthe United Nations (UN) that has not only anumber of live mandates but and has alsobecome a prequalified supplier. Withrespect to private sector projects, it mustbe said that the oil & gas sector stands out -but it is by no means the limit for thecompany, which has plans to grow bymoving into new sectors and new regionsacross Africa and the Middle East, further toits ongoing work in challengingenvironments including remote regions ofSouth Sudan, Sudan, and Mali.

Typical scenarios for an atypical businessSouth Sudan represents much of what TDIstands for. Having won a contract to work forthe United Nations Office for Project Services(UNOPS) in January 2015, TDI has undertakenlandmine clearance in the country, mobilisingtwo multi-task teams to support UnitedNations Mine Action Services (UNMAS) inJuba. Following accreditation, TDI’s specialistteams were deployed throughout SouthSudan and have undertaken a broad range oftasks, including landmine and unexplodedordnance clearance, ammunition andstockpile destruction and battle areaclearance. It is a challenging process,requiring liaison with communities in theregion, education local populations about therisks of mines and unexploded ordinance -ensuring families, in particular, which mayhave been displaced by conflict, are ableeither to continue to resettle or sufferminimal disturbance to their lives during thecourse of the project.

TDI's work with UNOPS and UNMAS beforethis, in 2014, offers an example of thediversity of requirements. Mr Morris led thecompletion of a four-month contract for theUN bodies in 2014, to provide basic first aid

training to over 2,800 personnel from UNtroop-contributing countries in Mali. Thetraining of potentially life-saving first-response protocol was delivered by sixexperienced medical trainers topeacekeepers from countries including Chad,Guinea, Senegal, Cambodia, Nepal,Bangladesh and Niger. The training itself,which was delivered in the northern Malianregions of Gao and Kidal, entailed theprovision of an individual first aid kit (IFAK) toeach peacekeeper completing the training.

Mr Morris regards TDI's work with UNorganisations with particular pride. Theconsequences of the projects in SouthSudan and Mali, for example, whilstdistinctly different - but, as Mr Morris pointsout, the end goal is "the empowerment oflocal communities by clearing the way forfuture development”. TDI's work in SouthSudan and Mali (where TDI has in factoperated since 2013, providing mine actionand counter-improvised explosive device(C-IED) support) are typical examples of theatypical work undertaken by the companyto ensure the provision of vital support "insome of the most hostile and inaccessiblelocations in the world". �

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Clearing the way forcritical infrastructureTDI’s specialist business, providing commercial landmine and explosiveremnants of war clearance, so that local economies can be built

TDI engages Somalian communities in Bula Hawa




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World class pump manufacturingrequires expert engineers andexpertise in systems for fluid

management. Kirloskar Brothers Limited(KBL) trades precisely on these attributes.KBL is the flagship subsidiary of theUS$2.1bn Kirloskar Group. KBL leads Africa's markets for fluid

management solutions to serve largeinfrastructure projects, addressingrequirements in water resourcemanagement, power generation, oil & gasoperations, solar-operated pumps, building& construction, irrigation, valves, andmarine & defence applications. Specifically,the company engineers and manufacturesindustrial, agricultural and domestic pumps,valves and hydro turbines.KBL has eight manufacturing facilities in

India - Kirloskarvadi, Dewas, Kondhapuri,Shirwal, Ahmedabad, Kaniyur, Kolhapurand Karad. The company has also investedheavily in seven manufacturing andpackaging facilities around the globeincluding facilities in Egypt and SouthAfrica.Manufacturing innovations such as KBL’s

i-NS pump - an aesthetically-advanced non-clog sewage submersible pump with acompact form factor and low maintenance -distinguishes the company in Africa's keyemerging and established markets. It isparticularly notable for its modular concept,enabling interchangeability of components.Its integrated design also eliminates most ofthe potential leakage and short circuitissues typically faced by the end-users inthe water & wastewater treatmentindustries, sewage, building constructionand allied sectors. The integration of majorcomponents also translates into a reducedtotal number of parts, and minimisedfasteners, so the pump has better assemblyand dismantling lead time than itscompetitors.

Mr Sanjay Kirloskar, chairman &managing director at Kirloskar BrothersLimited, is particularly proud of innovationssuch as the i-NS pump. He spoke, recently,of the development of the "technologically-advanced i–NS", which reaffirms thecompany's commitment to "providingadvanced fluid-handling solutions for criticalapplications".

Quality manufacturing environmentsAll facilities operated by KBL are ISO 9001& ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14000Environment Standard certified and applyTotal Quality Management tools usingEuropean Foundation for QualityManagement (EFQM) model. Such attention to quality is critical to its

ability to meet the growing demand for itspumps and systems across variousindustries and market segments - but so isKBL's dynamic structure, and flexibleresponse. The business is segregated toserve different verticals, to ensure that it is atruly customer-focused organisation,supporting product and projectmanagement and operational efficiency inall situations and at all stages. KBL isstructured to serve Gas, Oil & Defence;Power; Distribution; Building & Construction;Irrigation; Water Resource Management;and Customer Service & Spares.Such commitment to excellence has

been acknowledged. For example, withKBL's all-women plant at Coimbatorewinning the Merit Award by theConfederation of Indian Industry (CII) underthe 5S excellence category, 5S being thefive-step technique for creating andmaintaining a good housekeeping atworkplace, to make it clutter-free, well-organised and clean, to increase morale,product quality, a positive impression oncustomers and the overall efficiency of theorganisation.

Working well in AfricaKBL has a strong record of service tovertical industries throughout Africa - asdemonstrated by its work in West Africa,where it has acted as successful partner toirrigation specialists in region. Most notably,its partnership with the Government ofSenegal to support economic growththrough improved water resourcemanagement goes back a decade to 2005,when it first showcased its range of pumpsand capabilities to Ministers from over 25African nations at the CII-Exim BankConclave on India-Africa ProjectPartnership. It is an established industrylore that the Senegalese Governmentreached out to KBL to provide it with aknowledge and technology to help boostthe country’s rice production levels throughimplementation of irrigation equipment andthat this partnership has been especiallysuccessful, with rewards to all keycommercial and community stakeholders.In particular, the River Senegal is now an

all year round source of much neededwater and nutrients, where historically therehad not been the means to deliver water tothe fields along it. In ten years, KBL'ssupport for improved irrigation has seenSenegalese rice production grow from lessthan 100,000 tonnes to approximately1,000,000 tonnes, on the back of the supplyof around 2,400 diesel engine-driven pumpsets, and 20 drip irrigation systems andaccessories, with pipes, trolleys, hoses,pontoons and valves.In addition, KBL has many prestigious

pump installations to its credit in Africa. Fewof the notable installations include suppliesto the Department of Water Affairs ofNamibia, Malawi and Tanzania, large HSCand VT pumps with Rand Water &Kroonstad, Municipality in South Africa,Mopani Copper Mines in Zambia, LusakaWater & Sewerage Board, etc. �


Fuelled by unprecedented economic boom and highercommodity prices (until recently), the number of affluent or‘super-rich’ clientele in Africa has soared in the past decade. The

global asset management industry is becoming increasingly aware ofthe region’s rising private wealth, which Credit Suisse Wealth Databook 2014 put at US$2.83 trillion – equivalent to 117 per cent of thecontinent’s GDP. The wealth of African-based billionaires in the Forbeslist (see Table1) amounts to US$90.55bn. Therefore, the prize for fundmanagers to tap huge pools of African private wealth is tremendous.

New private wealth is being created at a rapid pace across much ofwest, east and southern Africa from commodity trading and thrivingagriculture, services and technology sectors. The consumer-drivenindustry like retailing, banking and telecoms is growing two to threetimes faster than those in developed (OECD) regions. The constructionboom in Luanda, Nairobi and Lagos reflects the frenzied activitiesacross the wider economy, with new skyscrapers, luxury shoppingmalls and five-star hotels being completed or under-construction. By2030, Africa’s top 18 cities could boost a combined spending power ofUS$1.3 trillion, according to McKinsey Global Institute.

Elite investing classHowever, tracing the activities of super-rich is difficult given only

fragmentary, anecdotal evidence. Data from the Oxford-basedconsultancy New World Wealth (NWW) revealed that in 2013, therewere 165,000 high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) on the Africancontinent. South Africa had around 48,700 HNWIs; Nigeria (15,700);Kenya (8,300); Angola (6,400); Tanzania (5,600); Ethiopia (2,700); Ghana(2,400); Mozambique (900); and Zambia (900).

The dollar millionaires’ club is now exploding — the South African-owned Investec Asset Management explained, “The accumulation ofwealth in Africa is spreading beyond the countries which we think of,countries such as South Africa and Nigeria. We see wealth in Rwanda,in Ghana, in South Sudan, in Angola. These are places starting togarner our attention.”

More revealing information is that sub-Saharan Africa during 2007-13 was the fastest growing region for wealthy individuals, withEthiopian, Angolan, Ghanaian, Tanzanian, Nigerian, Kenyan and SouthAfrican HNWI numbers (in percentage terms) swelling by 108, 68, 56,51, 44, 24 and 14 per cent respectively. By contrast, worldwide HNWIvolumes fell 0.3 per cent during the same reporting period, accordingto NWW report.

As a benchmark, HNWIs possess investable assets of over US$1mn,while the ultra high net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) hold US$30mn-plus in assets. South Africa has the highest concentration of super-rich

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Frontier marketsfor private bankingAs private wealth increases across the continent, and consumer-drivenindustry growth outpaces non-African regions, so regulation of investible assets gains critical importance

The consumer-driven industry like retailing,banking and telecoms is growing two to three times

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totalling some 581 UHNWIs. Growth in private wealth is linked to anumber of variables, such as the country’s GDP (in US dollar terms),natural resource endowments, the respective size of local equity andreal estate markets, the pace of new business formation and BlackEconomic Empowerment (BEE), notably in South Africa, as well asregular access to government and private sector contracts.

Besides South Africa, where HNWIs are expected to reach 62,400 by2017 based on NWW projections, emerging hubs for private bankers areAccra, Lagos and Nairobi. Investec noted, “These cities have goodreputations for doing business, are relatively safe and are slowlyamassing a wealthy population that fits the HNWI definition.” Luandaremains a vibrant market but some bankers are wary of doing businessthere because of regulatory uncertainties. One asset managercautioned, “While financial law may be in place, enforcement is a majorobstacle to wealth management and private banking in Angola.”

Evolution of private bankingWealth management in Africa is largely ‘spill-offs’ from retail andcorporate banking arms. Like any other developing regions, the bulk ofprivate money in Africa over decades has originated from wealthcreation rather than purely wealth preservation – as mostly in WesternEurope and North America. Thus, wealthy clients are looking for diverseproduct-lines to help grow their businesses in both regional and worldmarkets.

Eric Enslin, head of private banking for RMB Private Bank and FNBPrivate Wealth, both owned by South Africa’s First Rand Group,explained “RMB Private Bank emerged from our investment bankingarm. FNB came from our retail and commercial banking arm. It was thecase that our corporate and investment banking clients were looking formore financial support and wealth management services. We adaptedour services to match demand.”

On the corporate side, entrepreneurship and innovation createdstrong demand for project (asset-based) financing, heavy equipmentleasing, venture capital as African blue chips seek to raise private equityand debt to fund expansion, underwriting for initial public offerings(IPOs) and specialised advisory services (fiduciary/ custodian), advisingon mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and treasury products forcommodity hedgers, including currency and interest rate swaps, as wellas portfolio investment services. In 2014, 24 African-based companiesraised over US$2bn via IPOs, according to law firm Baker McKenzie.

The region’s private assets are mostly held overseas that explainswhy most global fund managers ignore retail segment as an asset-class, thus targeting ‘offshore’ investments. Multinational banks are


List of African Billionaires (Top 10)NAME Nationality Source of Wealth Net Wealth World

(US$ bn) RankAliko Dangote Nigeria Cement 14.7 67

manufacturing,Flour, Sugar

Johann Rupert South Africa Luxury goods 7.4 179& familyNicky South Africa Diamonds 6.7 201Oppenheimer& familyNassef Sawiris Egypt Construction 6.3 225

machineryChristoffel Wiese South Africa Retailing 6.3 225Mike Adenuga Nigeria Telecom, Oil 4.2 393Mohamed Mansour Egypt Diversified 4.0 418

holdingsNathan Kirsh Swaziland Retail, 3.9 435

Real estateIsabel dos Santos Angola Diversified 3.3 534

holdingsNaguib Sawiris Egypt Telecoms 3.1 577Issad Rebrab Algeria Foods 3.1 577Source: Forbes 2015 Ranking


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main channels for investing overseas, reflecting vast global contactsand presence in capital markets stretching from New York, London,and Frankfurt to Tokyo. The Swiss-owned Credit Suisse commented“We can connect an investment banking client in Turkey with aprivate banking client in sub-Saharan Africa and vice-versa. We canmatch supply and demand through our own networks.”

Increased competitionSuper-rich Africans demand the same sophisticated services asHNWIs elsewhere, including portfolio risk management, offshorediversification, dynamic asset allocation and alternative investments,such as Sukuk Islamic tradable bonds, hedge funds andcommodities. To compete successfully, wealth managers sub-dividethis ‘niche’ market on the basis of investor characteristics, such asinvestable assets, demographics and spending behaviour, in order todesign appropriate products and levels of services, as well as

efficient delivery channels. That, in turn, creates trust, loyalty andmost importantly, profitability for the wealth management industry.

Global universal banks are forming closer ties with sub-SaharanAfrica, thus providing stronger links to global capital marketsthrough their offshore capabilities and connections. Citi PrivateBank, Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc, JPMorgan, GoldmanSachs Asset Management, Barclays Global Investors, HSBC PrivateBank, UBS Global Asset Management, SG Asset Management,Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, DBI Dresdner BankInvestment Management, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd, arereputable brands among rich African clientele. They operate mainlyon ‘suitcase banking model’ – flying in and out – without the physicalpresence in African countries.

Regional heavyweights see private banking as a lucrative business.Additional to major South African institutions, Zenith Bank, First Bankof Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank and Ecobank Group, among othershave also developed capabilities to participate in key economicsectors as petroleum, power, real estate, heavy industry, treasury andwealth management products for institutional and high net-worthclients. They boast an advantage over global counterparts of havingphysical networks and local knowledge for meaningful face-to-faceinteractions.

Competitive advantages“Regional players, in close proximity to their clients, growing intandem with their clients’ awareness and wealth, can provide theone-stop-shop that African HNWIs desire,” said Steve Wainwright,head of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management in SSA. He added,“The balance could shift. Private banking landscape in Africa willbe dramatically different in the next 10 years.”

Margaret Nienaber, global head of Standard Bank’s privatedivision, also believes suitcase banking concept is not sustainablefor much longer. “There is an increasing need for wealthmanagers to embrace the local culture, economy and regulatoryenvironments of specific jurisdictions in Africa where local andregional differences need to be understood,” noted StandardBank, Africa’s largest banking group by total assets andtier-one capital.

Multinationals, however, continue to boast credentials overregional players in ‘high-margin’ businesses like raising venturecapital (via IPOs) and debt through syndications or foreign-currency denominated corporate bond issues. Also, HNWIs preferusing the services of global fund managers for offshorediversification – prerequisite for wealth creation and preservation.

