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T
he energy supply industry offers
digitisation, decentralisation, grid
maintenance and management,
energy efficiency and industrial applications,
renewable energy systems, energy storage,
demand management, communications and
automation for infrastructure.
“Schneider Electric strives to ensure
that life is on for the rural and urban
infrastructures of South Africa, through
the application of its specialised product
knowledge and the Industrial Internet
of Things (IIoT),” said Madangombe.
“Our Advanced Distribution Management
System (ADMS), which combines the
Distribution Management System (DMS),
Outage Management System (OMS) and
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system into one comprehensive
network management solution, is being used
by electrical utility providers to give them
more visibility to manage their revenue and
network performance better.”
Looking to supply remote or rural areas
with a reliable energy supply, microgrids
and mini-grids also offer a key opportunity
to electrify these areas rapidly and cost
effectively while at the same time expanding
the availability of clean energy. Suitable for
communities and facilities like schools or
community centres, microgrids can be used
anywhere to support clean energy and the
replacement of costly fossil fuels.
“We are installing solar power in remote
rural villages lacking access to the grid, such
as Gwakwani in Limpopo, empowering
them with economic and educational
opportunities,” added Madangombe.
“We recently collaborated with AdSolar
to build a unique PV solution delivering
power generation and security for energy
independence and self-sustainability to a high-
end residential estate development in Durban.
“Additionally, we are upgrading older
substations, such as the Stubb Street
Substation in Makhado. The first of five
Makhado’s substations has already been
upgraded from the antiquated breakers of
yesteryear to the new-generation Schneider
Premset SSIS modular switchgears.”
INDUSTRY WATCH
SCHNEIDER
ELECTRIC
STRIVES
TO ENSURE
THAT LIFE IS
ON FOR THE
RURAL AND
URBAN INFRA-
STRUCTURES
OF SOUTH
AFRICA.
Schneider’s Premset offers unprecedented
safety, efficiency and ease of use. Its design
allows for simplified network upgrades and
easy on-site additions that do not require
any additional training, tools or adjustments
while also reducing installation time and cost.
As a result, the substation went from being
a rather noisy, often failing and difficult-to-
maintain system, to a quiet substation.
“These achievements encapsulate all that
Schneider Electric stands for in the provision
of energy,” said Madangombe. n
Taru Madangombe,
Vice President
of Energy in
Southern Africa for
Schneider Electric
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