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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM
COMPANY PROFILE
2019/2020
KEY CORPORATE INFORMATION
Business Locations South Africa and Zimbabwe
Website www.semco.co.zw
Principal Partners Professor Edward Chikuni
Professor Francisco Gonzalez
Dr Oliver Dzobo
Business focus areas Energy & Power Systems & Modelling, Large Scale Grid
Studies including Impact Analysis, Renewable Energy,
Energy Management, Energy Audit, Process Engineering &
Efficiency, In-house Industry Training, Safety & Risk
Analysis.
Contact email consult@semco.co.za
Collective Partner Experience 75 years
ABOUT US SEMCO commenced operations in 1982, as Electrical & Mechanical consulting engineers. It has grown from a one man operation to now having a staff compliment of 6 partners and 13 Technical advisors and trainee engineers. Over the 35 years SEMCO has developed significant skill and experience on the African continent. Our continental experience has a strong Southern and East African focus including training programs and projects in Namibia Mozambique, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Our Technical Partners have had extensive international experience in Europe , South America and Asia At SEMCO we recognise that our people are our most valuable asset. For this reason SEMCO continuously invests in training and skills development. SEMCO staff receive developmental and technical training to provide personal and career growth, as well as keeping up to date with best practises and latest technologies. ..
VISION SEMCO aspires to be a renowned consulting and engineering firm that will advance sustainable use of African resources . MISSION To provide our clients with an excellent professional service by implementing a holistic life-cycle engineering approach with the emphasis on improving the quality of life, empowerment and wealth creation through: ▪ Innovative and sustainable energy and environmental solutions ▪ Capacity building ▪ Transfer of knowledge and Sustainable development practices
WHO WE ARE
1 Integrity
2 Optimization
3 Professionalism & Ethics
4 Cost Effectiveness in our Solutions
COMPANY GOALS & OBJECTIVES To provide our stakeholders, clients and staff with current and future benefits as a result of our sustainable energy and environmental practices. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY SEMCO’s business philosophy hinges on innovation, quality and service
Prof. Edward Chikuni
Chairperson &
Technical Director of BEng. (USL), MSc, (UMIST, Manchester), PhD (Wales), CEng,
SEMCO PrEng (RSA), PrEng. (ECZ), FZweIE, CMVP
Prof Chikuni is an internationally recognized Academic and Energy & Power
Systems Expert and a member of the UN (UNECA) Group of Energy Experts. He is
registered as a Professional Engineer in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United
Kingdom. Over a period exceeding 30 years he has accumulated vast experience in
the public and private sectors including the design, management of construction ,
operation and maintenance of assets in the Railways, Electrical Utility and Textile
Sectors. His formative years were with such companies as ABB and British Railways.
He has advised the Utilities and Mining Sectors of South, East and West Africa. He
has often been called to comment and express expert opinion on energy and
engineering issues within the SADC region.
As an academic he has published over 50 peer review papers and two books used
internationally. He has a passion for modeling and analysing power and energy
systems and evaluating the impact of renewable energy in large interconnected
systems.
Mr Farayi Chikuni
SEMCO
Bcom (Rhodes),Post Dip Tax(Rhodes), HBcompt (UNISA)
Farayi is a career Finance man with just over 8 years experience gathered from
working in financial audit, corporate finance and management. Farayi completed
his articles with Moore Stephens Inc in Cape Town where he supervised and
managed a number of financial audits for listed and large businesses. Farayi gained
vast experience in carbon credits, renewable energy finance, green tax and tariff
analysis on assignment at Eskom. He His audit portfolio included large mining,
Construction, Property, Energy and Technology companies. At SEMCO he is
involved in project costing, energy audit, utility network valuation financial analysis
and economic review. He is currently studying to be a certified energy auditor.
Farayi is very active within domestic cricket in Zimbabwe and a member of the
Rainbow Cricket Club sponsored by SEMCO.
