Siveco Group’s CMMS Coswin 7i was selected to manage the maintenance of the Merowe hydropower plant in Sudan. Coswin was primarily chosen for its flexibility, most notably its easy-to-customize user interface.

 
The largest hydropower project currently under construction in Africa, the Merowe Dam Project is a multi-purpose infrastructure project located on the River Nile and provides energy, water for irrigation and flood protection. The Merowe dam, with its peak output of 1,250 MW, will almost double Sudan’s electrical power generation capacity once it comes online. In addition some 400,000 ha of agricultural land can be irrigated through the stored water. The dam is located near Merowe city, 350 km to the north of Khartoum.

Merowe Dam

 
The main contractor for the project is China International Water and Electric Corporation (www.cwe.cn). Alstom Power (www.power.alstom.com), the energy division of engineering giant Alstom, supplies the ten 125 MW hydro turbines and generators, the balance of plant, control system and engineering. German engineering firm Lahmeyer International provides design and construction management services for the project.

 
Bruno Lhopiteau, General Manager of Siveco China, said “This contract demonstrates once again the perfect complementarily between our maintenance offering and the needs of Chinese construction companies involved in export projects”.

 
Historically the largest player in the African CMMS market, Siveco has become, in the past few years, the leading maintenance consultancy in China, working alongside engineering companies and major equipment suppliers during the construction phase of industrial and infrastructure projects, in order to prepare the maintenance phase through the implementation of the CMMS.

 
Official Merowe Dam website: http://www.merowedam.gov.sd/

 
About Siveco China

 
Siveco is the number one supplier of Facility Management (FM) and Maintenance Management Systems (MMS, also known as EAM) in Europe with around 82,000 users in over 60 countries. Siveco works with industry-leading customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, and facility management markets. By implementing innovative management solutions, the company assists facility owners (and their service suppliers) in optimizing the utilization of their assets and reducing their operation costs, while improving safety and ensuring regulatory compliance. Siveco Group was founded in 1986, with headquarters in Paris and global R&D in Montpellier, South of France. Global customers include Airbus, BP, Carrefour, EDF, the European Space Center, Faurecia, Fiat, GDF SUEZ, the Greek Olympic Facilities, Nestle, Singapore Metro, etc. Siveco China was set up at the end of 2004 in Shanghai, with already over 40 references including Beijing Oriental Plaza, Changcheng Property Group, Brose, Danfoss, Saint-Gobain, SCA Packaging, Ikea, etc.

 
Siveco website: www.sivecochina.com

 
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