Power China calls on Linnhoff asphalt mixing plant to improve rural Kenyan roads

• The Linnhoff TSD1500’s high-mobility design features four main modules transported with prime movers, designed to maximise plug-and-play convenience, while also minimising the time spent on mobilisation and demobilisation.

Power China Group is using a Linnhoff TSD1500 Asphalt Mixing Plant for two rural road projects in Kenya to boost the economy and transportation network of local communities. The first project started in Embu City, 125 km northeast of Nairobi, Kenya on a 5 km rural road project. The project involved road repair to reduce dust in local neighbourhoods, which included removing soil on the roads, replacing materials, and compacting potholes to improve accessibility for the local communities. Once completed, the plant was rapidly disassembled and transported over 400 km to a job site in Voi, close to Kenya’s south-eastern border. The plant began working on constructing a 12 km road section at this new location and is still producing high-quality asphalt for this key transportation initiative.

“Since 2010, we’ve been successfully working with the Lintec CSM and CSD Containerised Asphalt Mixing Plants, so we have full confidence in their capabilities, as well as how economical they are to transport from one location to another,” said a spokesperson from Power China Group. “The Linnhoff TSD1500 MobileMix asphalt mixing plant takes portability to a whole new level and has enabled us to react quickly to unexpected situations, while also delivering a healthy revenue stream.”

The Linnhoff TSD1500’s high productivity is impressive given the speed with which the plant can be dismantled, transported, and reassembled. It offers an output of 100-120 tph enabled by its 1,500 kg batch size and 45-55 second batch times. The Linnhoff TSD range has been designed to maximise plug-and-play convenience while minimising the time spent to assemble and disassemble. There are four modules, and the easily transportable sections are mounted on a chassis which conforms to most international land transportation requirements. In addition, only prime movers are required for quick mobilisation as heavy cranes or concrete foundations are not needed for setup.  This further enhances the suitability of these hot-mix asphalt mixing plants for short-term projects in remote locations. The plants also feature Linnhoff’s popular double screen drum technology. These useful features make the range ideal for the rugged and complex terrain of Kenya's rural roads. The country has plenty of old roads with poor foundations so renovation and upgrading work demand high-performance, cost-efficient, and reliable equipment. Working conditions are further complicated by frequent rainfall which often hinder progress at construction sites.

“The tough conditions make it essential to choose a safe, reliable, accurate, and energy-efficient plant,” concluded the spokesperson. “We were looking for a cost-effective, high-quality asphalt mixing plant with strong relocation capacity to support highway renovation work on a variety of small- and medium-sized projects – and the Linnhoff TSD1500 MobileMix Asphalt Mixing Plant has surpassed all our expectations.”