Siemens Nigeria Limited has taken another giant stride towards strengthening the economy as it commissions a E3 million (Euro) Oil and Gas facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The center is aimed at localising services of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and increase value addition in the economy.
Consequently, the facility is expected to reduce huge capital flights occasioned by frequent services of Oil and Gas equipment abroad while local capacity would also be enhanced.
Onyeche Tifase, chief executive officer of Siemens Nigeria Limited who described the new Siemens Port Harcourt Service Workshop as the first facility of its kind for the company in West, East and Central Africa, said the Service Centre stands as a shining example of how leading OEMs can localize their services, increase value-addition and contribute strategically to the much needed diversification of Nigeria’s economy.
She described the event as not just a groundbreaking moment for Siemens but for Nigeria and Nigerians.
“With over 160 years of engineering history across the world, Siemens remains at the forefront of technological advancement through the supply of sustainable and efficient automation, digitalization and electrification solutions and lifecycle services. Siemens equipment outperforms in various oil & gas, manufacturing, utility and infrastructure facilities worldwide”, she said.
The Siemens CEO further stated that the company’s vision for Nigeria for many years has been to create a world-class facility and workshop environment where service excellence is fostered to align with the clients’ ever changing needs.
“The Siemens Service Workshop will ensure our customers can focus on optimal performance and continuous improvement of their facilities and operations while we provide the necessary services to ensure minimum downtime and maintenance costs for running of their equipment. We are proud to have developed a facility that is ISO 9001 accredited and offers a modern working environment for our partners and employees. This workshop has been developed according to international specifications and standards and represents a major investment for the global Siemens service business”.
According to her, it has become even more critical in today’s economy to ensure that industrial plants and facilities run at maximum capacity and efficiency over an extended lifecycle.
“The technical experts and other employees located in the Siemens Service workshop are well trained, certified and capable of developing and delivering precisely the right support to ensure maximum results and address all our customer’s service needs. The combination of inspection, repair, overhaul, training, customer-service and maintenance expertise that we now offer will play a decisive role in maximizing availability and productivity of your Siemens installed systems. Furthermore, the recent integration of the Dresser-Rand and Rolls Royce portfolios into that of Siemens will ensure provision of an even more comprehensive set of solutions and services”.
The Siemens Port Harcourt Service facility is equipped to repair and overhaul highly sophisticated equipment that would previously have been sent overseas. This will ensure the company remains even closer to its customers and can provide greater responsiveness, reduce turnaround time and optimize costs for undertaking maintenance programs.
Future development plans for the workshop include provision of electrical repair services for equipment such as motors, drives, switchgear, transformers, distribution boards, etc. This will enable the establishment a one-stop Service Centre catering to all range of Siemens equipment and solutions across various sectors and industries.
Olusola Bello
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