In sum, the African frontier region, albeit starting from a lowbase, is fast becoming sophisticated, thus enhancing opportunitiesfor private bankers in coming years. The 2014 Knight Frank WealthReport predicted that number of multi-millionaires in Africa wouldexpand at a faster rate than global average. �

— Moin Siddiqi, economist


Africa's Fastest-Growing Cities for HNWIs Proj. annualRank CITY 2012 2020 growth rate (percent)

1 Accra 800 1,500 10.92 Nairobi 5,000 8,100 7.73 Lagos 9,800 15,800 7.64 Luanda 2,400 3,800 7.35 Dar es Salaam 1,900 3,000 7.26 Algiers 2,300 3,500 6.57 Casablanca 2,700 3,800 5.08 Pretoria 2,500 3,400 4.59 Durban 2,700 3,600 4.210 Johannesburg 23,400 30,600 3.8*The survey only included cities with over 800 HNWIs in 2012.Source: The 2014 New World Wealth Report

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The mobile technology market in Africa isgrowing fast. Since 2000, mobilepenetration has exploded and is

expected to reach 79 per cent by 2020,according to Frost and Sullivan. With hugeexpanses of difficult to access terrain, theAfrican landscape does not lend itself totraditional fixed line telecom services andmobile fills this gap. This creates the idealenvironment for developing new ways ofutilising mobile technology, and from m-health apps to m-payments Africa leads theway in terms of mobile service innovation.

With 3G and LTE still an unfeasible option,2G mobile platforms are at the very core ofconsumer life in Africa. As such, it is nosurprise that banks have adopted thistechnology to cater for their mobile-orienteduser base as a way of improving customerservice and ensuring loyalty.

Initially, banks used SMS technology tosend customers basic notifications. Researchat the time reported a range of benefits fromreductions in overdraft charges to improvedcustomer satisfaction. Even the simplest

alerts led to an improved relationshipbetween banks and customer, as increasedinteraction helped consumers to feel more incontrol of their own finances, being able toaccess relevant information instantly whenon the go. As SMS notifications are lessintrusive and less expensive than voice calls,and have an impressively high read rate, theyquickly became pervasive for consumerbanking in Africa.

However, early rollouts required a hugeamount of technical infrastructure behind

the scenes, making initial deployments lessthan smooth. Banks needed multipleagreements with mobile network operators,which meant connection maintenance andcommercial relationships were handledseparately for each operator. This was farfrom ideal, and overcoming the technicaldiversity of MNO systems and connectionsrequired additional work.

Later on, SMS notification systemsbecame unified and integrated into bankingIT systems, but this was not without itsflaws. Performance was still affected withbank employees often spending their timemanaging the text notifications service withminimal technical support available ifsomething went wrong. Without a simple touse interface for management andreporting, incomplete service was common.Banks had limited insight into delivery ratesand speed and with no real-time reportingit was impossible to gauge the success rateof delivery to customers’ phones, as well asthe impact the messages were having onthe user.

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SMS empowersAfrica’s bankingcustomersThe rise of professional messaging solutions has addressed not only technical issues, but has also allowed banks to offer innovative services

As SMS notifications are less intrusive and lessexpensive than voice calls, and have an

impressively high read rate, they quickly becamepervasive for consumer banking in Africa.

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Africa’s mobile money market is huge,topping US$61bn in

2012 — greater than theamount of money sentvia mobile in Europeand North America

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The past decade has seen the emergenceof SMS specialist companies able to developrobust and sophisticated solutions to solvemany bank-specific requirements. This hasincluded enhancing security, incorporatingadvanced sending and database integrationand ensuring quality connections, deliveryand transparency.

The rise of professional SMS solutions hasaddressed not only issues holding back thetechnology, but has allowed banks to offerconsumers ever more innovative services viaSMS. Integrating notifications with banks’ ITsystems became much faster and easier,requiring little effort on the part of bankemployees and without straining the bank’sday-to-day operations.

Reaching several networks, even inmultiple countries or regions, became amatter of connecting to a single outsourcedSMS specialised provider, who then managedthe underlying technical and commercialtelecoms complexity. A once complicated andchallenging process transformed into asimple one, with reliable connectivity andcoverage. Extensive reporting along withmanagement and monitoring functions wereeasily incorporated and supported by theservice provider.

By integrating their database with amessaging gateway, banks could sendreactive SMS messages, meaning alerts andnotifications would give real-time updates onspecific activity relating to a customer’saccount. Systems were improved andprocessing power enhanced, allowing themto deal with peaks in notification volumes.These developments greatly reduced thecomplexity involved in rolling out messagingservices and enabled banks to offer moretimely and sophisticated services.

One of the advantages of SMS-basedcommunication for financial services is itsreputation as a secure channel. This isessential as any message sent out from thebank to its customers potentially containssensitive, private information about the

person and their finances. Security provisionssuch as VPN tunnelling, IPsec protocol, dataencryption or proprietary infrastructure arecrucial elements in enterprise messagingflow. It is hardly surprising that advancementin the enterprise SMS space has resulted inSMS-specific security solutions. Internationalcertificates such as ISO 27001 are increasinglybecoming the norm allowing SMS to functionas the communication channel which marriessecurity with convenience for the consumer.

The process of evolution is still ongoingand Africa is at the heart of mobile innovationin banking. As services develop andconsumer habits change, alerting systems areadvancing to accommodate emerging needsand expectations.

The trend today in the continent is forenterprises in other sectors too to looktowards professional SMS services forcustomer care. Together with globalcoverage, integration assistance and qualitytechnical support, companies are movingtowards demanding a comprehensive andflexible solution accommodating the rapidlychanging demands and habits of mobile-oriented consumers. �

Silvio Kutic, CEO, Infobip

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To extract maximum value fromoperational environments and remainrelevant in today’s increasingly

competitive markets, organisations must movetowards a ‘collaborative’ supply chain model,powered by the latest technologicalinnovations. This collaborative model – tightlyintegrating suppliers, assemblers, partners,distributors and end users – provides a sharpcontrast with the previous era.

Interacting in an interconnected worldThe supply chain was historically composedof individual point-to-point interactions;think of the large retail giants of the secondhalf of the 20th century, whose super-efficient proprietary supply chain modelswere predicated on scale. However, in today’sinterconnected world, point-to-point modelsare weighed down due to costlymaintenance requirements and a lack ofscalability. They inhibit firms from movingwith agility in new directions and into newmarkets.

Customers today are not only more cost-conscious and better informed aboutcompetitor offerings, they also demand everfaster fulfilment, the ability to customise, andother services like the ability to track theprogress of goods being delivered.

To respond to these changing dynamics inboth consumer markets and technology,organisations are recognising that anefficient supply chain is the key to abusiness’s success.

Supplying to the retail sectorA recent IDC survey showed that 71 per centof companies across all verticals aim toreduce the lead times in their supply chain,with 68 per cent planning to increase theirfulfilment capabilities, in order to keep pacewith customer needs.

In the retail sector specifically, this pressureto enhance supply chains becomes evengreater. But to improve an organisation’s

value chain, one has to carefully navigatecomplexities such as regional regulations,fines, international shipping restrictions andcompetition, to name just a few.

The complexity is further heightened bythe emerging concept of ‘coopetition’ – or‘cooperative competition’ – where companieslook to partner with competitors ininteresting new collaborative models,leveraging the unique strengths of differentplayers in order to satisfy customer demands.

Being able to partner with directcompetitors, or marginal competitors inadjacent verticals, may well prove thedifference between failure and success.

Enterprising scenariosSo, how can organisations manage thesecomplex scenarios? There are four primaryspheres of enterprise technology which areshaping the new supply chain landscape:� Cloud architecture – By flexibly re-

sourcing IT assets, there is less need forhuge upfront investments and multiyeardeployment timeframes. Organisationscan rapidly scale up and enhance theirsupply chain architectures, allowing forfluid integration with partners.

� Big data – Smart systems that analysereams of data can be used to design rule-based decision making engines. Thisspeeds up processes, reduces the need forunnecessary human intervention, andreplaces the arduous necessity of manuallycompiling data and reports.

� In-memory computing – This allows forreal-time responses to events, the ‘oil’ thatkeeps the supply chain spinning atmaximum efficiency.

� Mobility – While rule-based decisionmaking automates the day-to-dayactivities, there is a need for human,managerial input whenever certainthresholds are breached. Advances inmobility (devices, broadband, andapplications) allow for faster responses

and always-on visibility of the supplychain’s health.

Transforming with technologyLogistics analyst David Krebs pinpointsmobility as a transformational technology insupply chain management, saying thatrecent innovations in mobility have beenpushing the industry closer to a “completelywireless, real-time supply chain nirvana”.

These advances, he explains, helporganisations work smarter and faster inincreasingly competitive environments. Infact, there exists a dazzling array of otheremerging innovations that are findingapplication in supply chains; from dronetechnology, to ruggedized devices fordelivery staff and advanced robotics.

All of these should ultimately plug into acollaborative environment that connects allmembers of a value chain. But to embednew innovations within the organisation’soperations, and move towards acollaborative state, change agents andmanagers need to follow somefundamental steps.

Firstly, they require the support of keystakeholders – particularly executives fromwithin one’s organisation and in the relevantinterface/partner environments.

Secondly, they need to modularise eachcomponent of the value chain, standardiseon terms, and determine the rules that willunderpin the collaboration.

Thirdly, all the organisations involvedneed to determine their states of readiness,and chart the roadmap to achieving theeventual vision.

Ultimately, collaborative value chains usinggame-changing new technologies not onlyimprove efficiencies, but also helporganisations achieve greater customersatisfaction and personalised service levels. �

Jaco Barnard, head of retail at Wipro Ltd inSouth Africa.

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Siyanga Malumo is an acknowledgedpower and infrastructure expert inAfrica. He has over 30 years’ experience

in the banking industry and held seniorpositions at the African Development Bank,Meridien BIAU as well as the InternationalCommercial Bank. He also remembers his firstvisits to China, during Chairman Mao’s era,long before the shift from communism to amarket economy.

He holds a degree in Business, Economicsand Law from his home country Zambia, atthe University of Zambia; and a MBA fromMcGill University in the USA. With Diplomasin French from the University of Madagascar,and Portuguese from the Escola Cambridgein Lisbon, he is multi-lingual.

Currently he has two important businessvehicles. He is not only the chief executive ofAfricana Finance and Investments, but is alsothe chairman of Copperbelt EnergyCorporation Africa Ltd (CEC Africa Ltd). But hiscareer path had very unlikely beginnings.

He told African Review that he began hisworking life as a garden boy, then a salesclerk in a blanket factory. He recalled,“Thereafter, I became a book keeper assistant,and then a miner digging for copper, 1,000metres underground in Zambia. From there Iwent into air traffic control; after that I wentinto archaeology; from archaeology I wentinto financial journalism.

“After financial journalism - where I becamethe first black financial journalist in Europe.Financial journalism created the opportunityto join the African Development Bank inAbidjan, between 1980 to 1986, beforereturning to London to run a merchant bank.At the height of my career, I was running 16commercial banks in 16 countries as its chiefexecutive,” he notes with some pride.”

He went to South Africa, right at the end ofthe apartheid era, to become an investmentbanker in Johannesburg, specialising ininfrastructure projects. “Now I’m essentially

an investment banker, advising oninfrastructure across Africa, and in investor,owning generation, transmission and powerdistribution companies. That’s the long andshort of my story,” he said.

“I knew I could not compete with normalbanking; you know the ‘sexy’ part of banking,granting overdrafts, doing bond issues,syndicated loans, as I knew the youngsterswho were coming up behind me would befar more competitive. I have to confess that Idon’t even know how to create an excelspreadsheet. I thought that these kids withtheir IT skills would just make me look stupid.

“So, I chose a specialist niche - I choseinfrastructure investment. Infrastructure isnot sexy - most young bankers would ratherissue overdrafts than loans to fund sewerageinfrastructure! Overdrafts are consideredmore prestigious than sewerage! So, that’swhy I chose infrastructure.”

Investing in trade infrastructureArmed with his experience of commercial,investment, merchant and development

banking he plunged into the South Africanfinancial services scene, serving the rest ofthe continent. “I decided to start an office inJohannesburg, where I was technically doinginvestment banking, but it was more liketrade finance. I set up a company calledAfricana Finance and Investments. But I’vehad one business rule in my life - I do not dobusiness in the country in which I reside. So,I’ve never done business in South Africa, Ialways do business outside of the country.”

“I set up my office in South Africa in 1994and then later on joined with a colleague, anAfricana colleague, to take over a companycalled Fieldstone Private Capital Group thatbecame the largest infrastructure advisorybusiness in Africa.”

He also returned to his old company,Africana Finance Investments, to resumeoperations. However, the opportunity to buythe Copperbelt Energy Corporation arose,and Malumo seized it with both hands.

He explained, “Copperbelt EnergyCorporation (CEC) was set up in the mid-1950s to supply power to the then Northern

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Rhodesia (now Zambia) copper mines andthe Belgian Congo copper mines, It was calledNorthern Rhodesia Border Power Company.

“In the 1960s it was nationalised byKaunda, and then later on privatised and soldto the UK national grid and Cinergy GlobalPower Ltd. Three colleagues and I bought itout in 2006.

“After buying CEC, we went for growth. AsAfricans, nobody gave us a chance of reallydeveloping a company that had been ownedby multinational, and run it properly. So, wedeliberate decided to conserve as muchcapital as possible and run the companyefficiently to fashion a track record forourselves as African entrepreneurs who knewhow to conduct a business properly.

“So, after running it efficiently for close tonine years we decided ‘okay, it’s now timeto have a much wider perspective, let usbegin to minimise our risk by creating acompany which will assist us to conquerthe African continent’.”

Asian opportunitiesOf course, being an early mover in seekingout opportunities in China had enormousbenefits for Malumo in raising investment forpower projects. China, which has huge

interests in Zambia’s mining sector, principallyfor copper, but also gold and other metals,requires dependable electric power for theiroperations, and that is exactly what Malumoand his colleagues are focusing on. Copperaccounted for nearly a third of China’soverseas mining investments last year.

Africa’s infrastructure and power sector ishighly lucrative, and China has taken aleading role in the surge of investment thathave come to Africa. The figures areastounding: Overall, China’s investment flowsinto Africa have increased 30-fold since 2005,even if it slowed somewhat in 2014.

Economists believe that China’s slowdownis partially due to higher domestic wagedemands, and that as a result, China’smanufacturing industries may relocate to alower-wage Africa - and this trend would alsopositively affect power demand.

With this in mind, a decision was made togo for expansion, so CEC Africa needed toraise more capital. To engender confidence,Malumo and his partners decided to use theirown money to invest in the company. “Weused our own money for about 40 per cent ofthe capital, and the rest we borrowed.”

Malumo acknowledges that the clincherwas when Standard Chartered Bank came on

board as a financial backer. “After StandardChartered we decided that we had to look formore partners, preferably development bankpartners. That’s how we went to knock at theAfrican Development Bank’s door to seewhether they could partner with us to help usachieve this pan-African dream.

“As I‘m talking to you now, the AfDB iscompleting its due diligence process on us.They’ve been to Nigeria, finalising due diligencewith a possibility of bringing US$50mn ofequity. So too are South African mining interestslooking to become shareholders in CEC Africa.”

In Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, CECAfrica entered into a joint venture with XerXesGlobal Investments Ltd of Abuja four yearsago to make a US$164mn bid for a controllinginterest in the Abuja Electricity DistributionCompany (AEDC).

