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COMPANY PROFILE & MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS FUNDING CONCEPT NOTE

 

SouthPole Consulting (SC) was founded by Eng. Tendai Tidings Musasa MZweIE, C.Eng (UK), MIEEE (US) for primarily electronic telecommunications, electrical and renewable energy consultancy services. Eng Musasa has practiced 9 years as a projects director with Telecom Namibia. Eng Musasa also founded Southpole Consulting Private Limited for the purposes of continued academic and professional engagement in Zimbabwe in research for Post Graduate MPhil -PhD qualifications primarily in the field of renewable power on the Zambezi River with Verdant Power and Zambezi River Authority ZARA; notably in secondary power generation free – flow Marine Hydro – Kinetic MHK systems whose knowledge output could be applied to MHK Free Flow -Solar Hybrid Plants. Southpole Consulting P/L Research has established a research site in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and seeks establish itself in the Southern African Development Cooperation, SADC regional niche market with a focus in the fields of Renewable Energies; Telecommunications Engineering; Rail Signaling, Air Navigation systems; and monitoring networks e.g.  Security / Fire / Telemetry.  In addition to postgraduade MSc - PhD research work and postgraduate project management qualifications, Eng. Musasa holds a B. Eng (Hons) – 5 years degree in Electronic Engineering from NUST, part completed MBL studies with UNISA, Rail Signalling Advanced ETRMS  Level1 -3 (ETCS +GSM-R) Project Engineering Training @ Siemens AG and Post Graduate Project Management (PM) Certification from Stellenbosch University, RSA as well as 15 years’ experience in fields of:

• Renewable Energy Development inclusive ownership of a test solar 9kW plant in Victoria Falls, Advanced Telecommunication Engineering Transmission Systems for Mobile Networks – IP MW Transmission Systems, Optic Fibre DWDM.

• Rail Systems Signalling ETRMS Levels 1 – 3 ( ETCS + GSM – R), Navigation ILS4000

Eng. Musasa has had international work experience both in Africa and Europe- Germany.

Eng. Musasa was recipient of ZIE 2010 Institution Award for the ‘Most Outstanding Paper Authored by Any Person’ on a presentation titled ‘Engineering for Regional Integration’ Presented the 4th Congress of Engineers without Borders EWB SADC Chapter. Eng. Musasa has an unwavering commitment to a future role in SADC in consulting and research career in the field of Renewable Energy. Specific current notable SC consultancy and research work is listed below as follows:

Project Title: 

01

PROJECT LEADER / LEAD CONSULTANT/SC CONSULTING:

 

Woodlands Conservancy Solar Based Irrigation Scheme & Wildlife Artificial Waterhole System Design, EPC Implementation  and Commissioning – USD105.00K: Donor Project by SouthPole Foundation in technical expertise, design and all project management services.

 

 

Location:                                               Woodlands Conservancy 12,600Ha

Project Date:                                        2015

Description of Work Performed:        PROJECT LEADER / LEAD CONSULTANT/SC CONSULTING:

 

Woodlands Conservancy 12, 600Ha, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Part of Kavango – Zambezi Trans Frontier International Park TFCA with largest elephant population in the world estimated at ~ 250,000 strong.

 

Exact Dates: 01 September 2015 – 01 December 2015

 

 

Design, Installation and Commissioning of 06 Conservancy Solar Powered Irrigation Schemes + 01 Watering Hole Pilot with facilities for Cyanide poisoning prevention systems. Project Included Engineering, Procurement and Contracting EPC services provisioning.

 

Southern Africa Development Community, SADC North - South Transport Master Plan Corridor Development World Bank / Africa Development Bank ADB/ Development Bank of South Africa DBSA Funded Feasibility and Master Plan Assessment and Design Project.  Rail Signalling Study Appointed Expertise Subcontract:

Location:

 

SADC: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia – Focus Output (Zimbabwe Regional Interconnect Rail Section)

Dates:

 

06/2012 – Ongoing: Expected date of Completion: 06/16

Description of work performed:

 

Rail Signalling Assessment, Electrical Traction System Assessment. Technical System Evaluation. Technical System Upgrade Recommendation and Specification By Assessing Globally Available Technologies and Drawing Match To Application Field. Costing and Project Management and Implementation Design. Project Parameter Scoping.  Risk Portfolios Analysis & Management Inputs. Full System Technical Site Surveys. Document Input to the Regional Master Plan North – South Transportation and Infrastructure Development.

SouthPole Consulting has completed the Technical Site Surveys and submitted full schedule of reports and continues to report to technical and financial committees in Master Plan support roles leading to roll – out of the associated major regional infrastructure project roll - out.

 

Client:

 

DBSA, NRZ, ETCS Canada

 

Project Title: 

03

PROJECT LEADER / LEAD CONSULTANT:

 

ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN VERDANT PROPRIETARY MARINE HYDRO – KINETIC ENERGY SOLAR HYBRID SYSYTEMS  PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Location:

 

SADC: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia

Dates:

 

02/2013 – Ongoing: Expected date of Completion: 02/18

Description of work performed:

 

Development of Hybrid Verdant Proprietary Marine Hydro – Kinetic Solar Hybrid Solar Plants, Zambezi Basin.

• PhD – Mphil Study Research Objectives, RSA.

• Earned Project support authority from Zambezi River Authority ZARA

• Project Development MoU with Verdant Power

• Generation License Submissions in Zimbabwe

• Resource and Feasibility Study RAFA Support

• Environmental Impact Assessment EIA Preliminary approval.

 

Client:

 

SouthPole Consulting, CEC, Verdant Power

Time spent on project: 

 

1 ½  Years & Ongoing

 

 

MULTI - LATERAL INSTITUTION PROJECT FUNDING CONCEPT NOTE:

 

 

• Establishment of the CCTV Enhanced anti – Cyanide Intrusion Links CECIL® concept that can be replicated in National Parks and other conservancies + Research centre of Excellence based on local research and home grown solutions. Upscale of the research centre with use of start – up COP21 Multilateral Institutions funds for climate change, biodiversity which are un-allocated for the financial year 2015.

• Use of Multilateral institutions funds to carry out MHK Free Flow of River potential in conjunction with our partners Verdant Power Inc. in order to support economic cluster of Victoria Falls Special Tourism Economic Zone (TEZ) and our conservation programme Green Energy Elephant Support Initiative GEESI® that deals with provisioning of artificial waterholes in the KAZA area driven from our research centre of excellence at Victoria Falls using power credits for sustainable growth.

• Champion local based research for home-grown solutions at PhD, or lower level..

 

SIGNED:                     

ENG. TENDAI TIDINGSMUSASA MZweIE, MIEEE (US), C.Eng (UK), Pr.Eng (SA)

DIRECTOR & FOUNDER:

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• SouthPole Consulting P/L,

• SouthPole Foundation (Africa)