The showcase follows a period of significant growth for ACTOM Static Energy, the business unit formed after ACTOM acquired JUEL Batteries earlier this year and integrated it into a complete energy-storage manufacturing ecosystem at ACTOM’s Pretoria West campus. ACTOM now produces batteries, inverters, transformers and MV integration systems on a single industrial site, enabling it to test complete, integrated systems in-factory before they reach the market.

“Electra Mining Africa is the ideal platform to exhibit this locally manufactured, integrated capability to the mining, industrial and energy sectors,” says ACTOM Static Energy MD Louis Heyns.

“Electra Mining Africa brings together precisely the customer base that needs bankable, locally manufactured energy- storage solutions at this time. Mines and industrial operations are under real pressure to secure reliable power, manage rising grid costs and reduce diesel dependency and our lithium-ion batteries and BESS are engineered to meet that demand at scale.”

He adds that what ACTOM Static Energy provides is unique because its solutions are not generic, imported offerings; they are locally designed and assembled, tested as complete systems and supported by a company with over a century of engineering credibility in South Africa. “That’s the kind of assurance our energy partners need when they’re making long-term infrastructure decisions.”

ACTOM’s GELPAG MSS H solid-dielectric insulated switchgear (SIS) family, which ACTOM offers through its MV Switchgear subsidiary, is another new product that visitors will be able to view. The GELPAG SIS provides compact, low-maintenance MV solutions appropriate for containerised substations, PV collector substations and mining installations with limited space. It uses epoxy resin-insulated pole modules with embedded vacuum interrupters and earth-screening to remove both exposed live conductors and the need for gas-based primary insulation. The series has undergone type testing in accordance with International Electrotechnical Commission standards, making it a proven choice for applications requiring compact, high-integrity MV distribution.

“Energy storage is the fastest growing area and the biggest opportunity for South African industry to reduce its exposure to grid instability. At our stand visitors will see how ACTOM’s locally manufactured, endtoend capabilities, from design and assembly to testing and commissioning, deliver durable, bankable solutions and measurable value for mines and industry. Electra Mining is the place to demonstrate how local engineering and integrated delivery shorten project timelines, reduce risk and keep economic benefit in South Africa,” Heyns adds.

ACTOM Group CEO Mervyn Naidoo concludes: “ACTOM’s guiding principle, in Africa, for Africa, by Africa, shapes everything we build. It’s why we design, manufacture and test our batteries, inverters and switchgear locally, keeping skills, jobs and know-how here. This is how we deliver bankable solutions for mines and industry, while reducing South Africa’s reliance on imports.”

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