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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE B&A GROUP, INCORPORATING: BOSCH PROJECTS (PTY) LTD • STEMELE BOSCH AFRICA (PTY) LTD • MUNITECH (PTY) LTD
DOMBE ENERGY PROJECT
a first for Africa!
VERULAM
UMDLOTI
INANDA
PHOENIX
KWAMASHU
BOTHAS HILL
HILLCREST
KLOOF
NEW
GERMANY
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PINETOWN
WESTVILLE
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UMHLANGA
LA LUCIA
NATAL BAY
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DURBAN CENTRAL
QUEENSBURGH
CHATSWORTH
THE BLUFF
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Durban and surrounds depicting the size of the Dombe cane fields
Locality map
The signing of the Dombe contract: from left to right, standing: Andy Knox, Gavin Scott, Nick Schutte. Seated: Trevor Rolfe and Mike Gibbon.
Bosch Projects, in conjunction with Stemele Bosch Africa,
have dedicated a world-class project team for the
implementation of Mozambique Principle Energy Limitada
(MPEL) fuel ethanol facility, which is expected to be the largest
such facility on the African continent.
ey members of the project team will include Mike Gibbon – Project
Sponsor and Bosch Projects MD, Butch Carr – Bosch Projects
Energy Business Director, Nick Schutte – Overall Project Manager and
Andy Knox – Project Manager Irrigation and Infrastructure. Engineering
will be centred in Durban and supported by a strong engineering
management team on site.
The scope of the appointment includes:
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The entire 440 TCH factory
Agriculture and irrigation development
Associated infrastructure, including housing, roads, electrical
reticulation, etc.
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Site construction for the agriculture and irrigation development has
commenced on schedule. The size of the area to be developed under cane
is illustrated by the above field layout overlaid on the map of Durban, KZN.
The agricultural development is planned to be completed in phases over
the next 4 years.
At the recent formal contract signing, Trevor Rolfe (Representative of MPEL)
reconfirmed MPEL’s faith in Bosch Projects’ capability
of meeting the challenging project milestones
and start-up date of June 2011 and
looked forward to a close and
mutually beneficial working
relationship.
In addition to the factory primary production of ethanol, biomass will be the
base fuel for electrical power generation for the factory. In addition, surplus
power will be co-generated into the national grid, thus the project will not
only provide much needed employment in the area, but also make a
significant contribution to growing the Mozambican economy.
Contact: Butch Carr: [email protected]
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