When The Grid Fails, Backup Power Saves The Day
When grid failures threatened a South African manufacturer's furnace operations, Aggreko deployed 5MW of backup power in just one week. We prevented downtime and saved the customer from potential losses of 1 million ZAR per day over seven months.
- The Challenge
Dehumidification capability was crucial for preventing formation of rust
- The Solution
Guaranteed safe, reliable backup power until grid problems resolved
- The Impact
Downtime avoided and major financial losses prevented
Client:Large producer of building systems and construction products
Location:South Africa
Sectors:Manufacturing
The challenge
How Aggreko kept the furnace operating during power outages caused by unreliable grid
The customer was experiencing problems with their grid power after the failure of a 132kV transformer. After delays from the utility provider, it was replaced with a transformer half the size which was not enough to cater for all the manufacturing companies in the area.
When power fails, the furnace at the customer site would cool down in 4 hours and all the current production material would be lost. This could cost approximately 1m ZAR per day.
The customer could not afford the risk of these losses so they called in Aggreko to provide guaranteed backup power to eliminate downtime in the event of future grid failures.