The new
Johannesburg office will serve as a hub for Altaaqa Global’s sales and
operations in the Southern African region.
Dubai-based Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power, a global provider of temporary power solutions, has
recently opened a new branch in Johannesburg that will cater to several
countries in Southern Africa, including the Republic of South Africa, Angola,
Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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| The new Johannesburg office will serve as a hub for Altaaqa Global’s sales and operations in the Southern African region |
Altaaqa
Global will bring its expertise, innovative technologies, industry-proven
reliability and rapid deployment to the region, which is largely known for its
thriving oil and gas, industrial manufacturing, and mineral and coal mining
industries. Peter den Boogert, General Manager of Altaaqa Global, said that we
would provide Southern Africa with the most advanced power plant packaged systems,
remote monitoring, and fuel-efficient gas, diesel or dual-fuel-powered
generators. “Altaaqa Global and its sister company in Saudi Arabia have a total
combined fleet of 1,400 MW rental power plant generation readily available to
serve the Southern African region.”
One of the
flagship innovations that Altaaqa Global will offer, he added, was the flexible
operational mode that can switch from island to grid mode in just seconds. Furthermore,
Altaaqa Global’s energy rental dynamic package allows its power plants to hook
directly to the grid without the need for a substation.
The global
outlook for the rental power industry has been encouraging, and Steven Meyrick,
Board Representative of Altaaqa Global, sees merit in capitalizing on it
through strategic market and geographic expansion. “With this recent feat, we
believe that we are on our way to fulfilling, even exceeding, the highly
ambitious objectives we set at the launch of our company in 2012.” Meyrick
added that Altaaqa Global would continue to pursue multi-megawatt independent
power projects (IPP) in various industries, in addition to heavily investing in
human resources, process and business optimization, and product expansion.
In line with
its avowed corporate social responsibility programs that aim to alleviate the
social needs of its immediate environs, Altaaqa Global will also continue to
provide job opportunities, extend immediate assistance for school children, and
conduct educational campaigns on energy conservation and environmental
stewardship in Southern Africa. Meyrick continued, “One of the pillars of our
sustainable business model is employing and training local professionals in
areas where we operate, and we are excited to extend that commitment to
Southern Africa.”
Majid Zahid,
Strategic Accounts Director of Altaaqa Global, said, “Southern Africa has a
promising economic outlook within the energy, engineering, production, oil and
gas, and mining sectors, and we are delighted to open our new office in Africa
to provide our wide range of highly innovative interim power plants. We are
determined to serve various industries, such as oil and gas, petrochemicals,
mining, electric power utilities, industrial manufacturing and maritime.”
Altaaqa
Global has been aggressively making inroads into the African market with the
opening of branch offices in several key locations in the continent. “We have
also recently opened an office in East Africa,” said Den Boogert, “and have
appointed a highly competent management team to oversee our African
operations.” He shared the information that Hendrick Mtemeri, a power distribution
veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the power utility industry,
has been appointed as the Regional Director for the entire Sub-Saharan region,
and Paul Heyns, a power equipment engineering expert based in Pretoria, and
Oduor Omolo, power generation professional based in Nairobi, have been
appointed as Sales Managers for Southern Africa and East Africa, respectively.
“Under their leadership, we will reinforce our presence in Africa and ensure
that we stay close with our customers.”
The economy
of Southern Africa is largely driven by the precious stone, mineral and coal
mining industry. The Republic of South Africa, a leading economy in the Southern
African region, is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank,
and is touted to be the largest African economy ahead of Nigeria. Though still
reeling from the effects of its recent economic setbacks, the African Economic
Outlook expects South Africa's economy to moderately accelerate in 2014.
Angola's economy, after experiencing slow growth due to the recent oil and
financial crises, is also predicted to be on the rebound, expected to grow by
7.8% in 2014. Furthermore, Mozambique's economy is forecast to maintain its
upward trend, predicted to grow by 8% in 2014. Agriculture, manufacturing, oil
and gas, in addition to mineral and coal mining, significantly contribute to
the countries’ GDP, as well as to their employment rates.
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About
Altaaqa Global
Altaaqa
Global, a subsidiary of Zahid Group, has been selected by Caterpillar Inc. to
deliver multi-megawatt turnkey temporary power solutions worldwide. The company
owns, mobilizes, installs, and operates efficient temporary independent power
plants (IPP’s) at customer sites, focusing on the emerging markets of
Sub-Sahara Africa, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Latin America, South
East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Offering power rental equipment
that will operate with different types of fuel such as diesel, natural gas, or
dual-fuel, Altaaqa Global is positioned to rapidly deploy and provide temporary
power plant solutions, delivering electricity whenever and wherever it may be
needed.
About Zahid
Group
Zahid Group
represents a diverse range of companies, offering comprehensive,
customer-centric solutions in a number of thriving industries. Some of those
include construction; mining; oil & gas; agriculture; power, electricity
& water generation; material handling; building materials; transportation
& logistics; real estate development; travel & tourism; and hospitality.
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