KANN Utility took over operational controlof AEDC in November 2013, a distributionzone that covers more than 133,000km2 witha population of 10.5mn people in 2.3mnhouseholds.

There were approximately 614,000customers at the point of takeover inNovember 2013, which puts theelectrification rate at about 27 per cent - inother words with plenty of scope for growth.

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Approximately 80 per cent of the powerconsumed in the AEDC distribution area isconsumed in the Abuja Federal CapitalTerritory.

CEC Africa provides management andoperations services to the AEDC to drive thebusiness plan and ensure that theperformance targets it sets in agreement withthe Federal Government of Nigeria areachieved. Other projects in CEC Africa’sambitious pipeline include setting upoperations in both Namibia and Sierra Leone.

In October 2014, CEC Africa Ltd completeda dual circuit line interconnecting theZambian and DR Congo electric grid systemsthat will increase the carrying capacity of theexisting power conduit.

The interconnection is designed to give asignificant boost to increased regionalpower trade, and security of supply withinthe Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), as itwill eliminate risks associated with singlecircuit lines.

The upgrade was long overdue, for theinterconnector had been operating as asingle circuit line since 1956. CEC Africa up-

scaled both the Congolese and Zambiansides by constructing a second line, morethan doubling capacity from 250MW to550MW and further strengthening the SAPPcentral power corridor.

Capable economiesFor Malumo, the business rationale of powerand infrastructure investment is clear, because,as he told African Review, 600mn Africans haveno access to reliable power. “And there is agrowing middle class in Africa,” he added, “andgrowing educational levels. Economies areperforming relatively well compared to whatthey were not so many years ago.

“You might say it’s a brave new world, andthat new world is essentially powered byelectricity. Virtually everything that the newgeneration of middle class Africans need willrequire power.

“Our dreams are very simple. We aretargeting up to 50,000 customers in the next10-years or so on the distribution side;10,000MW of installed power in the sametime-scale, and perhaps 10,000km oftransmission lines. These are the objectives

that my colleagues and I have set ourselves,and we believe at the rate we are growingthey are achievable.

“We are now approaching 700MW ininstalled capacity, and our involvement inpower generation in Nigeria will push us longterm to additional 700MW in the next threeyears or so.

“The expansion of our power station inNigeria should push us close to a total of2,000MW. So, once we have 2,000MW, we willpause a little before adding another 1,000MWto 2,000MW. We see achieving 10,000MW inthe next 10 years or so as feasible.

“We already have 1,000km of transmissionlines, and adding a further 9,000km is notreally very far off. And in terms of distributioncustomers, we have around 800,000 people.In Nigeria, we are operating in a catchmentarea of 10.5mn people.

“So, as we were told in the last few days inBeijing, Africa’s total of 143,000MW ofinstalled power for nearly a billion people isnothing. We must bring power to Africa.” ■

Stephen Williams


Seeking to ensure regional customer sales and services excellence forits growing diesel engine technology portfolio, GE’s Distributed Powerbusiness has signed an agreement with UK-based Clarke Energy toserve as GE’s first authorised distributor for diesel sales and serviceswith responsibility for stationary power generation in Australia, Nigeriaand India.The agreement comes as GE continues to rapidly expand itsreciprocating engines technology offerings. In 2014, GE’s DistributedPower business introduced its new 2.6-megawatt (MW) 616 dieselengine and also integrated GE Transportation’s proven 228 and 250diesel engine product lines for stationary power generation into itsgrowing diesel engine portfolio.“Our new agreement with Clarke Energy will strengthen our abilityto meet the growing demand for distributed power in Australia, Nigeriaand India, particularly in various industrial sectors,” said Darryl Wilson,vice president and chief commercial officer for GE’s Distributed Powerbusiness - GE Power & Water. “Having a reliable and respected companylike Clarke Energy as our authorized distributor helps ensure ourcustomers receive the best possible service after they purchase ourdiesel generator set. The life cycle service support the engines receivefrom the first moment of startup is a crucial element of our commitmentto our customers.”Clarke Energy is familiar with GE’s Distributed Power business, currentlyserving as an authorised distributor for Jenbacher gas engines salesand services in key growth regions including Australia, Nigeria andIndia. Prior to signing its new agreement, Clarke Energy already hadbeen supporting GE’s diesel expansion strategy. In 2014, GE announcedClarke Energy would supply five of GE’s new 616 diesel engines toFlour Mills of Nigeria plc, representing the first sale globally of the 616in this application.“We are excited to formally begin this new chapter in our long historyof partnering with GE to develop reliable distributed power projects

around the world to help customers meet their local energy andenvironmental requirements,” said Jamie Clarke, CEO of Clarke Energy.“Our new diesel sales and services agreement with GE is a naturalextension of our existing Jenbacher gas engine business relationship.This agreement gives us another excellent distributed powergeneration choice from GE to offer our customers in Australia, Nigeriaand India.”“We are excited to work with GE’s Distributed Power business andClarke Energy to help our customers meet and maintain theirdistributed power needs with a complementary set of powergeneration products,” said Tina Donikowski, vice president of marineand stationary power—GE Transportation. “Adding the V228 and V250diesel stationary generators to the diesel engine portfolio providesoperators with additional options that offer a legacy of highly reliableperformance in some of the world’s toughest environments.”

GE works with Clarke Energy to deliver diesel engines

GE’s Distributed Power business has contracted to work with Clarke Energy todistribute diesel sales and services to Nigeria


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Turkish-based Aksa PowerGeneration has expanded itspower generation business

globally through various projects.One example of how Aksa Power

Generation has done this, is itscurrent project in New Caledoniaisland. In recent agreements, AksaPower Generation has signed amajor deal to supply NewCaledonia island with dieselgenerators. The island currentlyrelies mainly on wind energy and inthe past has experienced a numberof power outages due to climatic affects. Theharsh weather conditions has had a negative

impact on the inhabitants of the island. Aksa Power Generation will also provide

supplementary services to the powerplants on the island and has alreadycompleted the production phase forthe first stage. The container grouphas a total standby power of 15 MVA,which was delivered to island in thefirst phase of the project by seaway.

AKSA Power Generation has beenmanufacturing generating sets from 1kVA up to 3000 kVA and has a totalcapacity of 40,000 genset pieces in its30 year history.

The company opened one of thebiggest and advanced genset factories

in May 2012, The new factory produces 24,000units of diesel gensets annually. ■

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Curro schools in South Africa are usinggenerators, supplied and installed byMaster Power Technologies, to

ensure their electronic learningenvironments are not “left in the dark”when the mains power is cut.

Curro owns a number of private schoolsaround South Africa that are dedicated toproviding a world-class education to allgrades at affordable prices. The Curro vision isto deliver quality education based oninternational best practices. Currently, thegroup operates more than 40 schools, withmore in the pipeline. Based on internationalbest practices and the need for sustainableeducational processes, Curro has embarkedon a process of moving away from paper-based education where possible. It is,therefore, making use of tablet computers toensure its learners and teachers have accessto all the information they require.

Network functionsThese tablet computers link to eachschool’s computer network via a wirelessnetwork which is also dependant onelectricity to function properly. However,despite the tablets having a built in batteryto sustain them, the wireless routersinstantly switch off during a power outage,leaving the learners withoutcommunications to the schools servers andthe information they need to access.

“Unfortunately, tablets still requireelectricity to recharge,” said Robert Brandt,regional sales manager at Master PowerTechnologies. “Batteries run out of power andwith rolling black-outs becoming a fact of lifeonce again, Curro has to ensure both thetablets and the electronic equipment theylink to are not rendered useless each time thepower dies.”

To ensure learners and teachers haveaccess to the resources they need at all times,Curro retained Master Power Technologies toinstall generators at its schools to ensure a

stable supply of power to all its computingrequirements.

Master Power Technologies is anindependently owned total power solutionsprovider, specialising in the supply,installation and after sales servicing of acomprehensive range of engineered powersolutions. This ranges, from modular dataspace solutions, uninterruptable powersupply (UPS) and generator systems tobattery management, automated monitoring,and control and energy managementsystems. The company’s solutions areprovided to industries such as manufacturing,mining, telecommunications, data centresand other operations where uptime is critical.

Master Power Technologies adheres to abusiness philosophy founded onuncompromising quality of products andservices, delivered by a highly-skilled,experienced team dedicated to meeting thesecure power requirements of clients.

The company ethos values close

relationships and partnerships, serving anexpanding client base with a focus on highquality, fit-for-purpose solutions, delivered tospecification and on time.

According to Brandt, four schools hadgenerators installed before the end of 2014,and the project is continuing in 2015.

The future for learnersPaperless education is the future as all thelearners need is a tablet. All their textbookscan be downloaded to the devices along withtheir class work, making it easier to keepabreast of everything on the syllabus and tocollaborate with each other. However,electronic devices and Internet accessdepend on electricity. Without a stableelectrical supply, the tablets become uselessafter only a few hours. With the assistance ofMaster Power Technologies, Curro schools areembracing the future, whilst ensuringteachers and their learners are not left in thedark when the lights go out. ■

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Refusing to“load shed” educationHow generators have enabled South African schools to use new classroomtechnologies

Curro schools are using generators to ensure electronic learning environments continue to operate



When your engine generating set hasreceived its regular time-run servicea quick check of the items listed

here will ensure it really is ready to drive yourenterprise for the months ahead. Rememberthis sophisticated diesel-powered machine isprobably the beating heart of your business.

Keeping it coolFirst, the cooling system needs to be lookedover visually, whether the radiator is mountedon the machine, or connected remotely bypipework - which in itself can be a source ofleaks, of course. Are any liquid emissionsevident? Are all the drive belts and their safetyguards secure and properly tensioned? Is thecoolant level still up to the mark after themaintenance engineer has gone? Do all thefans and pumps look to be in order?

Next comes the question of enginelubrication. Levels have to be checked of course- don’t rely on warning lights alone, and anymake-up system fitted should be in full workingorder before the genset is switched on line.

Getting it startedWhich brings us to starting systems, which areusually based on a bank of conventionalbatteries in Africa these days, but can bedriven by compressed air or even hydraulics.These devices have their own specialisedmaintenance requirements; follow yourmachine’s manual for any necessary check-upprocedures (such as electrolyte levels in thecase of conventional batteries, and draining ofcondensates with non-electric systems).Without an adequate supply of good-qualitydiesel being properly and precisely injectedthe genset cannot be expected to runproperly, and most of the problems associatedwith this clean and safe fuel arise from the wayin which it is stored and delivered - both onsiteand off. The “day” (i.e. operating) tank needs tobe checked for its level, and whether allisolating valves are functioning as they should.There will be some kind of transfer pump fitted

in all likelihood, and this should be checked forautomatic operation as and when needed; allspillages should be safely contained and alarmsystems connected. Remember that dieselengines should never be allowed to run out offuel. So check for leaks, obviously!

Protect your fuel supplyAnd always make sure that the remote bulkstore, if there is one, is securely locked. Youdon’t want theft of precious fuel, but evenworse would be contamination with solids andliquids, including moisture. And if yourmachine is one of the few that runs on pipedor bottled gas then make sure the supplyregulator is set to the correct pressure too.

A cleanly and clear-flowing exhaust withminimum gas flow restrictions is essential toget the most out of any internal combustionengine, including the very large diesels that areoften built into modern independent powersystems. All pipework, muffling and protectivecowl components need to be secure andsitting clear of physical contact, capable ofkeeping rainwater and other environmentalhazards well clear of the prime mover. Theremay be water/condensate drainage systems tocheck. Leaks must always be avoided, of course,and the engineer should have run a test toensure no exhaust gases are being recirculated.

Set the electricsNext, the electrics at the alternator end ofthe whole generating set. Before starting upfor a sustained operational period both the‘local’ and ‘remote’ controls and warningsystems mounted on the machine andelsewhere should be checked for functionunder load. Full checks should already havebeen completed on any changeover, transferor paralleling switchgear which is fitted,including the energising of auxiliary suppliesand the synchronising with other sources.This is a very delicate operation, so makesure all protective covers are securely inposition so that interference cannot takeplace once the set or sets are runningnormally. Load testing is normally carriedout by the maintenance team who shouldsupply all necessary documentation; makesure this is properly completed and datedbefore storage.

And finally, check the floor-space aroundthe machine itself. Are the surroundings cleanand clear from all obstructions, includingspares and loose materials? Do the lightswork? Is the plant-room secure, but withaccess by authorised staff unrestricted? Areall air ducts and cooling louvers clean andclear? Then your business is ready for anothersustained period of reliable power supply ■

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Genset maintenancefor African operatorsYour generator is fundamental to the continuing success of your business;a few simple checks will make sure it has been properly maintained


Generator manufacturer Himoinsa has addedthirteen generator set models with newDoosan engines to its range of products,extending the power range by up to 750kVAin prime power and 823kVA in standby.There are six new models at 50Hz: HDW460 T5,HDW535 T5, HDW580 T5, HDW645 T5, HDW675T5, and HDW750 T5. Seven models are at 60Hz;HDW460 T6, HDW510 T6, HDW555 T6, HDW605T6, HDW660 T6, HDW710 T6, and HDW745 T6.The 13 new models incorporate engines thatprovide an increase in power of up to 21 per

cent and an ATB improvement of up to 16 percent. The full range of industrial generator setswith Doosan engines, which until now offereda power range of 118-657kVA in prime power,has been increased to 750kVA in prime and823 kVA in stand-by.In this way, Himoinsa is able to put on themarket a complete range of industrialgenerator sets, powered with Yanmar,Himoinsa, Iveco, Scania, MTU, Doosan, Hatzand Lombardini engines, which generatepower ranging from 10 to 750kVA.

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Today’s standby power loads are more complex than ever before.In many industrial and commercial applications, standby gensetsmust supply power to a mixture of linear and nonlinear loads in

addition to large motor loads that cycle on and off. Of all the diverseloads a standby genset must supply, applications with motors presentthe most sizing issues.

The dynamic interactions of motors and gensets - along with theimpact of motor starters, system inertia, motor loading, frequency dip,genset preload and nonlinear loading - make manual genset sizingdifficult, if not impossible.

Not only is sizing an application with large motors complex, butdifferent genset manufacturers have different approaches forspecifying a standby power system that will function reliably. Each

major genset manufacturer has created genset-sizing software to helpwith this complex task, but due to manufacturers’ differingapproaches to motor starting, this software can yield quite differentresults - sometimes specifying a larger and more expensive generatoror too small a generator than is necessary for reliable operation.

How motors affect performance, how software deals with loadsMotor loads cause difficulty because a motor draws high current whenstarted at full voltage. Starting current is typically six times a motor’srated full-load current, and this inrush current stays high until themotor reaches about 75 per cent of rated speed. When a motor isstarted on normal utility power, the high inrush current will cause onlya small voltage dip because the utility is a more robust voltage source.However, when a motor is started on genset power, the high inrushcurrents (measured in kilovolt-amperes or KVAs) can result in a largevoltage dip that can inhibit the motor from reaching its operatingspeed.

The challenge, then, is to size the genset to handle the motor-starting load, but also to minimise the impact on the other connectedloads that may be affected by voltage dips or frequency dips.

