STRABAG, one of the biggest contractors of the World (ENR’s 2020 Top 250 International Contractors, 6th Place), recently ordered its 9th concrete batching plant to use in the Thiba-Dam Project, which is governmentally supported and is crucial for Kenya’s economical and infrastructural development.
STRABAG and ELKON worked together for the first time in 2013 in the hydro-electricity dam project in Albania-Permeti. From 2013 up to now, STRABAG has chosen ELKON many times.
After first Project in Albania, 4 ELKON concrete plants wer supplied to Alto Maipo Tunnel Project which is 50 km southeast of Santiago, Chile. Strabag was going to design and construct the tunnel with a total length of 46.5 km and 2 Hydroelectric Power Plants which names Alfalfal II and Las Lajas with 531 MW total installed power.
2 of these 4 units Elkomix-60 Compact Plant are Elkomix-60 Quick Master DRY Type Model which are designed and manufactured at the request of STRABAG and the other 2 models are standard Elkomix-60 Quick Master Compact Concrete Batching Plants which are equipped with 1500/1000 l. Twinshaft Mixer.
The dry mix discharge chute, which is specially designed for Elkomix-60 Quick Master Dry Type Model, can be replaced with 1500/1000 l. Twinshaft Mixer to make the plant wet type instead of dry type. With this feature our new product Elkomix-60 Quick Master Dry Type Concrete Batching Plant presents flexibility in the production of our clients.
Standard Elkomix-60 Quick Master Compact Concrete Batching Plants, which are equipped with 4x15 m³ Aggregate Storage Bins, 1500/1000 l. Elkon Twinshaft Mixer and 2 cement screw, are going to service to our client in the project that is being considered to finish within 4,5 years.