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COVER STORY

Keep your business going – no matter what

Information from Cummins

South Africa is on a recovery path from the economic impacts of 2020 and 2021. However, there are still significant
challenges in the country when it comes to power. As our utility providers work through the issues facing the national
grid, your business needs to address the needs of a growing economy and take advantage of the recovery path.

specially in the major growth sectors
that are the backbone of economic
Egrowth for South Africa – mining,
machinery, metalworking, financial services,
agriculture and tourism, it’s critical now
more than ever to ensure that your business
is geared and prepared to mitigate the risks
of load-shedding and that it keeps going.
Backup gensets must be correctly sized
according to your needs and application.
The importance of genset sizing cannot be
understated. You need to remember that
gensets, as above, will not only ensure the
continuity of your business, but they are at
the same time limited sources of power. If
gensets are not adequately sized to support
your needs, their warranty, performance
and lifetime can be affected, and worse, if over a dozen factors that come into play before choosing the right size of genset for the right
you are running sensitive equipment, those application or business. Consider the case of medical equipment that is very sensitive like MRI
may be damaged as well. This is key to or X-Ray machines - if there is a change in the voltage, it affects the quality of the image.
remember when embarking on procuring If you consider, on the other hand lifts, cranes and such, these pieces of equipment have
backup power. regenerative power – which is power being pushed back onto the generator, and the wrong
Also, it is important to remember sizing can even stop the genset from operating. You will note how critical genset sizing really is.
that each business is different. Each has Cummins South Africa is here to help evaluate and advise accordingly.
its own power requirements, and each is
in different locations around the country. About Cummins South Africa
Temperature, altitude, the type of business A proud Level 4 BBBEE contributor, with operations strategically placed across South Africa,
that you operate, how the genset(s) will be Cummins South Africa is just a phone call away to assist in helping you through the entire
required to respond and whether you need process of your genset selection for any application. Combining the experience of over 100
multiple gensets working in synchronisation, years in power generation, we can match the right generating, transfer and control technologies
all of the above factors must be taken into for your power needs – be it continuous, prime, peaking, stand-by, cogeneration or a complete
account when correctly sizing a generator. turnkey power plant solution. Cummins not only prides itself through innovative technology
Going into further granularity, the offerings including aftermarket support, but also through our employees, who live by a simple
power loads for a commercial bank set of rules we call “The Three Rs”: Relationships – Reliability – Responsiveness
are quite different from that of a metal Your needs are something we understand. Our extensive range of gensets, some of which
workshop - even though the total loads on are the most powerful in their class, offer rugged, reliable, prime or standby power.
the surface may seem identical. There are For your power needs, typically between 17 and 1675 kVA, we mostly hold inventory within
South Africa. For higher kVA requirements, we can deliver.
The Next Generation of Power To learn more about sizing a generator which is right for your needs, connect with our
dedicated Power Generation Southern Africa experts below.

Louis Fourie – Senior Sales Executive (Inland Region) Cummins Southern Africa
Cell: +27 83 414 3851 | E-mail: louis.fourie@cummins.com
Alex Lubini – Sales Executive (Inland Region) Cummins Southern Africa
Cell: +27 72 630 7600 | E-mail: alex.lubini@cummins.com
Tlhoriso Matlokotsi – Sales Executive (Coastal Region) Cummins Southern Africa
Cell: +27 60 576 9079 | E-mail: tlhoriso.matlokotsi@cummins.com
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