KEPCO KPS, a specialised energy facility upkeep firm, invited the South African energy firm ESKOM to showcase its so-called ‘Okay-power upkeep’ technological capabilities, strengthening its place within the African native market.
ESKOM dispatched a six-member technical crew, together with Technical Director Michael Ngobeni, who visited KEPCO KPS’s Naju headquarters, upkeep know-how middle, energy plant upkeep websites, analysis services, and academic services for per week ranging from December 7, straight inspecting the upkeep technological capabilities and technical infrastructure earlier than returning.
ESKOM is South Africa’s largest state-owned energy firm, answerable for greater than 90% of electrical energy manufacturing within the Republic of South Africa.
KEPCO KPS and ESKOM had beforehand signed a enterprise cooperation memorandum of understanding in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Might this 12 months. The high-level technical crew’s first official go to for the reason that MOU signing reconfirmed the partnership between the 2 firms whereas reviewing cooperation areas and implementation measures.
KEPCO KPS has been performing upkeep and part processing for 16 thermal and nuclear energy vegetation owned by ESKOM since 2021, reaching gross sales efficiency of roughly 92.3 billion received. Just lately, the corporate has been solidifying its place via excessive technological capabilities and profitable initiatives, together with partial efficiency of getting older energy plant enchancment initiatives with ESKOM.
This technical crew invitation go to served as a possibility to additional strengthen the partnership between the 2 firms. KEPCO KPS plans to contribute to South Africa’s secure energy provide via customer-tailored technological capabilities and providers, aiming to increase its enterprise competitiveness past South Africa to your entire African continent.
President Kim Hong-yeon mentioned, “We are going to additional increase technical exchanges with ESKOM and contribute to enhancing the efficiency of getting older energy vegetation in South Africa and enhancing upkeep capabilities based mostly on KPS’s world-class technological capabilities,” including, “Based mostly on this basis, we are going to additional increase our enterprise all through your entire African area, together with South Africa.”
