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Introducing state of the art products

Electrical company’s localisation plan to create jobs in South Africa

stablished in 2006 ContiPower engineering services and after
(Continental Africa Power sales support. It has identified
ESupplies) is a supplier of and partnered with some of the
diversified high, medium and low most innovative industry-leading
voltage electrical equipment, turnkey manufacturers, such as Moser Glaser
solutions and energy projects. (transformer bushings and busbars),
ContiPower is the leading supplier Koncar AP (ring main units) and
to utilities and industries including ALPHA- ET (switch disconnectors),
Eskom amongst others. Highly skilled among others.
and black professionals founded (and
still run) ContiPower contributing ContiPower is excited to introduce
to the company’s Level 1 BBBEE local manufacturing capacity for
acccreditation. The company is medium voltage gas-insulated ring
ISO: 9001 accredited and its product main unit (RMU) and capacitive
offerings are designed, manufactured transformer bushings which have
and tested in accordance with the been developed for the local
highest international standards: IEC, market in collaboration with leading
SANS, ANSI and ISO. European manufacturers with
over 100 years of global industry
The company prides itself in being experience individually. The
able to meet tight delivery schedules, development of these products is in
providing competitively priced solutions full compliance with the latest SANS
and offering professional, responsive and IEC standards. Konkar RMU

The RMU are of a new design and offer
cable testing facilities to comply with South
African market requirements. ContiPower
also plans to launch a range of capacitive
transformer bushings with RIS or RIP
insulation manufactured locally setting it
apart from competitors and deepening the
national technical capacity. These bushings
are currently imported and supplied to major
utilities and OEMs in South Africa.
This localisation initiative will not only
create jobs and stimulate the economy
but will also create new technical skills,
strengthen South Africa’s manufacturing
capacity and lead to local R&D in a sector
that supports the country’s key strategic
infrastructure. It supports the government’s
focus on localisation, the creation of jobs and
reinvigoration of the local economy.

ContiPower is currently a leading supplier
of high-voltage electrical equipment and
provides quality engineering consultancy and
management services. n

Contact Jason Evershed, Tel 011 025 1340,
jason@contipower.co.za,
Bushing type DTOX 245 kV -
Range of transformer bushings 1600 A E500 www.contipower.co.za.

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