Sparks Electrical News September 2019

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SIGNIFY LIGHTS UP AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2019

T he recent Africa Cup of Nations 2019 soccer tournament, hosted by Egypt, was held from June 21 to July 19, 2019. Signify supplied the lighting at the Cairo International Stadium, which hosted the opening game and the final, as well as four other stadiums (Alex Stadium, Suez stadium, Ismailia Stadium and Salam Stadium). Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), was selected as partner to replace the old, conven- tional luminaires in the stadiums with new ones owing to its unmatched experience in stadium lighting. Notably, Signify’s lighting meets the stringent broadcast standards for flicker-free Ultra-HD 4K television. “Wehavemore than80yearsof experience in lightingsports events andare recognised as the world leader in sports illumination,” said Kees Klein Hesselink, International Key Account Manager Arena Solutions at Signify. “Through these installations, fans and television viewers around Africa and the whole world enjoyed their favourite game while soccer players on the field got optimal visibility.” In total 960 Philips ArenaVision luminaires were installed, ranging from 1 200

to 2 500 lux to meet the standards of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). The main challenge was the timing as the project had to be completed in less than three months. Signify worked on the five stadiums from March till June, together with one of its Egyptian partners and the governmental contractor, under the supervision and cooperation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. “Our goal was to innovate and develop the stadium’s lighting to meet the broadcasting standards and to renovate the entrance of Cairo Stadium with the latest LED façade lighting technology. Our successful partnership with Cairo stadium dates from 1991, and we installed the first ArenaVision LED lighting system for part of the stadium in 2016, which was the first ever in Africa,” said Mohamed Abo El Azayem, Market Leader North East Africa at Signify SMART STREET LIGHTING MASTERCLASS A SUCCESS EMPIRE TRAINING hosted aninteractive two day Master class in August facilitated by international and local achievers with practical implementation experi- ence in smart street lighting and controls. Vicent Mbonye, Information Systems: University of KwaZulu-Natal, opened the event with the topic 'Smart and Connected Transportation'. His presentation looked at a number of case studies, including street lighting projects in South Africa, PLANet intelligent street lighting in Palmerston, Australia, street lighting in the city of Los Angeles, and the Akropolis Shopping Centre. El Pira Luzolo, Technical Sales Consultant at Sinetech discussed the safest and easiest solution for solar lights before a presentation by Brian Mpono, Corporate Affairs & Business Development at Edison Power on the benefits of smart street lighting infrastructure for community and local government. After lunch, Clayton Mclean, a Renewables and Social Entrepreneur discussed LED lighting and energy efficiency before Justin Harmond, the Georgia Power Operations Manager of Lighting & Smart Services, gave an international view on smart lighting, business models, and light technology as well as monetisation with Small Cells and the potential of street poles. The first day conluded with a presentation by Raja Moudgil, Philips Lighting Country Leader, Southern Africa & Ghana. The second day saw Marnus Marais, Lighting Expert at the B E Group kick off proceedings with a talk entitled “Embracing Networks: Smart Lighting for Smart Cities”, after which Hendrik Vermeulen, Regional Manager at Beka-Schreder spoke on how road safety is being compromised by outdated lightning technology and what can be done. Brian Mpono from the Edison Power group spoke on Future Directions, and the road ahead for South Africa, ECOWAS, ECCAS and COMESA before Enock Zikalala, Chief Engineer at Brightvest Africa closed off the masterclass by shedding light on reducing maintenance costs significantly through smart street lighting. Enquiries: www.signify.com

Enquiries: www.empiretraining.co.za

SEPTEMBER 2019 SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS