The scope of work that Kentz will undertake includes: the structural (steel), mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and piping erection work for the coal processing plant.
The project is being developed by Vale, a mining company headquartered in Brazil. This is Vale’s first greenfield project in Africa. Located in the Tete province, some 1,700km north of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, the plant will ultimately have the capacity to handle 26 million metric tonnes of coal per annum.
The project also involves initiatives dedicated to investment in human capital including health education and professional training, as well as the creation of infrastructure and development of sustainable economic activity in the local community.
Hugh O’Donnell, chief executive of Kentz, said: “This is a fantastic award for Kentz and reaffirms our dominant position in the mining sector in sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first of many coal projects that are planned for development in the region, which has the largest carboniferous reserves in the world. Kentz is ideally positioned to secure ongoing work over the coming years.”
Kentz has worked in Sub-Saharan Africa for over 30 years providing specialist engineering and construction solutions to its clients, and has in excess of 3,000 personnel in the region.
