# ACTOM MV Switchgear awarded switchgear contract for Kamoa copper mine

ACTOM MV Switchgear, a division of Actom, has been awarded a contract for 149 GELPAG solid insulated switchgear units for eight underground substations at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the DRC. The contract was awarded late last year for delivery in August 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-07-06
- Where: Kamoa-Kakula copper mine, DRC, Congo - Kinshasa
- Status: announced
- Products: GELPAG solid insulated switchgear, air-insulated switchgear panels
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ACTOM MV Switchgear](https://endata.com/companies/71277.md)
- [ACTOM](https://endata.com/companies/13268.md) (partner)
- [DRA Global](https://endata.com/companies/34819.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/actom-mv-switchgear-awarded-sis-switchgear-contract-for-drc-mines-underground-substations-2023-07-06), 2023-07-06: "We were confident in recommending to DRA Global of South Africa, the engineering consultants for the Kamoa project, our GELPAG SIS product for this purpose."

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