# Actom awarded contracts for Eskom BESS programme equipment supply

Actom divisions were awarded contracts to manufacture and supply electrical equipment for Eskom's Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, including power transformers and switchgear for the 80 MW Skaapvlei project in the Western Cape.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-07-19
- Where: Western Cape, South Africa
- Status: announced
- Products: power transformers, MV switchgear, high voltage equipment, distribution transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hyosung Heavy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/5898.md) (partner)
- [Eskom](https://endata.com/companies/11818.md) (customer)
- [ACTOM](https://endata.com/companies/13268.md) (supplier)
- [Pinggao Group Company Limited](https://endata.com/companies/32851.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kznindustrialnews.co.za](https://www.kznindustrialnews.co.za/2023/07/19/bess-equipment-contracts-awarded-as-programme-kicks-off-and-includes-two-in-kzn-sites/), 2023-07-19: "The relaxation of the local content requirements opens the door to suppliers from other parts of the world to participate in the BESS projects, thereby increasing the level of competition that local suppliers face."

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