OUR SERVICES
▪ High Voltage Network Design and Analysis
▪ Electrical Network Asset Valuation
▪ Company initiated and Statutory Energy and Water Use audits; Energy
Management Training
▪ Electrical Network Modelling
▪ In-house and training for High Voltage Safety, Hazard Analysis and
Troubleshooting
▪ Statutory Emissions Measurements & Reporting , Lighting Audits, Hazard
Inspections
▪ Energy Policy Development and Implementation
▪ Commercialization of Electricity Distribution Services
▪ Optimized Integrated Energy Planning
▪ Project Management, Finance and Strategic Planning for Utilities, Public and
Private Sectors
▪ Renewable Energy Supplies: On-grid and Off-grid Solutions; Capacity Building
Activities
▪ Power Factor measurement , Industrial Metering and Process Metering
QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM SEMCO has a quality assurance policy that sets out a guideline for the delivery of its services and the installation of its products. The policy gives guidance to checklists that some of the following review of work procedures, adherence to client specifications, and adherence to ISO standards, client inspection, testing procedures and post implementation review. If required by the client all consulting work is subject to bench marking and independent peer review by other international experts.
QUALITY OF SERVICE Quality Assurance System SEMCO has a quality assurance policy that sets out a guideline for the delivery of its services and the installation of its products. The policy gives guidance to checklists that some of the following review of work procedures, adherence to client specifications, and adherence to ISO standards, client inspection, testing procedures and post implementation review. If required by the client all consulting work is subject to bench marking and independent peer review by other international experts.
AT WORK
At SEMCO we pride our selves our dedication to meeting our
clients requests. We have a strong work ethic and desire to pass on
our knowledge to the future. We achieve this by acquiring and
training bright young minds and equipping them with the latest
And best equipment on the market.
Our people at work
Some of Our Audit ToolsTRAINING At the heart of SEMCO’s Philosophy is the need to continually and openly share knowledge and skills. This will result in capacity building and empowerment of Africans , resulting in uniquely African solutions for sustainable energy use , preservation of depleting natural resources and the environment.
WE HAVE CONSULTED FOR / TRAINED FOR (OR WORK DONE BY PROF. E. CHIKUNI AS A CONSULTANT IN HIS OWN NAME)
MAJOR PROJECTS WORKED ON AND VALUES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS
Project Name Client Value + Follow Up Work
National Energy Efficiency Audit Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory US $ 657 000.00
of Zimbabwe (NEEA) Authority (ZERA)
National Integrated Energy Ministry of Energy & Power
Resource Plan Development US$300 000.00
Review of the Namibian Grid Electricity Control Board of US$ 52 000.00
Code ( Rand Converted) Namibia
Research Project: Overhead Line ESKOM US$ 24 000.00
Insulators,
Network Planning Zimbabwe Power Company US $ 250 000.00
(ZPC)
Acacia & Goldfields, Mining Hazard , Energy Management US$ 35 000.00
Corporations and Mechanical TrainingOUR PROJECT PARTNERS / SUPPLIERS Over time we have built mutually relationships with competitors and colleagues in various collaborations. These relationships have afforded SEMCO and its partners opportunities to work together on various assignments utilizing available knowledge bases and resources. Some of these partners include :
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SMECO is serious about corporate social responsibility. We manage our business ethically and responsibly and seek to make a positive contribution to the well-being of the environment and the communities we work in, as well as providing support and development to our people. We are: Committed to seeking innovative ways to reduce our environmental impact; Concerned to ensured that we benefit our local communities; Believers in recruiting and retaining focused, high performing, diverse and committed people. Since August 2014 SEMCO has supported Rainbow Cricket Club a community based team. The support has benefited over 60 up and coming cricketers who have gone on to play first class cricket and represent Zimbabwe at some level.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SEMCO’s Investment in Rainbow Cricket Club
OUR GLOBAL REACH
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