THE importance of power as a sub sector of the energy industry of a country can never be overemphasized. This is generally so because power is significant to the development of different sectors of the economy. As a matter of fact, infrastructural advancements form the crux of both technological and human capital development; all of which translates into the roots of economic growth.

Developed countries have adequate power supply which is reflective in their economic growth while Under-developed and developing countries lack sufficient power supply. Little wonder, the African Development Bank (ADB), said that nearly 625 million people living in the sub-Saharan Africa region suffer from electricity shortages or lack of power supplies.

The ADB estimates about $42 billion in investment funds will be needed between now and 2040 to meet Africa’s power development needs, which it says will require a ten-fold increase in the current levels of private sector participation.

It is apparently in realization of these facts that Power equipment company, Cummins West Africa Limited, recently commissioned a Power Generation Products and Filtration show room in Lagos, Nigeria, saying the investment will proffer power solutions to tackle major power challenges facing many African countries today.  According to the Managing Director of the company, Kwame Gyan-Tawiah “Power is key to any organization and we want to make ourselves readily available to provide this solution hence our expansion. We are also working towards opening more showrooms in the nearest future to meet the needs of our customers in various locations.” he added

Corroborating her MD, Marketing Manager Cummins West Africa Mrs. Foluso Adeyemi said “We offer a complete range of products including engines, alternators and control panels all of which form our ‘The Power Of One’ product campaign to solve Africa’s power problems. The project includes generator drives, engines, electronic controls, turbo chargers, filtration systems, fuel systems, exhaust handling systems, alternators and optional control systems. We provide necessary support before and after the delivery of equipment.

In addition, she said “Cummins Gen sets are more fuel efficient and results in substantial savings in terms of operation costs. We offer exclusive 12 months unlimited hours warranty on all our products and have efficient and effective aftermarket support nationwide as well as Bank Financing with convenient repayment tenors up until 24 months with Stanbic IBTC and Diamond Bank. Also available is 24 months warranty option for 24 months, or 4,000 hours.

Cummins West Africa Limited is a dynamic, customer focused power solutions firm specializing in the sale and maintenance of Cummins Power Generation Diesel Founded in 2007, Cummins has branches in Lagos, Abuja, PHC and Kano with approximately 400 employees.

Its state of heart in-house canopy fabrication facility produces high quality products as per Cummins Power Generation standards and engineered to meet the rugged Nigerian environmental conditions. Their product passes through stringent quality checks for defects, design, manufacturing conformity and optimum quality.

CWAL is part of Cummins Diesel Distribution Business in Nigeria. They offer complete factory assembled package and all major components are manufactured by Cummins.