120 MW Symbion Power Plant , Ubungo near Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania
Photocredit : Sala Lewis , Verve Photography for Symbion Power companies were hightailing it out of the region due to escalating security issues , making business extremely difficult ,” explains Hinks .
During his time as a consultant , before starting Symbion , Hinks had successfully completed six large transmission contracts in Iraq . He had developed ‘ a formula ’ for working under such difficult security conditions . “ When the big companies started leaving I saw a gap in the market so I established a business that combined engineering and security ,” he says . The business was built on a foundation of partnership and cooperation and sought to conduct business by working with and improving the lives of local communities .
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