Chrome mine in North West Province

In early 2014, a successful chrome mine was exceeding the kVA rating of its supply transformers, by constantly expanding and adding more electrical equipment, as the mine grew. The mine applied for more power from Eskom, but the associated costs were exorbitant.

By installing power factor correction equipment, the mine was able to reduce the load on the supply transformers by 29% which allowed them to expand even further without having to increase their Eskom supply.
The mine informed us that their investment payback period had been calculated at 3.2 months

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Abattoir in Gauteng 2013

This large abattoir, which forms part of a large food processing company in South Africa, has an energy efficiency department which is constantly looking for opportunities to reduce energy usage…

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Packaging Company Case Study

The Engineering manager of a packaging company in Johannesburg approached us to help him reduce his electricity costs by installing power factor correction equipment, which resulted in a significant reduction in…

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Plastic Bottle Manufacturer

Where: Gauteng Background: This installation was done in 2010. We installed a 300 kvar Power Factor Correction Panel. The customer invested R150,000 in this project which paid for itself in 11…

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Car Component Manufacturer

Where: Eastern Cape Background: This component manufacturer in Uitenhage approached us to help reduce their maximum demand. A R 255,000 investment in PFC equipment in early 2016 resulted in a monthly…

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Cool Drink Manufacturer

Where: Limpopo Province Background: In 2008, a well-known cool drink manufacturer was experiencing production challenges with a new bottling line. Preliminary investigations revealed that power quality issues could be the cause…

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Mineral Processing Plant

A mineral processing plant in Southern Johannesburg approached us in early 2016 to help them reduce their electricity costs. This plant was running at a power factor of 0.76. By…

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