Therefore, when sizing a genset, it is critical to accurately predictvoltage dips and to understand how much excess starting capability isavailable in the motor and what amount of voltage dip can beallowed. The most common methodology for sizing gensets for motorstarting focuses on understanding allowable instantaneous voltagedips, as the primary criteria. However, there is one manufacturer thatconsiders allowable sustained voltage dips as the primary criteria formotor-load starting.

The motor-starting KVA can be determined by the motor’snameplate. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)sets design standards for motors and has established a NEMA code-letter designation for classifying motors according to the ratio oflocked-rotor KVAs (LRKVAs) per horsepower. These code letters rangefrom A to V, covering motors with an LRKVA-per-horsepower ratio of3.14 or less to a ratio of 22.4 LRKVA-per-horsepower or more.

For example, a 50 hp Code F motor requires 279.5 LRKVA perhorsepower upon starting (50 hp x 5.59 LRKVA per hp = 279.5LRKVA/hp).LRKVA is also known as “starting KVA” or “SKVA”.Small motors have a higher NEMA code letter and correspondinglyhigher LRKVA-per horsepower requirement than large motors.Voltage dips and system issuesThe KVA requirements of a motor running at full load and rated speedare normally less than one KVA per horsepower. With the possibleexception of small motors, it would be overly conservative to size a

Sizing, specifying,utilising standby systemsKohler Power Systems shows how motor-startingloads affect genset performance


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genset set simply by matching the alternator’s KVA to the motor’s KVA.This would typically result in a genset with more than twice thecapacity necessary.

However, due to the dynamic interaction of the systemcomponents, several characteristics combine to make this approachimpractical.

The first characteristic is the power factor. Three-phase genset setsare usually rated in KVA at 0.8 power factor. Starting power factors ofmotors vary from 0.3 to 0.5 and increase towards unity as the motoraccelerates and its KVA demand drops. With a 0.4 power-factor load, atypical genset is capable of producing nearly twice its continuous-rated KVA for the time required to accelerate a motor to the speed atwhich its KVA requirement drops sharply. The genset engine will notstall even though it is being asked to supply more than its rated KVA,because low power-factor loads do not require as much horsepoweras higher power factor loads. This genset characteristic allowssatisfactory motor-starting results with a genset half the size predictedby the conservative approach, which matches the genset 0.8 powerfactor KVA rating to the motor-LRKVA rating.

The other characteristic that can substantially reduce the size of thegenset needed for a particular motor-starting load is voltage dip.Values for motor LRKVA are based on full voltage starting. In practice,there is always a voltage dip when a motor is started on genset power,and there is even a small dip when a motor is started on utility power.When the voltage drops, inrush current is also proportionally reducedso that starting KVA is reduced as the square of the voltage dip. A 30per cent voltage dip reduces starting KVA by about 50 per cent (0.7kilovolts x 0.7 amps = 0.49 KVA).

At least for the first few cycles, the voltage dip is determined by thesize of the load (ie, the motor’s LRKVA) and the reactance of thealternator - which is somewhat proportional to the total mass ofcopper and iron present in the alternator. The issue in sizing a gensetis determining what voltage dip will be acceptable for a particularload when considering its effect on all components in the system,some of which may have unknown transient acceptancespecifications.

A voltage dip can affect motors themselves, in addition to otherloads on the system. For example, excessive voltage dip can causecontrol relays or magnetically held motor-starting contactors to dropout, or ultimately, cause the motor to not start at all. If the relays orcontactors drop out, the load is removed from the genset, causingvoltage to rise and the cycle to repeat rapidly. This can damagecontactors if allowed to continue. Most control relays and motor-starting contactors will tolerate a 35 per cent voltage dip. However,there are exceptions. Some relays or contactors will start to chatter ifsubjected to a voltage dip as little as 20 per cent. Likewise, othervoltage-sensitive loads need to be accounted for (eg, UPS systems,medical equipment, HID lighting) in any genset-sizing exercise. Toensure satisfactory operation on a given standby power system,consult the voltage/frequency limitations of control components fromthe manufacturers or suppliers.

Voltage dips also reduce the torque a motor can supply to its load. Acommon NEMA Design B motor will develop 150 per cent of rated full-load torque during starting.

Torque is proportional to the KVA delivered to the motor, so a 30 percent voltage dip that reduces KVA to 49 per cent also reduces torqueto 49 per cent of its rating. If the motor starts unloaded - as most fans,centrifugal pumps and motors used with elevators do - this torquereduction produces no problem other than a somewhat longeracceleration time.

Other types of loads, such as positive displacement pumps, mayrequire more torque than the motor can develop at reduced voltage,which prevents the motor from reaching full speed. Additional

consequences could include tripping of breakers or overheating of themotor. To ensure proper motor starting in these applications, it isnecessary to compare the torque curves of the pump and the motor atreduced voltage.

Motor starting criteriaRegardless of what sizing method is used or how manufacturersspecify motor-starting performance, the following fundamentalcriteria for motor starting must be accomplished - and in the followingsequence - to successfully start a motor:1. Sufficient LRKVA at the instantaneous voltage dip for inrush

currentThe required LRKVA at the maximum permissible instantaneousvoltage dip is considered to be the first step for motor starting bymost genset and alternator manufacturers.Typical motors are designed to sustain a 30 to 35 per centinstantaneous voltage dip before the motor-starting contacts dropout. Many specifying engineers prefer a maximum 20 per centinstantaneous voltage dip limit to ensure the motor will start andhold in the starting contacts.

2. Sufficient genset torque and powerNext, the torque available from the genset must exceed the torquerequired by the motor load, or the motor will stall or never start.

3. Sufficient alternator excitation system strengthThe genset must have sufficient excitation system strength andadequate response to accelerate the motor and return it tooperational voltage and speed. This third and final step addressesvoltage recovery.

Instantaneous and sustained dipWhile most genset manufacturers focus on instantaneous voltage dipas a primary criterion for genset sizing, at least one gensetmanufacturer writes specifications with a different maximum motor-starting KVA value that allows the genset voltage to recover to 90 percent of rated voltage.

This concept - known as “sustained voltage dip” maximum KVA –assumes that when the genset can recover to 90 per cent of ratedvoltage, the motor will develop 81 per cent rated torque, allowing themotor to accelerate to full speed in most applications.

Real-world experience reveals that using a 90 per cent sustained-voltage motor-starting KVA value can overstate motor-startingperformance and lead to improper sizing of the genset due todynamic conditions during motor starting.

What to know to get resultsWhen using a genset to supply motor-starting loads, the interactionsare dynamic and complex.

For the most reliable and accurate results, the sizing exercise needsto consider the genset as a system, including the engine, alternator,voltage regulator and excitation system, along with motor starters.Dynamic conditions, such as systems inertia, motor loading, motortype and genset preload, are also important. By analysing thisdynamic system and evaluating the functions in real-worldapplications, specifiers will have a better understanding of how toproperly predict motor-starting performance in a more consistent andreliable way.

Finally, due to the complexity of total system loads and thedynamics of the genset and motor-starting applications, it’s importantto utilise proven genset-sizing software to ensure performance of theentire system in its specific application. ■

Adapted from ‘Sizing gensets for motor starting’, by Dan Krueger and RickVan Maaren at Kohler Power Systems


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Denerator sets manufactured byInmesol have always beenenvironmentally friendly (and not just

because they are painted green!), and thecompany works constantly to make themeven more eco-friendly.

At Inmesol it has always been a priority forits generator sets not to have undue impacton the environment, and we workcontinuously to reduce emissions during themanufacture, transportation and operationalprocesses.

Reducing gas emissionsThe gas emissions into the atmosphereduring the operational phase of a generatorset - when it is working to produce electricity- mainly depend on the built-in motor. Tominimise emissions during this phase,Inmesol offers a wide range of generator setswith the latest low-emission motors.Likewise, the company assembles thealternators in the most efficient way possible

to reduce emissions even further when thegensets are switched on.

Aside from the aforementioned motor andalternators, there are other componentswhich contribute to the company’sequipment being eco-friendly. For example,Inmesol manufactures the chassis andcanopies itself, with pickled sheets. Similarly,during the design process, the companyendeavours to work with pre-cut metalsheets, thereby greatly reducing the numberof journeys from the factory and the waste tobe recycled. Moreover, it has mechanised thesheet production through punching andbending the steel sheets in profiles,optimising the welding using robots. On theassembly line the majority of the work isdone manually, thus notably reducing the gasemissions into the atmosphere during thisphase of generator set production.

Moreover, Inmesol’s painting plant isdesigned to be highly energy efficient. Thecompany scrupulously monitors the gas

emissions and the loss of heat during thecleaning and paint application process, usinga powder coverage system which reduces theenvironmental impact while dilutions andliquids are drying. This system is very effectiveand is carefully controlled to prevent largeamounts of energy being consumed, whichwould produce emissions.

The final tests performed by Inmesol’senergy specialists check the operability of thegenerator sets cause emissions as they haveto turn the equipment on and even do so inoverload conditions.

Inmesol exports generator sets around theworld, so it bis constantly optimising itsdesign for the most efficient use of spacepossible in lorries and containers. Theseimprovements not only reduce transportcosts, but can also reduce fuel emissions byup to 25 per cent (according to research byScania). Likewise, Inmesol makes a greateffort to design space-effective boxes, pallets,etc, so products can be sent efficiently. ■

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On 28 April 2015, Altaaqa Global’stemporary natural gas power plants,with a joint capacity of 50 MW, were

inaugurated at the Logbaba power plant sitein Douala, Cameroon. The ceremony wasattended by Dr Atangana Kouna Basile,Minister of Water Resources and Energy ofCameroon; other members of the country’sgovernment; and senior executives fromEneo Cameroon SA, the country’s integratedutility company, and Gaz du Cameroun (GDC),a wholly owned subsidiary of Victoria Oil &Gas (VOG). The rental gas power plants wereinstalled and commissioned within 21 daysfrom the time the equipment arrived at theintended power plant sites.

Collaborative business modelThe successful completion of the temporarygas power plants stands as a testament to theviability of a business model featuring asynergy among the government, the utilitycompany, the fuel supplier and theequipment provider. In this particular project,with the Cameroonian government and Eneoas clients, Altaaqa Global provided the powergeneration equipment, and took theresponsibility of importing and installing thegenerators at the Logbaba and Ndokoti(Bassa) sites, while GDC supplied the gas tothe rental gas power stations at both the sites.

Against this backdrop, Peter den Boogert,CEO of Altaaqa Global, said, “We are veryproud to have been involved in this project,and to have collaborated with Cameroon’sgovernment, Eneo and GDC. Altaaqa Global isgreatly honoured to have contributed toCameroon’s national energy strategy and tohave had the chance to promote the greatergood of the Cameroonian nation. The successof this project proves that through thesynergy among entities that put service andintegrity above themselves, anything can beachieved. Here, we have witnessed that thesum of all of us is greater than each of us.”

The business model also proved to be

economically beneficial to the serviceproviders, with Kevin Foo, CEO of VOG, evencalling it a true game-changer. “[Through theagreement with Eneo] We have secured amajor near-term user of gas for ourCameroon business,” he continued, “and weare now becoming an active part ofCameroon’s energy equation.”

Environmentally friendly technologyIn addition to the collaborative businessmodel that led to its successful completion,the project also boasts of its environmentalstewardship, with the power plants being runon natural gas.

Altaaqa Global installed state-of-the-artgas engine generators at both sites to ensurethat the power plants are not onlydependable but also environmentallyfriendly. In recognition of the worldwideemission requirements, which mandate thelevel of NOx emissions of equipment andindustrial operations, Altaaqa Global

engineered its gas generators to only emit250 mg/Nm3 even without after-treatment.

Majid Zahid, strategic accounts director atAltaaqa Global, speaking on the sustainabilityof the project, said, “Our temporary gaspower plants systems meet the worldwideemissions standards and do not harm theenvironment. These rental gas plants aredesigned for performance and reliability,while being more environmentally friendlycompared to systems running on other fuels.As the generators run on natural gas, they donot require expensive after-treatments andare, therefore, more economical to operateowing to more cost-effective fuel prices.” Headded that gas systems were more flexible infuel usage and would remain efficient evenwith different fuel varieties.

Cameroon’s road to economic developmentElectricity is vital in ensuring the continuousdevelopment of economies and industries,most especially in emerging countries like

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Altaaqa Global’s plantsgo live in CameroonCompleted in only 21 days, temporary gas power plants, with a combinedcapacity of 50MW, provide a reliable and sustainable source of power

The May 2015 inauguration of the Logbaba power plant site in Douala, Cameroon was attended by Dr AtanganaKouna Basile, Minister of Water Resources and Energy of Cameroon; members of the government; and seniorexecutives from Eneo Cameroon SA and Gaz du Cameroun (GDC)



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Cameroon. With the successful completion ofthe temporary gas power plants, the entireCameroon will be provided with a reliableand sustainable source of electricity that willpower the country as it works to enhance itsinfrastructure and construct additionalfacilities to support its industries.

In this context, Joel Nana Kontchou, CEO ofEneo, said, “This project addresses a shortagein the country’s electricity supply, owing to astrong increase in demand, combined with a

lack of a reserve in the electric system. We arepleased to work with GDC and Altaaqa,companies that share our deep commitmentto responding to Cameroon’s criticalinfrastructure needs.”

Cameroon’s economy has weathered thedrop in prices among its principal exports -petroleum, cocoa, coffee and cotton - and hasremained largely stable in recent years. In2013, its GDP growth reached 4.9 per cent, andexperts predict that it will remain within that

level through 2015, riding on strongperformances by the construction, oil & gas,transport, telecommunication and hospitalitysectors. Cameroon’s government has beenworking to promote growth and employmentin the country through the continuousdevelopment of energy, transportation andtelecommunications infrastructure. It is alsokeen on modernizing the country’s productionequipment and processes, particularly in theagricultural and manufacturing sectors. ■


Eneo Cameroon is the historical electricity operator in Cameroon. Formerly AES-SONEL, Eneois a semi-public company with 56 per cent shares owned by Actis Group and 44 per cent bythe State of Cameroon. Eneo has an installed generation capacity of 968MW. The transportnetwork connects 24 substations and includes 1,944.29km of high voltage lines, 15,081.48kmof medium voltage lines and 15,209.25km of low voltage lines. The distribution network consistsof 11,450km of lines of 5.5 to 33KV and 11,158km of lines of 220-380kV. Eneo has more than973,250 customers, of which approximately 45 per cent live in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé.Eneo employs 3,698 permanent staff.

A cost-effective cleanenergy supplierVictoria Oil & Gas (VOG) is an energy utilitybusiness and hydrocarbon producer withenergy supply operations in the industrialport city of Douala in Cameroon. The companygenerates cash flow from its 60 per centowned onshore gas production wells and itsenergy utility subsidiary, Gaz du CamerounSA (GDC), supplies cost-effective, clean andreliable energy products to major industriesin the region. Customers are primarily suppliedwith gas through an extensive pipelinenetwork built by GDC in the Douala area. GDCproducts currently include thermal gas,condensate and gas for gas-fired electricitygeneration. GDC gas is attractive to customersdue to its reliability, price competitiveness,low hydrocarbon emissions (compared toheavy fuel oil) and adaptability to meet variedpower requirement needs.

