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Eskom Contractor Academy assists
CapeTown entrepreneur
GlobesScope Security Solutions owner, Glynn Mashonga, has been
awarded a certificate for successfully completing the Eskom Contractor
Academy accredited course. She heard about the academy when her
company competed and became a finalist in the Eskom Development
Foundation Business Investment Competition (BIC) in 2015.
The Contractor Academy is the Eskom Development Foundation’s
programme to equip small business owners and entrepreneurs with the
necessary skills required to build sustainable businesses. It is offered to
contractors and suppliers wishing to improve their skills in project and
financial management, entrepreneurship, legislation and technical acu-
men.The academy, which combines both theoretical and practical work,
is covered over eight months and students attend a residential study
school for a week every month. Eskombelieves that by empowering small
businesses and helping them to become profitable, the country can start
addressing its socio-economic challenges and start seeing a difference.
Glynn Mashonga says: “The academy has provided me with all the
tools and knowledge to enable me to implement these systems. I was
recently awarded a maintenance contract which necessitated work being
carried out at numerous sites and at different times. I was able to imple-
ment the knowledge I had gained from the project management course
to accurately calculate the time needed to complete the work, as well as
the profit margins.”
Enquiries: Email
Yokogawa and Cosasco
conclude Agreement for Sale of
ISA100 wireless-based products
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has signed a mutual sales
agreement with Rohrback Cosasco Systems, Inc., a US-
based manufacturer of corrosion monitoring systems
and equipment. Under this agreement, Yokogawa will
distribute Cosasco’s ISA Wireless-based MWT-3905 and
CWT-9020 corrosion monitors and Cosasco will distrib-
ute Yokogawa ISA Wireless-based field wireless system
devices. Yokogawa can now add corrosion sensors to
its line-up of field wireless devices that help customers
efficiently maintain facilities and ensure safety at their
plants. For Cosasco, the ability to offer its corrosion moni-
tors in combination withYokogawa field wireless devices
is expected to increase sales.
Enquiries: Email
Agreement - Uretech and HMA
Group
Uretech, a local manufacturer of polyurethane products
such as wear liners for the mining industry, has entered
into an agreement with the HMA Group of Australia to
have its product range distributed internationally. In turn,
the HMA Group’s wide product range will now be made
available in Africa for the first time.The agreement, con-
cluded towards the end of 2016, will see the establishment
of a new South African subsidiary of the HMA Group,
known as HMA South Africa, with George Hoffmann as
General Manager. In terms of the agreement, HMA has
been appointed as Uretech’s sole international distributor,
including South Africa.
Enquiries: Email
ENEL signs 25 year PPA with
ZESCO
Enel, acting through its Renewable Energies Division Enel
Green Power (EGP), has signed a 25-year power purchase
agreement with Zambia’s state-owned utility ZESCO for
the 34 MW Ngonye (The project was known as Mosi-oa-
Tunyawhen Enel was awarded the 34MW in June 2016). PV
solar project won in June following the first round tender
of the Scaling Solar programme, which was launched
by state-owned investment holding company Industrial
Development Corporation Limited (IDC). Ngonye is lo-
cated in the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone in
southern Zambia, and the awarding of the capacity to Enel
marked the Group’s entry into Zambia’s renewable energy
market. Enel will be investing approximately $40 M in the
construction of the new PV plant, which is expected to
generate around 70 GWh per year. Ngonye will be owned
by a special purpose vehicle in which EGP will hold 80%
and IDC will have a 20% minority stake.
Enquiries: Email
Eskom Development Foundation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Cecil
Ramonotsi; GlobesScope Security Solutions owner, Glynn Mashonga; Eskom
Western Cape Operating Unit General Manager, Alwie Lester.
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