SARENS SA
Sarens, a recognized world-
Regarding the road transporta-
project. With state of the art
wide leader in heavy lifting and
tion scope Sarens has invested
equipment and value engineer-
engineered transport, has
in modular trailers as well as
ing, Sarens offers its clients
begun with the provision of
the latest available extendible
creative solutions to today's
services in support of the
trailers from Europe able to
heavy lift and transport chal-
Gouda wind farm project in the
carry the next generation
lenges. Sarens' success lies in
Cape Winelands District
turbine blades of up to 67m in
its entrepreneurial spirit;
Municipality, Western Cape
length. All this supported by a
"Nothing too heavy, nothing too
province, South Africa.
back-office experienced in
high!"
projects of this sensitive
These services include port
nature.
support, road transportation as
well as the provision of cranes
Part of Window 2 of the
to assemble the WTG’s (Wind
Renewable Energy IPP
Turbine Generators).
Procurement Programme,
This project is a first of its kind
Gouda wind farm is a 138MW
in Southern Africa in that the
project consisting of 46 wind
towers section portions,
turbine generators.
referred to as keystones, are
The project will contribute to
manufactured from concrete,
local economic development
pre-assembled onsite into a
and job creation during the
tower section and then indi-
construction phase and
vidually lifted to form the
continue to do so during the
tower. Previous WTG’s assem-
twenty year operational life of
bled utilized imported steel
the wind farm. The project will
tower sections susceptible to
also invest in socio economic
damage during transportation
development within the Cape
from the port of discharge to
Winelands District focussing
the wind farm resulting in
on upliftment, community
many lost hours due to expen-
training and skills development
sive repairs to these damaged
among other programmes.
tower sections.
Sarens South Africa’s
A variety of Sarens resources
experience during Window 1 of
will be utilized during this
the REIPP procurement
project ranging from experi-
programme as well as Sarens
enced project managers
Global’s experience contri-
to dedicated staff to transfer
buted to the successful nomi-
the two 800Te capacity cranes
nation as preferred contractor
from hardstand to hardstand.
during execution of this