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A Large white RD8 drill rig manufactured by Master drilling on site

Driller foresees revenue boost with strong order book

Published: 19 Apr 24

Boring and drilling services provider Master Drilling is optimistic its revenue for this year will improve on the back of a strong order book, the company reported during its 2023 full-year results presentation, held last month. Master Drilling COO Roelof Swanepoel reported that the company’s order book was currently confirmed at $168-million with a further $90-million awaiting adjudication.

Three men in PPE in an underground tunnel discussing something in front of a borer

Acquisition to boost tunnelling offering

Published: 19 Apr 24

In an effort to drive efficiency and safety across mining and tunnelling operations, mining product and systems developer DSI Underground SMART, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSI Underground, completed the acquisition of virtual reality training specialist Edvirt in February. Edvirt provides products and training courses to mining and tunnelling clients globally based on its modern virtual reality training technology.

Company highlights innovative product offering

Published: 19 Apr 24

Amid the country’s water crisis, packaged wastewater treatment plant service provider Calcamite highlights the importance of treating wastewater and reintroducing it to the environment. Calcamite, as a subsidiary of JoJo, adds that water placed back into municipal systems should be of the highest standard.

Tank supplier intends to help S Africa navigate water crisis

Published: 19 Apr 24

Leading water and storage solutions company JoJo asserts that its agility to innovate rapidly – stemming from in-house research and development capacity, 40 years of experience and deep local knowledge – will support South Africans as they face the current water crisis amid the significant decay of water infrastructure. With eight factories across the country, the company says it is well-positioned to supply and distribute its products quickly and cost-effectively.

Robotics, AI beneficial for business

Published: 19 Apr 24

The manufacturing industry is currently at the doorstep of a transformational era, one marked by the seamless integration of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and augmented reality or virtual reality (AR/VR), says GridRaster co-founder and COO Dijam Panigrahi. This fusion is “not merely a technological trend” but a paradigm shift reshaping how materials are produced, processes are optimised, and workers interact with machinery – and is likely to continue beyond 2024.

An image of one of Harmony Gold's mine sites

Automated project manager scorecards enhance operations

Published: 19 Apr 24

Gold mining and exploration company Harmony Gold’s project management office (PMO) recently showcased its digital project manager scorecard – developed by project solutions company Project Portfolio Office (PPO) – which provides “clear direction” for project managers and administrators by streamlining the performance management information gathering process. “The PPO software solution is a Web-based project and portfolio management application that [enables] . . . any organisation, irrespective of size, maturity, industry or project type to register, measure and manage their projects,” enthuses PPO CEO and cofounder Guy Jelley.

The above image depicts the old Olkari I geothermal power plant in Kenya

Kenyan plant to be enhanced

Published: 19 Apr 24

Japan-based energy and power generation company Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) announced last month that it had received an order from SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Company for steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant equipment renovation of units one through three at the old 45 MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant in Kenya. Toshiba ESS, in last month’s press release, noted that the equipment is set to be shipped to site by December 2025.

The above image depicts one of the solar plants engineered by JUWI

Energy grid impedes excess power transmission

Published: 19 Apr 24

South Africa’s current electricity transmission grid is generally constrained in the Cape provinces and unable to facilitate the connection of new utility-scale generation including that from solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind, says wind and solar energy facility developer JUWI Renewable Energies. Historically, the majority of South Africa’s electricity supply was provided by coal power stations, the majority located in Mpumalanga, with the power transmitted to the major load centres including those in the Cape. The national transmission grid is still set up in this way, despite the introduction of large-scale renewables, as the cost and time to upgrade this infrastructure is onerous.

The above image depicts one of the three mini-substations by Trafo Power Solutions which are in an IP54 configuration – ensuring that the units are completely sealed from dust and water that could occur in the copper/zinc mine

Mini-substations, transformers supplied to DRC

Published: 19 Apr 24

With its experience in Africa and its agility in executing projects rapidly, electrical equipment supplier Trafo Power Solutions is supplying three mini-substations and two transformers to a copper/zinc mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Trafo Power Solutions MD David Claassen states that the “pressure was on” from early in the planning stages to ensure this critical equipment was available on time – to facilitate the continued mine expansion.

AfDB president calls for political will to kick-start Inga 3 project

Published: 19 Apr 24

Development finance institution African Development Bank (AfDB) group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has called for a major political commitment to kick-start construction work on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) giant Inga 3 dam, which has the potential to meet the power needs of more than a dozen countries in Central and Southern Africa. “We have been talking about Inga 3 for many years . . . What we need is political coordination,” Adesina told members of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) board – which is led by chairperson Ebrahim Rasool – during a recent meeting at the AfDB’s headquarters in Abidjan.