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Aggreko powers up Martabe project
TEMPORARY power and temperature control
service provider Aggreko has commissioned
a turnkey rental power package to power the
construction and initial operations of G-Resources’
Martabe mine in Northern Sumatra.
The mine will eventually be power ed via the
local grid, however, for the initial start-up,
commissioning and early operations, a temporary
power facility will be r equired while
connection to the grid is established.
Aggreko has supplied a 24MW power package
to the Martabe site in two separate
stages. The first 8MW, for commissioning, was
delivered at the end of 2011. The r emaining
16MW was supplied at the beginning of May
2012 when the mine began operations. By
staggering the power supply , Aggreko ensured
that the critical power r equirements at
every stage could be satisfied within eight
weeks of the contract being signed.
The Martabe mine is the core mining asset
for G-Resources in South East Asia and will
ultimately employ about 2000 people. It is
forecast that once in full operation, it will produce
more than 250,000 ounces of gold and
between two and three million ounces of silver
annually. G-Resources’ general manager–
power Graeme Walsh says, “Aggreko worked
with us to pr ovide a power solution that
matched our r equirements exactly. The
THE Sangatta, Indonesia, branch of PT
Atlas Copco Fluidcon has received the national
Zero Accident A ward for working
1,245,975 hours, since January 1, 2002,
without a workplace accident.
The award was presented by the Republic
of Indonesia’s Minister of Manpower and
Transmigration, Muhaimin Iskandar , at a
ceremony held at Convention Hall, Smesco
Convention Centre, Jalan Gatot Subr oto,
Jakarta Selatan on April 25.
Atlas Copco Fluidcon was represented by
Sangatta branch manager Mouritz Havar d
Silalahi and safety coor dinator Eddy
Markus.
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speed at which the pr oject has been rolled
out, the quality of the installation and the professionalism
of the Aggreko people has impressed
me greatly.”
Commenting on the project Aggreko Asia’s
managing director Debajit Das says, “The solution
we’ve delivered to Martabe highlights
once again Aggreko’s ability to rapidly deliver
customized, turnkey solutions to support our
customers’ activities, no matter where in the
world they operate.”
Aggreko employs more than 4500 people
operating from 165 locations. In 2011 the
company served customers in about 100
countries and had revenue of about US$2.2
billion. Aggreko plc is listed on the London
Stock Exchange, is a member of the FTSE
100 index and is headquartered in Scotland.
Aggreko is providing power to the Martabe mine project in Sumatra until connection to the local grid is established.
Atlas Copco Sangatta branch takes safety award
RIGHT: PT Atlas Copco Fluidcon’s Sangatta branch manager
Mouritz Havard Silalahi accepts the Zero Accident
Award from the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration
for the Republic of Indonesia, Muhaimin Iskandar.