ESKOM South Africa chooses Intertek for quality control and inspection services

13 Jul 2009

Intertek WISco’s professional services support ESKOM as they open new plants over the next five years

Intertek, a leading global provider of quality and safety solutions, has been awarded a five-year contract with ESKOM South Africa for the provision of inspection services that relate to the construction of planned coal and nuclear fuelled power stations. ESKOM is one of the world’s largest public utilities, providing approximately 60% of the electricity consumed on the African continent.

ESKOM currently has $17 billion USD in power generation projects planned over the next five years. Combined, these plants will have the capacity to generate more than 11,000 megawatts of electricity. ESKOM has selected Intertek WISco as one of the four international agencies to help ensure that these plants are reliable and have high availability to enable ESKOM to meet their future performance requirements. Intertek's involvement will include global supplier assessment and selection, expediting, and in-process and site inspections.

“Intertek is pleased to support ESKOM as they develop and strengthen their power generation network,” said Jan-Jörg Müller-Seiler, President of Global Industry Services at Intertek. “From traditional coal-fired power stations, to new sustainable-energy sources such as wind farms, ESKOM can count on Intertek’s expertise to ensure that their plants come online smoothly and run efficiently.”

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Petrus Booysen
General Manager, Government and Industrial Services – South Africa
Phone: +27 11 914 4044
E-Mail: petrus.booysen@intertek.com

About Intertek

Intertek (ITRK.L) is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people in more than 100 countries around the world.