Recently, the core air separation compressor units provided by Shaangu Power for the air separation unit of the Zambia United Capital 300,000-ton/year fertilizer project were successfully commissioned across the board. The equipment operates smoothly and reliably, and all performance indicators meet design standards. This marks that the first modern urea project in Southeast Africa has officially entered full production and operation, and adds another benchmark for the deep implementation of Chinese high-end equipment in Africa’s chemical industry.
The project is located in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and is the first modern chemical project in Southeast Africa. Once completed, it will become a new engine for local industrial and agricultural development, greatly alleviating Zambia’s long-standing fertilizer shortage, and strongly supporting regional food security and agricultural output increase. Facing complex operating environments such as Zambia’s high altitude, arid climate and power fluctuations, Shaangu conducted in-depth analysis of the project’s process requirements and customized an integrated solution combining green efficiency, long-cycle reliability, easy installation and commissioning, and simple, highly intelligent operation control. The units adopt a full set of Shaangu’s independent advanced high-efficiency aerodynamic design and intelligent control technology, maintaining excellent energy efficiency under wide operating conditions; key components are specially strengthened for fatigue resistance and corrosion resistance to ensure continuous trouble-free operation in extreme environments. From design, manufacturing, testing to installation and commissioning, Shaangu implements full-process lean management and control, precisely aligning with the project’s technical requirements through digital delivery, providing hardcore support for long-term stable and high-output operation of the plant.
In recent years, Shaangu has continued to accelerate its internationalization pace, forming a multi-point layout in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and other Belt and Road markets. The full commissioning of this Southeast Africa benchmark project will effectively fill the gap in modern urea production capacity in the region, reduce local agricultural production costs, benefit agricultural development in Zambia and neighboring countries, generate significant economic and social benefits, and further consolidate Shaangu’s international competitiveness and brand influence as a system solution service provider in the global turbomachinery field.
