HOW HAS WORLEYPARSONS EXPANDED INTO AFRICA ?
HOW HAS WORLEYPARSONS EXPANDED INTO AFRICA ?
WorleyParsons has had a long association with Africa , originally through roles and project offices associated with a number of hydrocarbon related projects , and company offices in Egypt and Libya . The company has expanded on both the back of specific projects , but also through acquisition .
WorleyParsons physically entered the South African market in 2008 with a 50 % acquisition of Pangaea , forming PangaeaWorleyParsons . Its presence grew through acquisitions including Kwezi V3 Engineers in 2013 and TWP Holdings in 2013 , which particularly strengthened the company ’ s mining related expertise .
WorleyParsons has worked in renewable energy across a number of other countries in Africa , including wind farm feasibility studies in Mozambique , hydroelectric work in a wide range of countries , and the design of solar-thermal concepts at very large scale in countries like Morocco . Recently , WorleyParsons completed the project management and owner ’ s engineer role for the 310MW Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya ( for all assets other than the transmission line ) – this saw the construction of the largest wind farm in Africa to date with 365 turbines .
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