Altaaqa Global, a subsidiary of Zahid Group, was selected by Caterpillar Inc. to deliver multi-megawatt turnkey temporary power solutions worldwide. The company owns, mobilises,installs, and operates efficient temporary independent power plants (IPPs) at customer sites,focusing on the emerging markets of Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, the IndianSubcontinent, Latin America, South East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Offeringpower rental equipment that will operate with different types of fuel such as diesel, naturalgas, or dual-fuel, Altaaqa Global is positioned to rapidly deploy and provide temporarypower plant solutions, delivering electricity whenever and wherever it may be needed.

Trusted to deliver turnkey solutions

Cameroon’s national energy network operator

Completed in only 21 days,the temporary gas powerplants, with a combinedcapacity of 50MW


Sub-Saharan Africa’s cities are steadilysinking into the mire of years ofaccumulated refuse as their already

weak urban infrastructures struggle to keeppace with the rapid growth in population.According to some estimates, sub-SaharanAfrica’s urban population is expected to morethan double from the present 300mn to697mn by 2035. And this increase will putenormous pressure on the region’s wastemanagement systems. UN figures put theamount of waste generated in sub-SaharanAfrica at approximately 62mn tonnes peryear. But the percentage of municipal solidwaste (MSW) that is collected for landfilland/or recycling is only around 46 per cent.This compares with 65 per cent in South Asiaand 98 per cent among the OECD countries.

By 2050, waste from the OECD countries isexpected to peak, followed by the Asia-Pacific countries in 2075. However, in thefast-growing cities of sub-Saharan Africawaste generation will continue to rise andwill not peak until at least the beginning ofthe 22nd century.

A decade from now, organic waste willconstitute around 57 percent of Africa’smunicipal waste - plastic will constitute 13per cent; paper will make up nine per cent;metal will account for four per cent; glassfour per cent and others the remaining 13per cent.

Africa’s waste problem is set to get worsefor two distinct reasons. First, no less than 62per cent of sub-Saharan Africa urbanpopulation already live in slum areas withoutaccess to basic services such as water,sanitation, energy and transport and wastemanagement systems and by 2035, thepercentage living in sub standard housingwill be higher.

Second, although sub-Saharan Africa’sper capita waste generation is currently low- at an average of 0.65 kg per capita perday, reflecting the continent’s low GDP - theregion is experiencing one of the highest

economic growth rates in the world.Therefore, Africa’s per capita waste outputcan be expected to grow to around threekg per person per day in its fastest growingand most developed metropolises,according to the UN.

The end result will be an increase in thegeneration of MSW; wastewater from varioussources including households and industries,and sludge from human excreta. Nigeria’scommercial capital Lagos, with a populationvariously estimated at between 10mn and21mn, provides a vivid illustration of the scaleof the challenge facing Africa’s wastemanagement authorities.

The city is estimated to generate 10,000metric tonnes of waste per day of whichbarely 40 per cent is collected. And accordingto Wecyclers, recycling company, only 13 percent of the waste is salvaged for recycling. InApril 2015, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reported that the waste situation haddeteriorated to the extent that the city’sNational Stadium complex had been turnedinto a makeshift refuse dump.

Abolore Alanamu, manager of NationalStadium, admitted that the complex wasnow virtually unusable as a sports venue

and blamed the breakdown of the heavy liftindustrial vehicles used by cleaners todispose of the waste. ‘Wheel barrows’, hesaid, had been commissioned to move thewaste out of the stadium and on to adesignated site.

The waste management crisis that isaffecting Africa’s urban centres has promptedthe UN to take a number of steps to tackle theproblem. A partnership has been set upbetween UNEP and UN-Habitat (Housing andSustainable Development).

It has the express brief of getting to gripswith the urban waste managementchallenge in sub-Saharan Africa and tacklingits multi-dimensional nature through its‘Greener Cities’ partnership. And it will guidethe work of the two UN agencies’cooperation until 2016. Next year, UN-Habitat will outline a new urban agenda forsustainable urban development.

During this April’s ‘Earth Week’, the UN-Habitat’s Governing Council convened inNairobi to come out with a ‘Greener Cities’work programme for the coming year.Addressing the delegates, the UN undersecretary-general and UNEP executivedirector Achim Steiner promised that the

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Upgrading oururban environmentsHow the UN is tackling African waste issue with its‘Greener Cities’ programme

The reason that e-waste exporters are finding the western African region so attractive is due to the lax oversight bythe local authorities and the increasingly stiff measures that are being taken by countries in eastern and southernAfrica to prevent the dumping of e-waste. (Image source: PNPhotography/Shutterstock)


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‘Greener Cities’ regional partnerships willinclude waste management in Nigeria, Côted’Ivoire and Kenya. He said that there will alsobe a series of joint trainings on urbanenvironment issues in 10 African cities as partof the Africa-China collaboration.

One area of focus for the UN is energyrecovery from wastes. Among the projectsthat have been backed by the UN-Habitat isthe ‘Cows to Kilowatts’ project in Ibadan,Nigeria, where the equivalent of 0.5MW ofelectricity is now being delivered per day.The plant is the first in the world tosimultaneously treat abattoir waste andprovide domestic energy and organicfertiliser.

The Lagos State Waste ManagementAuthority is also hoping to harness themethane gas emitted from the rotting wasteat Olushosun, the largest landfill in Lagos.When completed in 2019, the project isexpected to produce 25MW of electricity.

In South Africa, the eThekwini Landfill Gasto Electricity project in Durban, South Africa -also backed by UN-Habitat - is generating7.5MW of electricity from two landfill sites.Other UN-Habitat projects include the waste-to-biogas projects in prisons in Kissi andHoma Bay in Kenya as well as Bamako in Mali.

But although organic waste still representsover half of the waste generated in Africa’surban centres, concerns about the growingproblem of e-waste is now at the forefront. E-waste is toxic and can contain hazardoussubstances including heavy metals such aslead and mercury, as well as endocrine-disrupting substances such as brominatedflame retardants.

According to the UN Solving E-wasteProblem (STEP) initiative, the amount of e-waste generated globally will reach 65.4mntonnes by 2017, one-third higher than it wasin 2012. However, only a few countries inAfrica including Zambia and Uganda, havemanaged to impose a ban on the imports ofcounterfeit electronic products.

Most African countries do not yet have ICTpolicies to support the establishment of e-waste plants. And as a result, much of therecycling of e-waste that does take place inAfrica occurs on an informal basis, often inunmonitored dumpsites or landfills.

And of those African countries that actuallydo have ICT policies most have yet toestablish e-waste plants. Zambia has an ICTpolicy but no e-waste plant. In East Africa,only Kenya has an e-waste recycling plant,while in southern Africa, only South Africa hasrecycling plants.

But it is West Africa that is bearing thebrunt of the e-waste onslaught. EuropeanCommission and UN studies show that theregion has now become the world’s biggest

destination for old computers, mobile devicesand components from the developed world,especially the USA and China. Ghana, Benin,Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Liberia are said tobe among the hardest-hit countries.

The reason that e-waste exporters arefinding the western African region soattractive is due to the lax oversight by thelocal authorities and the increasingly stiffmeasures that are being taken by countriesin eastern and southern Africa to preventthe dumping of e-waste. Southern Africaninitiatives are organised under the aegis ofthe e-Waste Association of South Africa(eWASA).

Company members include PicknPay,Massmart and Business Connexion. eWASAlists collection sites countrywide on itswebsite including one in neighbouringBotswana.

These sites include retail stores andindependent e-waste collection areas whereyou can drop off batteries and other items forrecycling or disposal. By comparison, WestAfrica, which is now taking the lion’s share ofglobal e-waste, is profoundly unsuited to theimportation of e-waste.

In 2012, Ghana did have plans to banimports of used air conditioners, televisionsets and used fridges, but these weresubsequently shelved.

The UN has since urged the Ghanaiangovernment to support the country’srecycling sector to ensure it could copewith the huge amount of e-waste that endsup there.

Meanwhile, Ericsson the Swedishcommunication technology and servicesfirm is moving to address the thorny issueof e-waste in sub-Saharan Africa. In January2015, PC World reported that it hadpartnered with the mobile phone service

provider MTN Benin to launch the first e-waste collection centre and awarenessdrive in the country.

Freddrik Jejdling, head of sub-SaharanAfrica operations at the company, said thatEricsson is partnering with its customers on e-waste collection.

The Benin initiative, he added, has sinceexpanded to include creating awarenessabout e-waste and helping to ensure thatend-of-life material is treated in anenvironmentally sound manner.

Ericsson’s e-waste project aims to take backtelecom e-waste as well as mobile phones,personal computers and other household e-waste. The company has launched similarpartnering programmes elsewhere in Africathat include product take-back services.

In Ghana, home to Agbogboloshie, one ofthe largest e-waste dump sites in the world,Ericsson, this year, is partnering with Airtel tooversee the disposal and recycling of e-waste,including end-of-life telecom equipmentfrom Airtel’s networks.

The challenge is enormous and Africa isvery far from meeting its MillenniumDevelopment Goals.

As Steiner said in Nairobi, “As voraciously ascities will continue to consume, they will justas readily produce waste. On the other hand,sustainable cities present an opportunity tobecome centres of resource efficiency.”

Some small steps, backed by the UN andcompanies like Ericsson, have begun toseriously address the issue of Africa’s wastemountain. But if the waste managementforecasts are accurate then Africa’s citieswill, rather depressingly, likely not achievegreen status for another couple ofgenerations. ■

Nnamdi Anyadike

UN figures put the amount of waste generatedin sub-Saharan Africa at approximately

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Small and tall,capable and controlledBobcat's TL358/TL358+ compact telehandlers have been designed to fullyaddress operator requirements for versatility and reliability


Construction equipment manufacturer Bobcat has launched newtelescopic handlers, the TL358 and TL358+, two new compact six-metre models designed to serve construction and rental markets,

designed also to complement the company's existing TL360 and TL470machines. The TL358 and TL358+ are very compact machines, thanks tothe narrow frame design with a width of only 2.1m compared to 2.3m inthe TL360/TL470 models. Combined with a height of just 2.1m, theyprovide exceptional performance, comfort and visibility for machines oftheir size. They are also short machines, only 4.5m long with anoptimised 2.8m wheel base for enhanced stability and a short turningradius of just 3.77m.

As well as their compactness, another important attribute of the newTL358 and TL358+ telehandlers are their versatility, with two differentmachine dimensions offering compactness where it is required and topperformance at all times. The cab can be mounted in two ways – in alow position that results in the very low 2.1m height or a higher positionto optimise visibility for the operator from the cab. The machines areavailable as standard with 20-inch tyres, but they can also be equippedwith 24-inch tyres for better ground clearance and traction. They areequipped with a fully-automatic hydrostatic transmission with aninching function for smooth drive and continuous speed variation up to40km/h (with 24 inch tyres) without gear change. There is also a quickchange function known as ‘Turtle’ mode to ensure precise drive andhigher torque transmission. In addition, the machines offer semi-automatic wheel realignment when changing steering modes.

Inside the comfortable, panoramic cab on the TL358 and TL358+models, the operator has an ergonomically designed dashboard withdigital display and joystick, from which they can access several uniquestandard and optional operating features. The first of these is the newSmart Handling System (SHS) activated via a new button on thedashboard, which allows the operator to easily adjust the speed of theboom movement (lifting, telescoping, tilting) depending on the type ofwork being carried out. The fast setting can be used for loading orclearing materials, whilst a second setting is ideal for placing fragileloads or other more precise work on site.

Power and performanceThe TL358 and TL358+ are both powered by the Deutz TCD 3.6 L4 StageIIIB diesel engine providing 74.4kW (100HP) of power at 2,300rpm [thePerkins 1104D-44TA Stage IIIA engine providing 74.5kW (100HP) ofpower at 2,200rpm is used for lesser regulated countries].

Capable of operating in very confined spaces and at great speed, themaximum lift capacity of the TL358 is 2.6 tonne, whilst the TL358+model has maximum lift capacity of 3.0 tonne. The maximum lift heightof both models is 5.80m with the standard 20-inch tyres. The hydraulicsystem in both is controlled by a single Bobcat joystick in the cab linked

to a Load Sensing Valve block to allow flow sharing depending on theoperator choice and the application need. In the Stage IIIB engineversions of the TL358 and TL358+, another standard feature is the newECO mode, again actuated simply by pressing a new button on thedashboard, which maintains optimum hydraulic performance withoutusing the engine’s full power, adjusting the main machine features toproduce a balance between top performance and providing the bestperformance/fuel consumption ratio.

Another standard feature is the Fast Connect System (FCS), whichprovides quick and easy interchange of hydraulic attachments via anintegrated pressure-release system.

The TL358 and TL358+ offer several important options, including thedual FNR option, which allows the operator to choose between thejoystick or a lever on the steering wheel for forward/reverse control. Theoptional Boom Suspension system uses a unique dual pressure systemwhen the TL358/TL358+ are with or without load for more comfort andincreased load retention. An optional fan inverter provides efficientcleaning of the radiator and air intake grill.

The TL358 and TL358+ offer a rugged design ideal for use onconstruction sites, with a box-welded frame to meet rough terrainconditions and intensive use, combined with a shielded bottom platealong the entire length of the machine to protect vital components. Thestrong boom head and the high tensile steel manufactured boom areideal for heavy duty loading applications.

The advanced electronics in the telehandlers are based on CAN-bustechnology, allowing smart machine management and monitoring ofthe main components for easier maintenance.

Overall the TL358 and TL358+ telehandlers are designed withminimal maintenance and service work in mind. A wide opening coverprovides easy access to the parallel side-mounted engine and the mainengine maintenance points. The battery is located at the front of theengine basket for easy access, while the filters are strategically placed foreasy and quick replacement. ■

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Look around any construction site on thecontinent and you will see lots of bigequipment at work. Bulldozers,

excavators, loaders and other machines dothe heavy lifting for Africa's developinginfrastructure. But today those machines areincreasingly dependent on a much lighterelement; silicone.

Deeply integrated into almost everymachine system, silicone microprocessorscontrol the performance of engines andhydraulics, while satellite location systemsprovide guidance for machine operators.These on-board technologies then wirelesslyconnect with company offices, providing anear-real-time data stream that lets managerskeep track of where each machine is and howit is performing. Because they combinetelemetry with automated machine functions,these technologies are known as telematics.Telematics systems are now offered by everymajor equipment manufacturer, as well as bya range of aftermarket suppliers.

Improving performance and productivityNot surprisingly, Caterpillar is one of themanufacturers leading the way in telematicsand machine control and guidance. Accordingto Anders Thomsen, a Dubai-basedtechnology application specialist, that isbecause the company sees technology as thebest way to deliver ongoing performance andproductivity improvements.

“We’ve reached the point,” Thomsen said,“where the equipment is so good that we’refighting for a one per cent gain in efficiencyhere or a two per cent gain in productivitythere. With a machine control system like CatGrade Control, though, we can deliver a 50 percent improvement in grading efficiency ormore. We can’t afford to not put thesetechnologies to work.”

Cat Grade Control applies control andguidance to the blades on dozers and motorgraders to achieve higher grading accuracy.“Basically, Cat Grade Control helps machineoperators move the right amount of material

to exactly the right place in fewer passes,”Thomsen explained. “That saves time, fuel andmoney because we simply help take wasteout of the customers’ process.”

Making the gradeThomsen cited fine road grading as a keyapplication for the technology. “Using a motorgrader to cut a precise cross slope for drainageon a road surface is a tough task for even thebest operators, especially toward the end along shift. Cat Grade Control automaticallymaintains the cross slope as the grader moves,so the operator can focus on simply guidingthe machine. That way, the machine coversmore ground faster and the operator doesn'tget as fatigued, because we took away 50 percent of the effort.”

