Sable Chemicals installs $1 million transformer
Zimbabwe, Kwekwe: Sable Chemicals-the only ammonium nitrate fertiliser manufacturer in the country, managed to install a new $1 million power transformer at its plant after the original transformer exploded four years ago.
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Zimbabwe, Kwekwe: Sable Chemicals-the only ammonium nitrate fertiliser manufacturer in the country, managed to install a new $1 million power transformer at its plant after the original transformer exploded four years ago.
Sable Chemicals had previously hired transformers from Zambia at a higher cost to keep the plant running, reports News Day.
“The factory is designed to run on two main transformers which share the load and without the other transformer, one transformer cannot carry the factory’s total load and the risk of overloading getting it damaged existed.” Sable Chemicals chief executive officer Jack Murehwa said.
“Now that we have the other transformer installed and commissioned, the risk is significantly reduced as the two transformers work together in parallel.” he said. The plant also has additional two transformers which further step down voltage to 11 kV for ancillary equipment.
Murehwa said production at Sable Chemicals had been greatly affected due to power outages and the plant is operating at less than 40%.
Source: News Day
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