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12 Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2015
Industrynews
SWISS cable specialist Reichle &
De-Massari (R&M) has opened new
1,500m2 fibre optic solution assembly
and production facility in Riyadh.
The facility will have dedicated quality
control personnel, while every batch of
raw material will be monitored by the
Swiss headquarters to ensure that “the
R&M Swiss quality is maintained”, a
statement said. Staff at the new facility
will be trained in Switzerland.
Manzoor Ali, managing director, R&M
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen,
said: “R&M is today recognised as one
of the top three cabling vendors in the
region, thanks to our strong local
presence, together with Swiss
engineering.
“A few years ago we had a vision of
becoming the leading cabling vendor
in Saudi Arabia and to achieve that
vision we have been investing in the
country, for the country.”
The cabling manufacturer is looking to
use Saudi employees to build a
motivated and sustainable workforce.
Mr Ali added: “In the first phase, we
are hoping to open doors for young
Saudi technical personnel and the
facility is equipped to have up to 20
technicians working in a single shift.”
Reichle & De-Massari – Switzerland
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Local talent for local supply
❍ New fibre optic solution assembly and
production facility in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
Power exchange
During January 2015 Tajikistan’s
220kW and 110kW networks from
Sangtuda-1 and Sangtuda-2
hydroelectric power plants
reportedly transmitted nearly
55GWh of electricity to
Afghanistan: 25GWh more than in
the same period in 2014.
However, the electricity rationing
that was introduced in Tajikistan on
1 st October, and which resulted in
the reduction of electricity supply
in rural areas to fewer than 12
hours per day, is still in effect in the
country.
The Tajik president, Emomali
Rahmon, has since ordered an
increase in supply to residential
customers in rural areas to 13
hours – six hours in the morning
and seven hours in the evening.
Sangtuda-1 Hydroelectric Power
Plant – Tajikstan
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