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Putting new machines to workThe implementation of advanced equipment and solutions is remaking thecontinent’s construction industry

Cat Grade Control allows machine operators toachieve greater grading accuracy (Photo: Cat)


Photo: Cramo Group


Sounds good, but do the technologies liveup to their promise? “Yes,” Thomsen said, “andwe have decades of data to back those claimsup.”

A recent production study we did in theUAE demonstrated more than a 26 per centimprovement in productivity in bothspreading and fine grading applications. Thestudy also found that the accuracy of the job –in terms of getting the surface within thespecified tolerances for slope and elevation –improved by more than 60 per cent with onlya low-cost cross slope system.

“Best of all,” Thomsen added, “the machineoperator who participated in the study lovedthe system. He said it was easy to use andmade him feel like a ‘king of the job site’because he could work so quickly andaccurately.”

It only took the operator thirty minutes toget used to the system.

Carrying the loadAnother job that requires consistent accuracyis truck loading. Thomsen says putting theright amount of material into a dump truck isessential. “Load in too little rock or dirt andyou lose production on each trip. Load toomuch, though, and you risk premature wear ordamage to the truck, which increases servicecosts.” The solution is another technologysystem called Cat Payload. Thomsen said, “Ourpayload system measures the weight that awheel loader puts into a quarry truck bed witheach bucket load. It gives on-going feedback

to the loader operators, so they know wheneach truck has its optimum load.”

Payload can be supplemented by anothersystem called 2D Project Monitoring. “It’s arelatively new system that keeps accuratetrack of the entire hauling operation on ajobsite,” Thomsen explained.

“It provides daily production totals and ittracks hauling routes and times. Basically thesystem is your virtual cycle counter, andenables you to detect bottlenecks that slowdown production. Now your site crew caninvestigate and correct the conditions to keepproduction up.”

Thomsen hastened to add, “With thestandard Cat Product Link on your haulingunit, you have 80 per cent of the systemalready; the rest is basically just smartsoftware.”

Building the futureGrade Control and Payload are just twoexamples of the many advanced technologiesnow available from Caterpillar and othermanufacturers.

“Contractors today are pushing for moreand deeper technology systems,” Thomsensaid. “Along with telematics, they’re asking forequipment management and healthmonitoring systems like Cat EMSolutions.We’ll always need good plant equipment toget the job done, but technology is going toshape the way the construction industrygrows in Africa and around the world foryears to come.” ■

Load in too little rock or dirt

and you loseproduction on

each trip. Loadtoo much and you

risk prematurewear or damage”

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Diversification has been a major success factor for Burma PlantHire (Burma), a Cape Town-based company. Burma is one ofthe largest in its field within the Western Cape, and a growing

force nationally and internationally, which has set up branches in theEastern Cape, the Northern Cape, Gauteng, and more recently,Namibia in September 2014.

“From the onset, our focus has been on supplying specialist planthire solutions to the industrial, mining and construction sectors,” saidTheuns M A Burger, company founder, CEO and executive chairman. InJuly 2011, Burma joined Raubex Group Limited, a company listed onthe Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). There are now more than 600units in Burma’s mixed hire fleet, a core component comprising Catearthmoving machines supplied and supported by Caterpillar’ssouthern African dealer, Barloworld Equipment. A recent addition is aCat 826K landfill compactor, now deployed on one of its longestserving contracts in the Western Cape.

Cat’s 826K landfill compactorHistorically, these machines have played a major role in expandingSouth Africa’s built environment and public infrastructure landscape.The Northern Cape mining segment especially has been a new growthmarket for Burma, and the neighbouring Western Cape region is goodfor dedicated plant hire solutions supplied to contractors working onupgrades and extensions to the Sishen to Saldanha rail line, meant foriron and manganese ore exports. Burma continues to supply for thisongoing project.

Plant hire solutions in mining include the supply of earthmovingequipment for the loading and hauling of waste materials, as well asthe maintenance and construction of haul roads. Burma’s mixedearthmoving fleet has seen a progressive expansion in its Cat units tomeet diverse market needs in general industry, including theacquisition of four latest generation Cat 938K wheel loaders during2014 and the delivery in January 2015 of a Cat 826K landfillcompactor. “We are actively expanding our landfill businessnationwide to meet the rising demand from both private andmunicipal markets for class-leading mechanised solutions, and ourlatest Cat 826K acquisition is a prime example.”

A legacy of landfill performanceThe machine is now deployed at the Vissershok hazardous waste site,a privately-owned landfill bordering the N7, around 30 km north ofCape Town central. The Cat 826K joins an older Cat 816H compactoron a site where Burma has been operational since inception in 2003.

The Cat 826K, powered by a Cat C15 ACERT engine, comes to marketwith advanced levels of efficiency, operator comfort, serviceability andsafety. The cab – isolation-mounted to the frame – is pressurised with

filtered air, and the selected temperature is maintained automatically.“Machine performance features on the Cat 826K include increasedoperating weight (at 40,917 kg compared to the Cat 826H’s 36,976 kg),more power delivery, no-spin front and rear axles for better landfilltraction, and a larger fuel tank for longer operation between refuelling,”said Barloworld Equipment Bellville Cat sales professional ClintonCarelse. “Additionally, higher ground clearance and a re-designed bellyguard provide advanced protection.”

On the move, drive is delivered via a 2F/2R planetary power-shifttransmission, lock-up torque converter, and heavy-duty planetaryaxles. For fuel saving performance, the 826K features an Eco Mode.Further fuel savings are achieved with the C15’s Engine Idle Shutdownsystem. For operator convenience, the left pedal serves as a brake,transmission neutraliser, and engine decelerator, which the operatorcan use to temporarily override the engine speed set with the throttlelock for safely manoeuvring around obstacles. For optimumresponsiveness and control, the 826K’s STIC system allows single-leversteering and transmission control.

The hydraulically-actuated engine and power-train guards shieldcomponents and resist debris build-up; front-frame guards furtherprevent waste build-up in the frames and add protection forhydraulic lines, axle-wrapping and seal guards reduce the prospect ofmaterial binding around the axles, a fine-mesh air-inlet screenprevents material from entering the engine compartment, an under-hood ventilation system resists waste intrusion, and striker bars andcleaner fingers help keep the wheels clean for optimum compactioneffort. Its this sort of attention to detail that positions the Cat 826K asthe landfill class leader. ■

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Contracting to compact at the CapeWorking across southern Africa in niche construction, mining and industrialsegments, Burma Plant Hire continues to modernise its earthmoving fleet

The Cat 826Klandfill compactor



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The future ofwastewatertreatmentTechnology to improve the quality of wastewater toproduce clear benefits for industry and economy

Evaporation is a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to reverse osmosis,chemical dosing and desalination in

wastewater treatment applications. Anenvironmental solutions company with aprimary focus on supplying products andservices that assist industrial clients in variousaspects of environmental compliance, I-CAToffers innovative evaporation solutions for allindustrial applications, including the removalof excess tailing dam water.

A natural process, machined for efficiencyI-CAT technical manager Morné van Wyk hasindicated that the innovative evaporationsystem design incorporates proprietary waterpurification systems and misting canontechnology. “Our systems have been wellreceived by the local market, and trials provethat the concept is feasible.” Van Wyk pointsout that the evaporation process can becarried out naturally in solar evaporationponds, a slow process that requires a largesurface area, or by mechanical evaporationmachines. “Natural solar evaporation is oftenlimited by land availability and the cost ofconstructing additional storage ponds, not tomention the added cost of clean-up and re-vegetation,” he said.

According to van Wyk, evaporationmachines can rapidly increase theevaporation process, with minimal footprint.“Space can be utilised up to 14 times moreefficiently than ponds, as evaporationmachines are compact, reliable and efficient,and can be transported to numerous sites.”

The evaporation machines can also be usedas a low-cost addition to enhanceevaporation on existing containment ponds,or to minimise new pond surface area. I-CATcurrently offers two different types of

evaporation solutions. One is the wateratomising evaporators, where air iscompressed via a fan through a taperedbarrel, and propels controlled-sized waterdroplets that are created via nozzles. “This isbest for larger areas where wastewatercontains lower dissolved solids or minimalparticulates. I-CAT has spent a considerableamount of time in research and developmenton evaporation solutions, and we are in theprocess of introducing this option toindustrial clients, as part of our value-addedservice offering.”

The other kind is water fracturingevaporators. Through the process, water isfractured through a high-speed fan andpropelled into the air. Van Wyk has statedthat this solution is best-suited for smallerareas where wastewater contains highvolumes of solids and large particulates. “Weare currently in the process of supplying thissolution to two large projects in South Africa,both of which commenced in early-2015. Ibelieve that this could lead to considerablegrowth for I-CAT moving forward, as wecontinue to develop practical and cost-effective solutions for specific challengesexperienced by our clients.” ■

The innovative evaporation system designincorporates proprietary water purification systems


Trommel screens are essentialcomponents in mineral and solid-wasteprocessing industries. They comprise a

perforated cylindrical drum, which isnormally elevated at an angle at the feed end.As feed material spirals down the rotatingdrum, physical size separation is achieved.Undersized material smaller than the screenapertures passes through the screen, whileoversized material exits at the other end ofthe drum.

Preventative maintenance is essential toensure the longevity of trommel screens.Anthony Yell, Multotec screening productmanager, confirmed, “Multotec has hadtrommel screens running for over ten yearsthat are still operational.”

Customers can return trommel screens forrefurbishment. The rubber lining is strippedoff the steel structure, visually inspected forwear and then non-destructive testing carriedout to determine the integrity of the trommelstructure.

“If it is still within specification it can beshot-blasted and re-rubber lined, whereupon

it will be good to go for many more years,” Yellexplained.

“One of the biggest problems we havetoday with the larger trommel screens is thehigh wear rates of the screen media due tothe high peripheral speed of the trommelscreen itself.”

In addition, the trend towards larger millsmeans higher flow rates and velocities.

“Double the velocity on a polyurethanescreen equates to an increase in the wear rateby a factor of five,” Yell remarked.

Product development“We have invested extensive research anddevelopment into producing panels that lastlonger, as with large copper processing plantswhere the large tonnages mean an averagerun time of 12 to 14 weeks without anystoppages for panel change outs. It has beenour objective to develop panels that will lastthat length of time,” Yell said.

Multotec has the added advantage of beingable to supply polyurethane panels for smallerfeed sizes where the main wear criteria is

sliding abrasion and rubber panels whereimpact is the wear criteria. “We design andmanufacture both rubber and polyurethanepanels in house,” Yell pointed out. A recenttrend in mineral processing has been thatmills are tending to get bigger and thereforetrommel screens are becoming larger as well.

“This can pose challenges in terms ofacceptable life of screen media. However, wedo have solutions for this,” Yell said.

“The most important factor for us isunderstanding the trommel duty and the loadcoming off the end, because we have todesign the front end of the trommel to beable to take this load,” Yell commented. “Wehave focused investment in developingdesigns for many years and our trommelscreen designs have proven themselves to beexceptionally reliable. As long as they aremaintained properly in terms of the rubberlining and panel replacement, then they willlast a long time.”

Specialists in screeningMultotec leads the market in trommel screendesign and manufacture and has beensupplying screens for more than 20 years. Onwhich point, Yell remarked, “We deal withmost of the major mill manufacturers globally.It is a highly specialised segment that wasdeveloped in South Africa and Multotec hasbuilt a reputation that now enables us tosupply internationally.”

The company has manufacturing plants inSouth Africa and Chile and can also supplyspare parts from South Africa, Australia, Chileand the US, which reduces the supply chaindramatically and extends its geographicfootprint.

Yell said, “We have supplied mill andscrubber trommel screens to the four cornersof the earth, from South America to PapuaNew Guinea and Siberia to Kazakhstan. Thereare not many places where they are notprevalent as the Multotec product has provedto be highly reliable.” ■

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Developing designsfor superior screensMultotec enhances preventative maintenance to extendthe longevity of trommel screens

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The companies are well-positioned to undertake heavy liftingtasks, as they cover the entire spectrum of lifting equipment –from consumables to tower/electric overhead cranes.

Specifically, Elephant Lifting Equipment’s engineering team has in-depth experience across a wide range of custom lifting projectsincluding participation at Medupi and Kusile power stations andmines in Africa from the Copperbelt region in Zambia and DR Congo,up to the gold mines in West Africa.

According to them, operating in the sector requires a strategiccombination of suitable products, well-honed knowledge and skills toallow optimum product selection for the provision of application-specific lifting solutions.

The market in Africa requires a blend of standard products andspecialised bespoke lifting solutions. Products that are being suppliedto Africa include chain blocks, lever blocks, webbing slings and chainslings, used for maintenance and new installations. This type of liftingequipment is quite basic and does not require any specialised inputfrom the supplier. However, where heavy machinery is being liftedinto position or large sections of a structure need to be erected, itsnecessary to provide a custom solution. “At such times, the technically-adept lifting solutions provider works collaboratively with riggers toensure that the equipment being used to perform the lift is legallycompliant, safety compliant and fit to undertake the task,” saidElephant Lifting Equipment managing director Grant Walton.

One of the newest additions to the Elephant Lifting Equipmentrange is an ultra-compact steel wire rope hoist, suitable for lifting inareas where height restrictions or confined spaces are an issue. “Thislightweight hoist’s design allows it to be run on a smaller beam,without compromising any of its lifting capacity. In the past, close-couple hoists were used but they were impractical and also providedlimited additional headroom,” Walton pointed out.

The companies will be duly supported by Torre Industries Group interms of a strong distribution network. Involvement in a number ofAfrican countries is through either a network of strategically situatedlocal distributors and agents, through South African-based projecthouses or through EPCMs and end users who purchase productsdirectly from Elephant Lifting. “Some market sectors, such as the oil andgas sector, require above average technical support and services. Inthese instances, Elephant Lifting Equipment would establish a branch inclose proximity to the customer, such as the one in Pemba,” said Walton.

Utility of tower cranes:For several years, SA French’s Potain cranes have had a constantpresence across African skylines- both in the built environment as wellas on mines. The ability to assess the requirements for a particular

construction project, supply and erect the most appropriate towercrane solution, whilst adhering to safety and other statutoryregulations, has resulted in a large African footprint for the company.SA French executive chairman Quentin van Breda stated that enablingeach site - where the company’s tower cranes are operational asindependent entities often involves the transfer of technical andmaintenance skills to the local companies – usually at the time ofcommissioning of the crane.

“Generally, the tower crane ranges used in Africa are similar to thoseselected in South Africa, from a one-tonne lifting capacity at 50 metreradius, right up to 10.6 tonne capacity at an 80 metre-radius. Theentire spectrum of tower cranes is used, with heavy capacity cranesproving popular on mines because of the size of the machinery andcomponents being used in beneficiation plants.”

In Africa, there are still many suitable lifting applications where towercranes are not being utilised. “This is not to say that a tower crane isnecessarily superior to a mobile crane, as each has its specific marketsectors. However, we do distinctly see that tower cranes are beingunder-utilised in general industrial applications,” van Breda noted.

