Steinmüller Africa, a specialist in the design and maintenance of power plants, has been awarded a four-year contract with Eskom, effective 1 January 2022, to provide maintenance and repair services for the Arnot, Camden, Duvha, Kriel, Majuba, Hendrina, Kendal, and Kusile Power Stations. This contract will retain 600 jobs and create about 2 400 new jobs.
Steinmüller Africa Executive Directors (from left): Moso Bolofo, Bodo Haar and Mohamed Khan.
Steinmüller Africa was the successful bidder, competing against several local and international companies. “Steinmüller Africa is immensely pleased to have secured this business with its largest customer. We have proven our expertise by fulfilling Eskom’s stringent requirements,” said Moso Bolofo, Director of the company.
Thirty percent of the contract value will support local businesses through subcontractors. Steinmüller Africa aims to empower EMEs (exempted micro enterprises in terms of the dtic’s Codes of Good Practice for Black Economic Empowerment), QSEs (qualifying small enterprises), as well as businesses owned by youth and disabled people, by supporting their services – in accommodation, transport, and other fields.
The bulk of Steinmüller Africa’s services will be carried out at the eight power station sites, with fabrication of some components to be done at its 30 000 m2 facility based in Pretoria. The company offers comprehensive expertise for boiler pressure parts, high temperature and pressure steam pipes, as well as in heat exchangers. Services include automated welding, pipe bending, pipe and tube manipulation, plant lifetime extension plans, and project management services.
Steinmüller Africa has been a service provider to Eskom for the maintenance and servicing of its power plants for almost 60 years.
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