Category Archives: Industry Recognition

GP Skipper meets President & Commander-in-Chief of Federal Republic of Nigeria in Dubai

GP Skipper called on The President of Nigeria HE Muhammadu Buhari at Hotel Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai on 8th of April 2019 to brief Mr. President on Skipper’s investment portfolio growing rapidly in Nigeria & by close of Y-2020, it will cross 300M USD.

Mr. President applauded Skipper investments initiative and assured full protection in its endeavours. Others present in the meeting were:
– Nigerian Ambassdor in UAE- HE Amb Mohammed Dansanta Rimi
– Ambassador of the UAE to the Federal Republic of Nigeria HE Fahad Obaid Mohammad Al Tifaq
– Governor of Jigawa State HE Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
– Nigeria’s Minister of foreign affairs Hon. Geoffrey Onyeama

Skipper India received 49th EEPC National Award

Mr. Rajan Keshri, AGM-IT and Mr. Ashok Sikka, AGM-Commercial receiving 49th EEPC National Award on 31st May, 2018 in Hyatt Regency, Delhi from Guest of Honour, Mr. C. R. Chaudhary, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Commerce and lndustry, Government of India
#Award #EEPCNationalAward #QualityExcellence

Skipper Earns “The Top Exporters Award”

SkipperSeil Limited bags EEPC India Export Excellence Award for the Year 2014-15 (Silver Shield) in the Product Group of “Electric Motors, Generators and Transformers, and Parts, Medium Enterprise”.
EEPC India Outstanding Export Performance Awards are the oldest and most prestigious award for Engineering Export from India and is keenly awaited by Indian Engineering companies, as they are the only awards of engineering export excellence. This Award is considered as a prestige, gives great motivation and worldwide recognition to the winning companies.
The prestigious award was presented by by Shri Satya Dev Pachauri, Hon’ble Minister of MSME & Export Promotion, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh in the presence of several industry and trade representatives.
With outstanding continual growth rate for the last three decades, SKIPPER has vision of becoming LEADER in energy sector and a delight for all stake holders with total quality and customer satisfaction.
#EEPCAward #ExportExcellence #TopExporter

​Dangote Cement Plant Congo Brazzaville-Commissioned

Dangote Cement Plant has a production capacity of 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum and is expected to be the biggest such facility in the Central African country. The scope of Skipper’s order was to Design, Engineering, Procurement, Supervision of installation of Equipment, Testing, Commissioning of 110/11kV Substation and associated infrastructure at site.

Skipper is committed to providing its customers with the leading-edge technology, Products, services and know-how needed to make their operations automated.​
​Skipper is committed to providing its customers with the leading-edge technology, Products, services and know-how needed to make their operations automated.
Skipper is  Substation Equiipment manufacturing company also successfully forward-integrated into EPC for EHV Substations, Transmission lines upto 400kV &​ ​Power​ ​​Plant construction in gas, thermal and hydro generation with a strong focus on timely delivery and quality. The SkipperSeil Group of companies operates in around 50 countries especially Africa, Middle East, India and SAARC.

​West African Governments trust Skipper for Electrical Solutions

Skipper has been commended again by key stakeholders in West African Governments for the quality of electrical products as well as its strong EPC capabilities.
A team from Federal Minister of Power, Nigeria and Transmission company of Nigeria led by Mrs. Sapke Briskilla Ibrahim, Director (Distribution) visited Skipper factory in Bhiwadi, India on 5th & 6th July, 2017 for Factory Acceptance Test. It was a successful FAT on Skipper made Products.
Engr. Dahiru Isyaku, TCN during his visit said, ” Skipper is growing strength to strength. The new factory is very clean and provides conducive environment for dedicated personnel to operate.

With EHV Transformer manufacturing, Skipper is ready to compete other transformer manufacturers globally. The human resource is highly competent.” Skipper Nigeria has already completed its previous order of 2X60MVA, 132/33kV for the connection of Gurara Hydro Power Project to Kaduna State Industrial area and now is providing the balance material against the variation order. In domestic front, one of the most progressive utility Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd. has awarded Skipperseil with vender development order for 500MVA, 400/220/33kV Transformer on the basis of State of art manufacturing facility at Bhiwadi factory. With this, Skipper has entered into the frontier of Extra High Voltage Power Transformers manufacturing.

Katsina State Governor commends Skipper

Governor-Elect of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, visited the corporate headquarters of SkipperSeil Group on 7th May, 2015 along with his esteemed delegation.

Hon. Governor expressed that he was impressed with the achievements of SkipperSeil Group worldwide and especially in Nigeria. He stressed the need and importance of infrastructural development in Nigeria in the areas of Power Generation and Transmission and Agriculture and said that he looked forward to working with the Company in Katsina State in these sectors.

Lagos State Govt. Felicitates Skipper for Supporting Education Initiative

SkipperSeil Group added another feather to its hat this year with the Lagos State Governor, His Excellency Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), felicitating the firm for being a strong contributor and supporter to Lagos State’s education initiatives. The Governor presented the award to Mrs. Poonam Sachdeva, Group Director Corporate, during the 7th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Award and Breakfast Meeting of the State’s “Support Our Schools” Project held at the City Hall, Catholic Mission Street, Lagos on March 12, 2015. The “Support Our School” initiative is essentially aimed at assisting the State education system through the active participation of the individuals, civil societies and corporate bodies.
His Excellency commended Skipper for contributing towards this initiative to help improve the standard of education in the State and encouraged Skipper to do more in the same direction. The Hon. Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, expressed joy that the partnership with the firm has grown to become an enduring one.
Guests at the event with HE Governor of Lagos State
Guests at the event with HE Governor of Lagos State

Among those who graced the occasion were Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga, Special Adviser on Eko Project, Ms. Ronke Azeez and Consular General of United States in Lagos.

We congratulate Team Skipper, under the leadership of our Group Director Corporate, for attaining new heights and continuing to play a key role in the Nigerian education ecosystem.

MD – NIPP and DMD – TCN laud Skipper as a leader in Nigerian Power Sector

Skipper was proud to welcome the joint power houses of the Nigerian Power Sector to Skipper Corporate Headquarters in Dubai on 25th June 2014. Mr. James Abiodan Olotu, Managing Director, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (National Integrated Power Projects) and Dr. (Engr.) Abubaker Tambuwal Atiku, Deputy Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria.

Skipper has recently successfully completed a contract for NIPP entailing production and delivery of 9 distribution substations and associated 33kV / 11kV lines across a wide area of coverage in Lagos – Ikeja distribution zone. Mr. Olotu congratulated Skipper for a wonderful business relationship which has culminated in added value for Nigeria’s infrastructure. He added that Skipper has become a blueprint for success in the power and infrastructure industry in Nigeria and an ideal role model for older and newer players in the highly competitive African market. He appreciated Skipper’s efforts to train and develop Nigerian youth in the power industry and contribute to human capacity development in Nigeria.

Dr. (Engr.) Atiku praised Skipper’s product delivery and project execution methodology and expressed confidence in Skipper products with respect to exceptional value for money and durability. He thanked Skipper for being an active participant in the changing landscape of Nigeria and invited Skipper to participate in more transmission projects in Nigeria in the near future.

MD - NIPP and DMD - TCN with Skipper Dubai Team
MD – NIPP and DMD – TCN with Skipper Dubai Team