Operating in Africa involves an understanding of the logisticalchallenges, which include the remoteness of some project sites andthe fact that each country has completely different cultural andbusiness needs. The ability to adapt to each application is critical tosuccessful implementation of projects. ■

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Taking the skyline togreater heights SA French and Elephant Lifting Equipment are set to offer total liftingsolutions across the continent

For many years SA French’s Potain cranes have been a constant presence across African skylines



Tanzania-based logistics supportcompany Alistair Group has recentlypurchased a Manitowoc MLC165

crawler crane, which can be easilydismantled and transported.

The crane- nicknamed Big Red- is the firstof its kind in Africa and was delivered to theAlistair Group earlier in 2015, andcommissioned at the Mtwara Port in the EastAfrican nation. The initial contract will providethe port site with lift support for offshore oiland gas exploration. The Manitowoc MLC165crawler crane can install and remove its owntracks and counterweights, and has anenvironmentally-efficient engine.

Manitowoc business developmentdirector Clementine James said, “Wespecifically purchased the MLC165 due to itsamazing versatility. The machine can bedisassembled and easily transported. It can

be rigged up or down depending oncapacity requirements and weightrestrictions, and we are able to move itanywhere in the region on 11 truckloadswithout incurring any overweight penalties.”

The crane is considered rather mobile, as itmeasures only three metres in width, and canassemble/disassemble itself without the aidof an assist crane. The 165 tonne-capacityManitowoc crane is powered by a Cummins300 HP engine. The open-loop hydraulicsystem, served by two variable displacementpiston pumps, gives the MLC165 more liftingpower than other cranes of its class. The craneis equipped with a 60 metre-boom and a 90.7tonne hook block.

The machine complements Alistair Group’sfleet of rough-terrain Grove cranes rangingfrom 60 tonnes to 130 tonnes in capacity.From a maintenance and servicing

perspective, it made sense that the companyadd the MLC165 to its growing fleet. AlistairGroup has Manitowoc diagnostic softwareand qualified technicians on site, and aresupported by a Manitowoc Crane Care serviceengineer during the handover.

“Here in Africa, we don’t have the supportinfrastructure that companies have in otherregions,” added James. “We have foundManitowoc Crane Care to be a naturalpartner as they give us such responsiveaftermarket product support, which isimperative to guaranteeing uptime on ourremote worksites.”

Alistair Group’s cranes are used at a numberof different sites across Africa, mainly tosupport the oil and gas exploration industry aswell as construction sites, mining projects andgeneral infrastructure developments, includingpower plants, wind farms and pipe lines. ■

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Self-rigging crawlercrane for TanzaniaManitowoc’s MLC165 crawler crane can be assembled and disassembledeasily, making it an ideal purchase for East African constructors

The new crane has a high liftingpower, due to two variabledisplacement piston pumps



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Murray & Roberts Infrastructure hascommenced with site preparationfor the multimillion dollar Grayston

Drive bridge project for main clientJohannesburg Development Agency (JDA).The iconic cable stay bridge, designed byRoyal Haskoning DHV, will link Alexandra andSandton in Johannesburg and will featurethree metre-wide dedicated cycle andpedestrian walkways, with protective barriers,benches, landscaped areas and artwork doneby local artists.

“The award of this highly visible project toMurray & Roberts Infrastructure is testamentto the company’s ability in tackling technicallychallenging projects,” said Hein Pretorius,contracts manager at Murray & RobertsInfrastructure. The construction programmewill commence with site preparation for theapproximately 70 miles that will be requiredfor the cable-stayed bridge.

“The most difficult challenge associatedwith the project is its location over the M1motorway, one of the busiest freeways of itskind in Africa. We have already conductedtraffic management studies to ensure that theconstruction programme progressessmoothly with minimum disruption tomotorists,” Pretorius added. The project is

scheduled for completion in October 2016.The dual pedestrian and cycling bridge

forms part of a dedicated five km route fromthe Alexandra informal settlement to theheart of the Sandton Business District. It willlink up with the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) Phase 1C as well as the Louis Botha‘Corridor of Freedom’ transportationinfrastructure project being implemented by

the JDA in Greater Johannesburg.The bridge contract joins a long list of

flagship projects that Murray & RobertsInfrastructure is involved with currently. Interms of roads contracts, Murray & RobertsInfrastructure is advancing with the 22-month contract awarded to it by the TransAfrican Concessions (TRAC) for an upgrade ofthe strategic N4 toll road. Road rehabilitation

Work commenceson an iconic bridgeMurray & Roberts Infrastructure undertakes preparatory work for the JDA onJohannesburg’s Grayston Drive bridge project


Members from the Johannesburg Development Agency and Johannesburg Mayoral Committee Members at theofficial sod-turning ceremony for the Grayston Drive Bridge project


contracts are well underway in KwaZulu-Natal for the South African National RoadsAgency SOC Ltd (SANRAL), and the companyrecently secured the contract, also forSANRAL, to rehabilitate a 27.5 km-longsection on the R72 from Port Alfred to FishRiver in the Eastern Cape.

On the renewable energy front, the companyis building three wind farms in the NorthernCape, with a combined capacity of 360 MW, forclient Mainstream Renewable Power.

“These are major contracts that speak toour overall capability of carrying outlogistically complex infrastructure projects,”said Eric Wisse, managing director of Murray& Roberts Infrastructure. “The diversity of theprojects we are involved with – from windfarms to roadworks to the Grayston Road

Bridge – is testament to the ‘engineeredexcellence’ approach that underpins boththe company and the larger Murray &Roberts Group.”

Murray & Roberts Infrastructure was inattendance at the official sod turningceremony hosted by the JDA at the beginningof March, which marked the beginning of theconstruction phase. The auspicious event wasattended by Johannesburg MayoralCommittee Members (MMC) CouncillorChristine Walters (Transport), CouncillorRoslyn Greeff (Development Planning andUrban Management) and Councillor SelloLemao (Public Safety).

Speaking at the ceremony, MMC Walterssaid the project was aimed at transformingthe public transportation system in thenortheast of Johannesburg. “A transportstudy has revealed that as many as 10,000pedestrians walk and cycle betweenAlexandra and Sandton each day.

“This bridge and the surroundinginfrastructure will transform and unite theseareas. The bridge, which will be styled alongthe same lines as the Nelson Mandela Bridgein the Johannesburg inner city, literallybridges the divide between these twocontrasting communities and creates a visualgateway into the economic heartbeat of ourcity,” MMC Walters said. ■

The Grayston Drivebridge project is an

iconic project, which willlink Alexandra and

Sandton in Johannesburgand will feature

cycleways, walkways aswell as landscaped roads

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Based in South Africa, manufacturing arange of concrete block, brick andpaving machinery, turbine and counter-

current pan mixers and batching plants forthe concrete, refractory and ceramicindustries since 1976, PMSA servicing theneeds of local and overseas customers. It hasdeveloped a successful business over fourdecades. The company’s brick-makingmachinery produces two million bricks a dayin the Johannesburg area alone.

Emerging at an affordable pricePMSA sales and marketing manager QuintinBooysen spoke recently about the FioriDBX35, a new product that fills a gap in thelocal market for an affordable and reliableself-loading concrete mixer, offering usersaccurate measurement without the need foradditional equipment. He said, “It is the idealself-loading mixer for the price-consciouscustomer, and therefore, I am confident ofobtaining measurable market share acrosssub-Saharan Africa.”

The new Fiori DBX35 is designed specificallyfor emerging markets in Africa that requirehigh-quality concrete on demand at a moreaffordable price. It was unveiled at the TotallyConcrete 2015 exhibition at the SandtonConvention Centre, Johannesburg in mid-Mayby PMSA, the largest supplier of concretebrick, block and paving-making machineryand technology in Africa.

An enhanced designThe new Italian-designed and manufacturedDBX35 forms part of an entire range fromFiori, with a smaller and larger unit availableas entry-level machines. To make the DBX35more affordable, all non-essential parts wereremoved and certain design aspects adjusted.Fiori’s quality standards have, however,remained uncompromised. Two major designenhancements are the introduction of frontloading arms and a grab bucket, whichreplaces the standard bucket found on other

Fiori machines. This design change wasimplemented as a cost-saving benefit for up-and-coming contractors unable to afford acapital-intensive weighing system formaterial measurement.

“The Fiori DBX35 is the ideal self-loadingmixer for customers, who have not budgetedfor a separate weighing system to measureall aggregates, as the grab bucket allows theuser to measure materials more accuratelywhen loading the bucket, which can be filledup to 90 per cent capacity. This is notpossible with a standard bucket design,”explained Booysen. The Fiori DBX35 self-

loading mixer offers additional benefits tothe African market, including more accuratevolumetric loading and reduced loadingtimes, thanks to the positioning andinclination of the drum. Its compact designalso results in considerable transportationsavings. “Two Fiori DBX35 self-loading mixerscan fit into one standard 140sqm shippingcontainer, which halves transportation costswhen compared to other similar-sizedcompetitor mixers. This is another majorvalue-add in terms of ensuring affordability,without compromising on efficiency orreliability,” Booysen said. ■

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Bringing new techinto the mixturePMSA’s new low-cost, high-performance self-loading concretemixer for, as showcased at Totally Concrete

The new Fiori DBX35 self-loading concrete mixer was unveiled at Totally Concrete 2015 by PMSA


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Hydrostatic drive unit concrete dumpersare ideally suited to the arduousoperating conditions found on many

African construction and building sites. Devinvan Zyl, CEO of Lambson’s Hire, confirmedrecently that the South African firm hasstocked its fleet with Wacker Neuson 1.6 tonand 3 ton dumpers to meet customer demandfor reliable and hardworking equipment.

Van Zyl explained that many dumperssuffer from gearbox failure, resulting inunwanted downtime and frustration forcustomers. He remarked, “By opting forhydrostatic drive units this problem area willbe eliminated. Feedback from customers,combined with extensive research andtesting, forms the basis of all our equipmentchoices. We need to know that the machineswe send to site will perform according to specand remain operational for as long aspossible. While adequate maintenance playsa large role in the uptime of our equipment, itis even more important to make the rightselection upfront.”

The heavy duty mid-size dumper rangeprovides greater utility for building processesand logistics. The swivel-tipping skip, availableon both the 1.6 and 3 tonner, comes with a180° tilt facilitating precision dumping ofmaterial and is perfect for applications whereexact placement of concrete is a prerequisite.

The range features hydrostatic permanenttwo-wheel drive on the 1.6 ton and twin-lockfour wheel drive on the 3 ton as standard. Thismakes on site travel, at continuously variablespeeds of up to 16km/h on the 1.6 ton versionand 25km/h on the 3 ton version, effortlesseven on the roughest and most uneven surfaces.

Maximum use, minimum maintenanceOperator-friendly hydrostatic controls areprovided by the hydrostatic drive system,eliminating the need for gear changes whilstdriving. The operator is thus able toconcentrate on negotiating around and overany site obstacles, making these dumpers

extremely easy and safe to use. The dumpersfeature a clearly laid out instrument paneland have wide, robust leg protection, furtheradding to operator ease of use.

The absence of a clutch and gears meansthat maintenance is reduced to a minimum,resulting in maximised operational time onsite and minimised overall operating costs.

Ideal applicationsThe dumpers are ideal for surfaceconstruction work, civil engineering, roadbuilding, quarrying, industry, demolition andrubble handling, waste disposal, forestry,farming, landscaping and public works.

Van Zyl said, “The success of our fleet isbased on understanding exactly whichequipment works in specific environments.Our team is able to consult with customersand provide them with the right item of plantfor their particular application. The selection isbased on a number of factors includingintended use of the equipment, siteconditions, hours of service required andwhether other complementary equipmentis being used. Through the extensiveexperience our skilled personnel havegarnered over the years, they are able to takethe tedium out of plant selection for ourcustomers.” ■

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Hydrostatic dumpershandle tough sitesEffective fleet management to address specific requirements for reliable,robust construction equipment

Hydrostatic drive unit concrete dumpers, available from Lambson's Hire, are ideally suited to the arduous operatingconditions found on South African construction and building sites


Lambson’s Hire has stocked its countrywide fleet withWacker Neuson 1.6 ton and 3 ton dumpers to meetcustomer demand for reliable and hardworking equipment


AR31mn (US$2.6mn), fully-integrated7,500kVA standby power solution hasbeen recently installed in the

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),following the successful design, assemblyand testing of the modular plant byJohannesburg-based electrical andmechanical engineering solutions enterpriseAmalgamated Power Solutions (APS).

APS specialises in the provision ofcomprehensive turnkey power generationsolutions for industries across Sub-SaharanAfrica. The company’s flagship achievementis the completion of the Kinsenda CopperMine standby power generation solution,which is capable of providing a reliablealternative power source in the event of anoutage within just 20 seconds - a world-class response time.

The promise of powerAccording to APS technical director,Andrew Strömbeck, this cradle-to-gravesolution boasts unrivalled technicalefficiency on a global scale, and will enable

the mine to run its ore processing plant atfull capacity without experiencing anystoppages whatsoever, regardless of poweroutages.

“Ore processing plants run 24 hours aday, 365 days a year. Just 30 seconds of

stoppage can result in up to two days ofcostly downtime. APS has thereforeprovided the client with the peace of mindthat, even in the event of power failure, nodowntime will be experienced, thanks to ahighly sophisticated solution that few

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Energising Africanmines amidst a crisisStandby power in the DRC helps both to guarantee andstabilise electricity generation for copper miners


The Cummins APS DRC motivator during installation

The Cummins APS motivators in the first phase

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companies in the world are able to match,”Strömbeck explained.

Strömbeck added that the KinsendaCopper Mine standby power generationsolution is comprised of three fullyintegrated 2,500kVA diesel generator sets(gensets) manufactured by Cummins,amongst the most prominent firms in the

manufacture, sales and servicing of dieselengines and related technology.

“Part of our success lies in the fact thatwe are flexible with component suppliers toensure that we provide turnkey solutions toour clients. It is, however, important to beentirely aligned with certain originalequipment manufacturers (OEMs) to ensure

the highest standards of quality, reliabilityand effective after-sales service, and this iscertainly the case with Cummins,” he said.

In addition to the Cummins gensets,which weigh 32 tons each, the standbysolution also consists of three 9 000-litrediesel tanks that were transported in 12m-high cube containers in nine trucks, whichsuccessfully reached their final destinationin the Katanga province of the DRCrecently.

Local manufactureAlthough the challenge of unpredictableand unreliable power supply in the Africanmining sector is further compounded bybureaucratic business regulations, APSmanaging director Rob Pellizzer indicatedrecently that the company assists itscustomers in overcoming these lengthy andcostly issues through its value-addedholistic solutions offering.

“Many African countries requireforeigners who have been in the country formore than 21 days to obtain a work permit,which makes it challenging for companiesto enter the market effectively. APS expertsassemble and test all components at ourJohannesburg facility, before completing

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relevant paperwork to ensure that they canreassemble equipment onsite anywhere inAfrica,” he said.

Pellizzer maintained that this servicedelivery excellence places APS ahead of thecompetition.

The backup power generator at KinsendaCopper Mine is now fully operational. “Fewcompetitors are able to boast this combinationof high-quality solutions that are available inquick turnaround times, and this bodes well forour future business dealings.”

Industry experienceAPS was established in early 2013 byStrömbeck, who boasts over 45 years ofindustry experience.

“We are a streamlined operation, with ateam of 36 factory workers and engineersthat undertake all component assemblyand mechanical engineering at thecompany’s 1,600 m2 under-roof facility.

