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Article: South Africa : GE, Sasol Sign Service Agreement for New Power Project That Could Help Ease South Africas Energy Crisis.
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- November 21, 2008
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Byline: deepak03
GE Energy announced today that it has signed a 15-year service agreement with South African oil and gas company Sasol. Under the agreement, GE Energy will provide around-the-clock monitoring and diagnostics of Sasols new power plant in Secunda, which could help ease South Africas energy crisis.
South Africa, which has Africas largest economy, is in the grip of an electricity supply crunch. Nationwide power cuts early this year affected large aluminum smelters and forced gold and platinum mines to temporarily shut down operations. The mines, a cornerstone of the economy, have since then seen production fall after ...