The design, detailed engineering, manufacture, testing at works, supply, delivery, removal of existing transformers, placement on foundation, installation, erection, testing, commissioning, and storage of class 0 and 1 power transformers on an “as and when” required basis for a period of ten years. — ESKOM

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24 May

129 days ago

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08 Jun

115 days ago

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15 Oct

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As per Invitation to Tender, the local content requirements will not be applicable to power transformers rated at 40 MVA and above for Eskom Generation power stations, and these units may therefore be imported. For transformers rated below 40 MVA, the local content requirements will remain applicable as reflected in the tables above. The application in this regard will remain unchanged, and no exemption was granted.