Although the company is new, manyemployees have vast experience workingalongside each other in the corporateenvironment. This has enabled us to obtainsuch a large contract despite our generallysmall footprint,” he said.

APS sales manager Kirsten Knox isconfident that the company’s early successlooks set to continue in the foreseeablefuture.

“Part of our business strategy has been totarget larger projects such as the Kinsenda

Copper Mine. As investment in Africacontinues to become more lucrative, whileinconsistent power supply remains a realthreat, APS holds the potential formeasurable growth through itscomprehensive and turnkey backup powergeneration offering.”

Knox believes that potential for growthextends across numerous sectors,including: mining; industrial; retail;healthcare; and food and beverageindustries. “We have been awarded asecond high-profile mining contract inGhana, having been selected ahead ofmultinationals and global competitors. Ibelieve this will serve as a catalyst forgrowth across other sectors too.” ■

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Law firms ENSafrica and Rex Attorneys have joined forces to formENSafrica | Tanzania.

“Our vision is for ENSafrica to be the first fully integrated, world-class African law firm - the legal destination of choice when itcomes to doing business in Africa. Launching ENSafrica | Tanzaniais part of this vision and we plan to open further offices throughoutAfrica during the course of the year,” said ENSafrica chief executivePiet Faber.

Tanzania is an important jurisdiction for those doing businessacross Africa due to, among others, its stable businessenvironment, its abundance of natural resources and theforecasted growth of its economy over the next five years.

ENSafrica | Tanzania is based in Upanga in the country’scommercial capital, Dar es Salaam, and provides a full-serviceoffering, covering a wide range of business areas, including mining;oil and gas; energy; banking and financial services; competition;employment; intellectual property (IP); telecommunications;insolvency; legislative and regulatory regime review; as well ascommercial litigation and arbitration.

Ambassador Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, a seasoned corporate andmining law practitioner who was previously Tanzania’s HighCommissioner to the United Kingdom and Tanzania’s ambassadorto the United States of America, is the chair of ENSafrica | Tanzania.Dr Alex Thomas Nguluma, a renowned senior corporate and tax lawpractitioner, is the managing partner.

“The opening of ENSafrica | Tanzania is an exciting step in theTanzanian legal market,” said Ambassador Maajar. “We believe thatthe combination of our expert knowledge of the local market, andthe breadth and depth of experience and specialist expertisewhich is now available to us across Africa, will provide real value toour clients.”

“The launch of ENSafrica | Tanzania has certainly expanded ourcapability in the country and we are looking forward to offeringour clients a new level and depth of legal services spanning all thekey corporate areas of law and business,” said Dr Nguluma.

ENSafrica now has offices in Burundi, Mauritius, Namibia,Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, which operate as onefirm across Africa, affording our clients a world-class service, fastturnaround times and an extremely cost-effective offering,wherever they choose to do business.

Rex Attorneys partners with ENSafrica in Tanzania

Ambassador Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, chair of ENSafrica

Dr Alex Thomas Nguluma, managing partner at ENSafrica


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Geostatistics specialist Geovariances haslaunched Minestis, a software solutiondedicated to mineral resource estimation.Minestis offers a fast and easy-to-use workflowfor domain estimation and mineral resourcemodelling through a simplified and securegeostatistics-based approach.Geovariances software development managerFrançois Geffroy said, “When designingMinestis, our main objectives were: firstly, tooffer our customers a new generation mining-focused software solution that non-expertsin geostatistics can learn and implementeasily; secondly, that this new softwareensures the quality and the performances ofthe geostatistics our leading software Isatisis renowned and referenced for. As a result,Minestis simplifies resource estimation andquickly delivers reliable estimates”.Minestis provides a workflow which takes theuser through every step of its resourcemodelling project. The software starts withthe loading of already built grade shells orgeological surfaces and verifies thatgeological domains are coherent with eachother. It goes on with a geostatistics-basedestimation process which gives users accessto the only parameters they need to controlthrough a smart user interface. It quickly endsup with the production of the recoverableresource figures required for subsequentresource classification.Minestis implements powerful parallellisedgeostatistical algorithms: kriging, conditionalsimulations, uniform conditioning andlocalized uniform conditioning. Additionaltools such as automatic variogram fitting orkriging neighbourhood analysis, combinedwith a modern interface, facilitate softwareuse and parameter setting. Early users alsoreported that Minestis is fast and visual.

Geovariances launchesMinestis

Africa’s petroleum and petrochemicalindustry faces many challenges - includingclimate change issues, fuel security and thefalling oil price. These were addressed at therecently-held Petro.t.ex conference andexhibition, a major mid- and down-streamevent focused on showcasing products,services and business opportunities acrossSub-Saharan Africa.

Event organiser Bette McNaughtonreported that the key focus of the conferencewere the updates for the liquid fuel anddownstream industry, and that current topicscovered also included “the overall status of

the liquid fuel industry in South Africa, climatechange, alternative fuels, and the revisedBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment(BBBEE) Codes for the retail fuel market”.

With respect to the state of South Africa’s oilindustry, attendees learned not only thatabout 95 per cent of SA’s crude oil demand ismet by imports from the Middle East and therest of Africa, but also that - with estimatedreserves of over nine billion barrels of oilbeneath South Africa’s coastlines - manydrilling and business opportunities exist,which could give the country some smallmeasure of independence from imports.

Implications of the Revised BBBEE Codes forthe retail market were highlighted in apresentation by Bakang Moeketsi, CEO of theSouth African Petroleum Retailers’ Association(SAPRA). He said, “The promotion of broad-based black economic empowerment is aprimary objective, as is the need to achieve aglobally competitive mining industry thatbenefits all South Africans. The revised Codescombine management control andemployment equity into one element, as doespreferential procurement and enterprisedevelopment, thus reducing Scorecardelements from seven to five.”

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"We are hugely satisfied with theresult of Intermat 2015," said Gary

Bell, CEO of the global ADT specialist BellEquipment. “The international attendanceclearly reflected the local market situation,with a little but very interested overseasfraction...With all our global mar-ketregions represented through theirrespective branches on the Bell stand, wewere able to fully reach our aim, to useIntermat 2015 as a broad platform topresent our latest products and to informabout our continuous R&D activities andfurther improvements in our customer-oriented service and after sales operations."

In Paris, Bell Equipment sharedinformation about the development of itsupcoming B60E truck.

“As a completely new concept, the B60Dintroduced last year is proving to be verysuccessful in several markets. In SouthAfrica, mining companies are looking toreplace their fleets of 60-ton rigid truckswith Bell B60Ds, with some deals alreadyconcluded. The practical experiences ofthese operations show substantialadvantages of the articulated 4x4 over itsrigid competitors in terms of all-weatherperformance and costs. All field testingresults are being directly considered duringthe final development of the Bell B60E,”said Marc Schürmann, Bell Equipment'sdirector of European operations.

Bell Equipment revealsnew rigid trucks Hatz exhibits its 4H50TI engine

At Intermat 2015 German enginemanufacturer Motorenfabrik Hatz presentedanother version of the 2-litre turbo engine4H50TIC, which was introduced in 2014. The‘4H50TI’ was developed specifically for exportto countries where only diesel fuel with highsulphur content is available.With the two engines 4H50TIC DPF and 4H50TI(Tier 2/Stage II), Hatz Diesel in fact held theworld premiere of two more variants of the 4-cylinder turbo engine at Intermat. Now, withthe 4-cylinder 2-litre industrial diesel engine4H50TIC, equipped with the Bosch common-rail system, there is a total of three variants,which are now available worldwide.By adapting existing components such ascommon rail, injectors and high-pressurepump and because of the elimination ofsulphur sensitive components such as exhaustgas recirculation (EGR) and oxidation catalyst(DOC), the engine can be operated with dieselfuel with a sulphur content of up to 5,000 ppm. Because of the elimination of the exhaust after

treatment and due to the requirements of theemissions legislation, the 4H50TI can beoperated with higher performance. Themaximum output is 62kW and the maximumtorque 265Nm. At just 158kg, the total weightof the 4H50TI is considerably less comparedto the Tier 4/Stage IIIB version, the 4H50TIC.Because of the elimination of the EGR, thespecific fuel consumption of 218 g/kWh at thebest point is slightly higher than the values ofthe basic engine. The 4H50TI will be availablefrom autumn 2015.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary at Intermat, Haulotte highlighted its sustained investment inresearch and development to provide a continuous pipeline of simple, robust and reliableproducts to users of people and material lifting equipment, Three decades of proximity to itsclients has reinforced a customer-centric approach, encapsulated in the Intermat showcase,which presented the company’s entire offering, from Financing advice to after-sales servicing.

Notable on the stand were the new HA20 RTJ articulated boom, the rough-terrain articulatedboom HA16 RTJ Pro, and the rough-terrain telescopic boom HT23 RTJ.

In particular, the 20m HA20 RTJ is designed to deliver an optimal level of performance tomeet three objectives: maximising productivity, taking care of the budget and ensuring the

safety of the operators.Small sister of the new20m articulated boom,the HA16 RTJ Pro has fourwheel-drive, a 360°continuous turretrotation, oscillating axle,and Haulotte Activ’ShieldBar. The HT23 RTJ is anaerial work platformoffering best-in-classperformances.

The Hatz 4H50TI is especially designed for diesel fuelswith high sulphur content


Haulotte’s three decades of R&D


With this ‘sectional model’ Bell Equipmentalso presented its new Mer-cedes-Benzengines at Intermat, which now feature onthe smaller E-series trucks B25E and B30E

The rough-terrain telescopic boom HT23 RTJ

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Equipment manufacturer HitachiConstruction Machinery Co, Ltd

(HCM) has unveiled its first massproduction hybrid wheel loader at the 2015Intermat exhibition in Paris, France. Theinnovative new ZW220HYB5 Hybrid hasbeen designed and constructed at HCM’swheel loader factory at Ryugasaki in Japan.

It has been developed as part of HCM’squest to manufacture an ecofriendlyproduct, which will use significantly lessfuel than it did in 2010. This is in responseto the world’s focus on protecting theenvironment and as a result of TheZW220HYB5 incorporates 100 per centproven Hitachi group technology from thebullet train and EHseries dump trucks,which has been specially developed forthe hybrid wheel loader.

To achieve this, the ZW220HYB5’s four-cylinder engine powers a generator, whichproduces energy to drive two electrictravel motors. When the machine is rollingor braking, it continues to store electricityin a capacitor. Under acceleration, it usesenergy by the generator and the capacitor,and so less revs are required when itreaches normal travel speed.

The control units are the key to theelectrical power process and engineoperation. For example, when lifting andloading automatically the engine rpmsincrease in regards of the load – and thereis no need to use the accelerator pedal.

Hitachi’s new hybridwheel loader JDPS telematics deliver off-road

John Deere is one of the few manufacturers to build engines exclusively for off-highwayapplications. Its engines deliver performance, power, fluid efficiency, reliability, easyinstallation and emissions compliance to both generator set manufacturers and end-users.John deere Power Systems (JDPS) offers an extensive lineup of standby and prime generatorset engines that meet emissions regulations around the world while delivering quick-starting, clean-running and fuel-efficient performance. The full JDPS lineup generator driveengines ranges, in displacement from 2.9L to 13.5L, covers generator drive ratings from 31 to563kWm (42 to 755hp) - and, critically for operators in African markets today, include non-emissions certified, EU Stage II and Stage III A models as well as EPA Tier 3, Interim Tier 4 andFinal Tier 4 products. Throughout the range, the design emphasis is on low cost of operation,optimal equipment performance and reliability.

One important innovation with respect to operators everywhere is the introduction of a newtelematics package, to help reduce downtime and therefore costs. Launched at Intermat 2015,John Deere's Powersight telematics system combines several monitoring functions evaluatingmachine performance, and a web-based remote diagnostic service, which has been developedto assist with improving uptime of equipment. The system is designed to help its customers"achieve more uptime, increased profitability and greater productivity", according to JohnRadke, manager worldwide customer support at John Deere.

Geoff Stigler, John Deere's director of marketing support, EAME region, advised that thenew telematics system enables diagnosis of any potential systems issues remotely, which willprove particularly useful to operators. He added Powersight has been designed tocommunicate with contractors through mobile phones or tablets, providing live monitoringso that any issues can be identified at an early stage.

The new Terex Finlay 693+ Spaleck representsreal development in mobile screening andseparation technology. This new productoffering is the result of a joint partnershipbetween Terex Finlay, pioneers in mobiletracked processing equipment and Spaleck, aleading specialist in static recycling screeningtechnology. At the heart of the mobile plant is the two-deckGerman-designed and constructed highperformance screenbox. The innovativescreenbox combined with state of the art flipflow technology on both the top and bottomdecks catapults the Finlay 693+ Spaleck into aclass of its own.The screen mats on both the top and bottomdeck Flip-Flow screens are fastened withoutscrews and have no edges that could causedifficulties and snagging. This means that thescreen mats can be changed quickly and thereis an optimal product flow over the screen mats

at all times. Even large-grained material can bescreened on a screening machine with a Flip-Flow screen deck.Its processing capabilities and applicationflexibility make the machine the ultimatetracked mobile solution for the processing andseparation of recycling materials such asincineration slag, shredder light and heavyfraction, scrap metal, electronic scrap, C&D, C&I,bulky waste, compost, plastic fractions, biomass,topsoil, ore and aggregates, etc.

The ZW220HYB5 is easy to operate; using travelmotors rather than the conventional transmission,there are no jolts when digging or climbing uphill


Terex Finlay’s new 693+ Spaleck


Terex Finlay has launched the new 693+ Spaleck 3DFlip-Flow screen


Engine manufacturer Volvo Penta hasexhibited two new diesel units atIntermat in Paris, France, alongsidepresentations by sister companiesVolvo Construction Equipment andVolvo Trucks. The company made animpression with the latest additionsto its engine lineup - the new five-and eight-litre off-road diesel engines.Developed in coordination with theVolvo Group, the robust, reliable D5and D8 engines feature a newly-designed platform. Displacement hasbeen increased compared to previousversions, and the new engines offerimproved engine block stiffness, as well ashigher torque at low speed. But despite alarger displacement, fuel consumption is reduced by as much as 2.5 percent. The new engines are available to meet Stage II/Tier 2, Stage IIIA/Tier3 equivalent and Tier 4 Final/Stage IV emissions standards - meaningthat, no matter where a manufacturer exports its products, Volvo Pentahas an engine to match the market’s emission regulations.

All of Volvo Penta’s engines, regardless of emission stage,share a common footprint, with components like

the turbocharger located in the same placeon all models - making design andinstallation easier for OEMs. The presence of the three Volvocompanies at Intermat underscoredVolvo Penta’s synergies with its sister

businesses. Volvo Penta enjoyssignificant advantages as part of the

Volvo Group: not only does thecompany benefit from the Group’sbrand heritage and considerable R&D

muscle, but Volvo Penta can alsocapitalize on Volvo CE’s knowledge and

expertise in the construction market.In the aftermarket, Volvo Penta is also working to

expand its service network by partnering with Volvo CE dealers aroundthe world. Already, Volvo Penta has joined up with its sister company’sdealers in Australia, South Africa and Russia, and more partnerships areexpected to come - extending the company’s reach and taking advantageof these dealers’ experience in the construction industry.

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Volvo Penta flexes its muscles at Intermat 2015

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