Jimmy Goulding recently joined Aurecon’s Energy Unit in Cape Town as an Electrical Technologist who, together with this team, will enable Aurecon to deliver comprehensive services in hydro throughout Africa.
His key focus will be to support Aurecon’s growing involvement in hydropower projects in Africa through his extensive hydro electrical and protection experience. “Africa has always been seen as a continent of untapped hydro energy potential and this appointment further allows Aurecon to provide an in-depth and comprehensive technical hydropower service to our clients,” said Paul Nel, Service Leader for Renewables. The International Energy Agency has forecast that hydropower could double its global energy contribution by 2050 and that much of this growth will occur in emerging economies. There are manyopportunities for hydropower developments in South Africa and in emerging economies such as Angola, Tanzania, Nigeria and other African countries. “There is also significant potential for hydropower developments in Asia, particularly in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.” said Paul. Paul added that Aurecon’s worldwide footprint allows our teams to tap into a wealth of global expertise to support the delivery of localised solutions anywhere in the world. About Jimmy Goulding With nearly 30 years of experience in the energy industry, Jimmy specialises in instrumentation, power system protection relaying, generator, transformer and Medium Voltage (MV) protection and power engineering for fossil fuel, hydro-electric and gas power stations. Jimmy previously held the role of Generator System Engineering Manager with key client Eskom in South Africa and was responsible for witnessing and signing off on the commissioning of generators and feeders at hydro power stations. About our hydropower capability Aurecon’s hydropower capability is built on our core skills in geotechnical and civil engineering, water management, tunnelling and hydro mechanical and electrical engineering. We provide full hydropower engineering services and advice at every stage of the project lifecycle.Aurecon has recently successfully delivered multidisciplinary engineering services for the Kashimbila Hydropower Station in Nigeria and the Bethlehem Hydro Project in South Africa, and is currently assisting with the detailed design for the Otukpo Hydropower Station in Nigeria.
– Ends – Contact details Jody Boshoff Communications Manager T +27 12 427 2066 I F +27 86 606 0671 I M +27 83 275 2526 EJody.Boshoff@af.aurecongroup.com About Aurecon Aurecon provides engineering, management and specialist technical services for public and private sector clients globally. With an office network extending across 26 countries, Aurecon has been involved in projects in over 80 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas and employs around 7 500 people throughout 11 industry groups:- Construction
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Aurecon’s new Electrical Technologist, Jimmy Goulding
