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WEG
12th April 2024

Founded in 1961, WEG has grown into a global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies. WEG is one of the largest electric motor manufacturers in the world producing more than... 


Standalone 60 kVA 400 V WEG generator
Standby gensets not viable option while loadshedding persists
12th April 2024 By: Tracy Hancock

Selecting a generator set with a standby power rating might have been sufficient ten to 15 years ago but is no longer a viable option to cope with the current severity of local power disruptions... 


Celebrating 30 years since its inception, WEG Africa’s Cape Town branch can mark this achievement from its larger and improved premises in Richmond Business Park
WEG Africa’s new Cape Town premises reflect 30 years of growth
8th April 2024

Starting out 1994 to serve the metropolitan area with a range of low voltage electric motors, WEG Africa’s Cape Town branch has grown in its size and its offerings, according to Branch Manager... 


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Helping businesses select the right genset
16th March 2024

Despite the growing use of generator sets (gensets) to mitigate power disruptions, there is still confusion about how to choose the appropriate genset based on specific operational demands, notes... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
8th March 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has insisted that it is on track to complete the repairs to the ducts in the west stack at the Kusile power station by December 2024. 


3000kVA 400V primary equipment prior to enclosure installation
Understanding standby, Prime and continuous gensets
21st February 2024

The increasing reliance of South African businesses on generator sets (gensets) to mitigate power disruptions highlights a crucial need for proper selection based on specific operational demands.... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
9th February 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 5 of Kusile was synchronised to the national grid at the end of December 2023. 


Installing higher efficiency motors can help address energy crisis
2nd February 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Energy-intensive industries, such as mining, are increasingly seeking out ways to reduce energy consumption, and the use of the latest motor and drive technology can play a significant role.... 


Firm hails efficiency plan’s stance on electric motors
26th January 2024

Plan to apply the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for low-voltage electric motors in South Africa have been hailed by solutions provider WEG Africa as an exciting step toward energy... 


WEG
WEG
26th January 2024

Founded in 1961, WEG has grown into a global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies. WEG is one of the largest electric motor manufacturers in the world producing more than... 


Fanie Steyn, Manager Electric Motors at WEG Africa
WEG Africa applauds energy standards that drive motor efficiency
17th January 2024

In a country where most electric motors are not energy efficient, the announcement by South Africa’s government of its plans to introduce Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) is not a day... 


Image of a WEG motor driving a pump, controlled by a WEG CFW11 VSD
Motors and drives key to energy solutions
13th December 2023

The manufacturing and processing sectors, which include minerals processing plants, are energy-intensive industries, with electric motors and drives used across industries to operate pumps, mixers,... 


A WEG Top Premium Efficiency motor driving a pump via belt and pulley, controlled by a WEG CFW11 VSD
WEG motors and drives are key players in South Africa's energy solution strategy
13th November 2023

With the continued energy poverty being experienced in South Africa, motors and drives are set to play an ever more crucial role in industry’s energy solution strategy. The manufacturing and... 


Image of motors to show that WEG has partnered with Petrok as a reseller of its motors in Uganda
East African growth opens market for motors
20th October 2023

The anticipated economic growth in East Africa from projects such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), investment in power and water projects in the region, notably from Asian countries,... 


Due to the large size and weight, this 9.5MW 11KV WEG electric motor has to be disassembled for shipment and reassembled on the offshore FPSO off the coast of Ghana.
Specialist gains traction in oil, gas sector
18th September 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Africa is “hungry for electricity”, and electrical specialist Zest WEG is seeing growing demand from the oil and gas sector, from both upstream and midstream facilities as nations on the continent... 


A solar alternating current (ac), low-voltage/medium-voltage, step-up skid or ‘E-House' on show at Turnkey modular's manufacturing site in Germiston
First skid delivered to Free State client
8th September 2023 By: Halima Frost

Prefabricated deployment solutions developer Turnkey Modular rolled out the first of multiple solar alternating current (ac), low-voltage/medium-voltage, step-up skid or ‘E-Houses’ in July for... 


Gamsberg project, South Africa
Gamsberg project, South Africa
14th December 2018 By: Sheila Barradas

The Gamsberg zinc mine is ready to launch Phase 1. 


Local manufacturer supplies backup power to new Sandton development
7th December 2018 By: Shannon de Ryhove

Local manufacturer Zest WEG Group’s Cape Town-based generator set (genset) division is in the process of commissioning two 11 kV, 2 000 kVA gensets for a mixed-use property development in Sandton,... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
6th December 2018

Gold One launches R100m plant expansion project; Overly prescriptive policies threaten mine profitability; and, Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan... 


Zest WEG Group Integrated Solutions executive Alastair Gerrard
Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan diamond mine
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan Diamond Mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of four Zest WEG Group... 


ALASTAIR GERRARD Zest WEG Group's Integrated Solutions executive
Zest WEG Group delivers R200m electrical infrastructure solution at Petra’s Cullinan diamond mine
23rd November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

CULLINAN, Gauteng – A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan Diamond Mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of... 


Contractors Save Space Using Weg Cwb Range Of Contactors
Contractors Save Space Using Weg Cwb Range Of Contactors
5th November 2018

Engineered to provide the most compact contactor solution, the WEG CWB range of devices offers a width space saving of up to 18%. Add to this that the range was developed according to IEC 60947 and... 


On-Site Oil Treatment Saves Transformers
On-Site Oil Treatment Saves Transformers
17th April 2018

With what is claimed to be the largest mobile oil regeneration plant in Africa, WEG Transformers Africa plays a vital role in extending the life of South Africa’s transformer population and... 


Offering Complete Confidence, Certainty And Comfort
Offering Complete Confidence, Certainty And Comfort
11th July 2016

It is never just about supplying products or technical support to the market. It is also about implementing best practice across all companies and in particular manufacturing operations. Louis... 


The Zest WEG Group reports continued demand for its WEG transformers, manufactured by WEG Transformers Africa
Zest WEG Group
20th February 2015

Zest WEG Group is Africa’s leading supplier of low- and medium-voltage electric motors, variable-speed drives, softstarters, switchgears, transformers, motor control centres (MCCs), containerised... 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa
Kusile power plant project, South Africa
20th February 2015

Eskom and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa have set up a joint technical task team to review and optimise the blow-through procedure ahead of future blow-through tests on the Kusile units. 


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Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East
Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East

Weir Minerals Europe, Middle East and Africa is a global supplier of excellent minerals solutions, including pumps, valves, hydrocyclones,...

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WearCheck

Leading condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, help boost machinery lifespan and reduce catastrophic component failure through the scientific...

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Universal Storage Systems (SA)

South African leader in Steel -Racking, -Shelving, and -Mezzanine flooring. Universal has innovated an approach which encompasses conceptualising,...

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Flameblock

FlameBlock is a proudly South African company that engineers, manufactures and supplies fire intumescent and retardant products to the fire...

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