The Largest Hydropower Station in East Africa! XCMG Crane VS Super Project
At the project site of Julius Nyerere hydropower station, the largest
hydropower station in East Africa, 9 XCMG cranes are working nonstop. Six XCMG
workers are divided into 3 groups to guard the site. After one and a half
years, the construction progress of this super project is coming to the end.
A hydropower station with a total investment of more than 2.8 billion
US dollars is under construction in the African prairie. Just like ‘making a
dojo in the shell of a snail’, the on-site construction is quite challenging:
the drop between the upper and lower working faces is nearly 100 meters. The extremely
steep ramp and narrow passage makes the mission even harder. Besides, the
rainstorm season lasts for three months every year.
XCA60_ E crane, the ‘Ace’ of XCMG’s customized and upgraded intelligent
crane works as the main hoisting force. It’s tailored according to the local
working conditions in Africa and equipped with the world's first large load
single wishbone independent suspension technology. It is flexible in hoisting,
transfer, and climbing, and can complete the hoisting of reinforcement and
formwork of the project with super efficiency.
So long as XCA60_ E cranes gave good construction performance, the
project party bought two more large cranes, namely XCA130L7 and XCA200 to the
project construction.
In this wild nature reserve far away from the urban area, there is a
lack of water and electricity. Animals are haunting around at any time. To
ensure the project service whereas protect personnel at the same time, XCMG
adopts a ‘relay’ customized service: 6 people work in pairs and take
shift. It is the unsung heroes that
ensure the efficient operation of machines.
For one and a half years, the 9 XCMG cranes never stopped working and
the working time is more than 3000 hours. The project party sent a letter of
thanks to XCMG:
XCMG has not only provided efficient, reliable and durable cranes, but
also brought us experienced service personnel. Thank you, Chinese friends!
