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17 Electricity + Control JULY 2017
round up DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR
Three new 200 kV substations
for rural Rwanda
Efacec has been chosen by the winning consortium
of the international tender launched by the Repub-
lic of Rwanda for the construction of three new 200
kV substations. These infrastructures are essential to
distribute power to the country’s rural areas, such as
Rwabusoro, Mamba e Rilima.The technical abilities and
skills of Efacec’s HighTension Substations area was the
reason behind being chosen by the tender’s winning
company – STEG International Services, fromTunisia –
to implement the project of engineering, supply, super-
vision and commissioning of the three new substations
on a turn-key basis. This contract is worth approximate-
ly €10,5 M and has an 18 months’ execution deadline.
This construction work will be fundamental to give
flow to the 80 MW produced in Mamba’s Biomass
Power Station for the national electricity grid. Current-
ly only 25% of Rwanda’s households have power. This
project is part of the government ambition to bring elec-
trical energy to 70% of Rwanda’s families, until 2018.
According to Ângelo Ramalho, Efacec’s CEO,
“Being chosen for this project attests, once again,
Efacec’s skills.
Enquiries: Email
Latest French technology on show
EM, a specialised direct importer
and wholesale distributor of high-
end industrial electrical products,
motor control switchgear and elec-
tronic automation products, is the
exclusive distributor for Socomec in
South Africa.
The company exhibited as part of
the French Pavilion at African Utili-
ty Week 2017, Socomec Technical
Sales Engineer Yoann Guinamant
highlights. Socomec is of particular
interest to the utility sector due to
products such as the DIRIS Digiware
system, described as an innovation
hub to facilitate connection and con-
figuration.
“EM takes pride in supplying
only the best technology possible
for the diverse industries it targets.
Our DIRIS Digiware is the most ef-
fective solution for metering con-
sumption and monitoring the qual-
ity of electrical energy,” Guinamant
stresses.
In terms of power management
and optimisation, the system allows
for optimal control of an electrical
network. It manages consumption,
and monitors power and electrical
events, with its high level of accuracy
guaranteed by its compliance with
IEC 61557-2, across a wide range
of sensors (Class 0.5), from 2% to
120% of rated current for the global
measurement chain.
Enquiries:Tel. +27 (0) 11 249 5000
or email