Electricity + Control September 2017

50 / 56

48 Electricity + Control SEPTEMBER 2017
LIGHT + CURRENT
2017 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards
At the recent 2017 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards,
Lynne Pretorius, President of CESA states, “Consulting Engineers
are at the forefront of Infrastructure development and these awards
bear witness to the pivotal role that Consulting Engineers, as trusted
advisors and partners to our clients, play in the delivery of services
to the people of South Africa and the African continent.”
“Given the pivotal role that CESA members have in the South
African society and economy, these awards are about thanking all
the participants for the role you play in our country’s growth. Most
of all, the winning projects show us that South Africa still has so
much to deliver and offer to its citizenry, and that the potential of
the country that we love and call home will continue to require
excellence that the Consulting Engineering industry has to offer.
“Clearly an enormous responsibility lies upon your shoulders as
the consulting engineers in South Africa, but by the same token,
to deliver on these responsibilities, consulting engineers have to
operate in a secure, risk-managed environment. It’s our role at Aon
South Africa to facilitate that environment, and to ensure that you
have a professional and qualified team on your side, every step of
the way,” says Terence Williams, CEO of Aon South Africa.
Awards were handed out in the following categories: Young En-
gineer of theYear; Engineering Excellence for projects with a value
of less than R50 M; projects between R50 M and R250 M and for
projects with a value of over R250 M; Best International Project; Vi-
sionary Client of theYear; Mentor of theYear; Business Excellence;
Mentoring Company of theYear; Publisher of theYear; Job Shadow
Initiative; and Branch of the Year. (See Social Engineers page 51)
Enquiries: Dennis Ndaba.Tel. +27 (0) 11 463 2022 or email
Winner – Vision 2030 Award
The CDC, in 2016 during the Gas Options session/conference, one of
the outcomes highlighted the Coega SEZ as one of the locations iden-
tified to host the gas to power plant, with an allocation of 1 000 MW.
This has initiated an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study
for the gas to power programme and strategically further explored the
SEZ’s full potential beyond the current allocation of 1 000 MW. The
CDC has successfully attracted R4 billion worth of energy projects.
These include the R3,5 billion Dedisa Peaking Power Plant, with
a capacity of 342 MW name other energy projects here R9 M
lay down area for normal and abnormal cargo. The 12 hectares lay
down area in Zone 1 of the Coega SEZ is located on the boundary
between the Port of Ngqura and the Coega SEZ and has played
an integral role in the regional connection of wind power. Com-
plementing this project is a million rand 48 kW Solar Plant, which
feeds power to the CDC head office.
Enquiries: Email
Congratulating the CDC on win-
ning the Vision 2030 Awards on
Infrastructure Development and its
commitment to the realisation of the
national development plan objectives:
Cllr Athol Trollip, Executive Mayor of
the Nelson Mandela Bay, Arnaud de
Limburg, Dedisa CEO, HonourableMs
Mamokolo Kubayi Minister of Energy.
(Front) Christopher Mashigo, CDC
Executive Manager Business Devel-
opment and MEC Sakhumzi Somyo,
DEDEAT Eastern Cape.