ZPC/HO/FMA/05/2026

Zimbabwe Power Company wants 129 lines of welding consumables for Hwange within 60 days — 8,500 Ferron 3.15mm rods, 2,000 at 4mm, Inconel, Stellite and stainless electrodes, TIG filler wires, regulators, arrestors, hoses and nozzles. Bids close 30 September 2026 at 17:00 CAT.

Welding consumables for Zimbabwe Power Company at Hwange, delivered within 60 days, across 129 separately specified lines. The bulk of the order is mild steel electrodes: 8,500 Ferron No.1 rods at 3.15mm (AWS A5.1 E7018 H8) and 2,000 at 4.00mm, plus 1,000 Vitemax E7024-1 rods at 2.5mm and 3.15mm and a further 1,000 at 3.2mm and 4.0mm. The specialist lines are where the difficulty sits: 200 Inconel 182 electrodes, 200 aluminium rods to DIN 1732 in airtight containers, 600 Ferroloid cast iron rods across five sizes, 125kg of ENiFe-CI and Fenitherme cast iron rod, Transarc 309L, 316L and 318 stainless electrodes, KV3 and KV5 low-alloy electrodes, and cobalt-base Stellite 4 and 6 hardfacing electrodes. TIG consumables cover ER308L, ER309L, ER310, ER316L and Inconel 82 filler wires plus 600 lanthanated tungstens. The rest is gas welding hardware: two-stage oxygen and acetylene regulators to ISO 2503, flashback arrestors for both torch and regulator sides, 600 metres of 8mm oxygen and acetylene hose, hose kits, cylinder keys and a range of ANM cutting and brazing nozzles. Bid validity is 30 days. The full tender document was not available to us — only the notice fields above were published where we can read them. Download it from the eGP portal before quoting.

High effort to bid.

Written from the published notice — the full tender document was not available to us. Download it from the source before bidding: eligibility rules, fees and specifications may only appear there.

• 129 lines named to AWS, SABS, EN and DIN classifications — every substitution has to be justified against a standard.
• Inconel, Stellite and cast iron rods are specialist imports; 60 days is short if they are not already in stock.
• Two flashback arrestor lines are identical at 50 each, and the aluminium rod diameter reads 'Ø3 15MM', so confirm both from the document.
• Some lines are counted in 'Each' and others in kg for the same kind of product.
• Bid validity is only 30 days on a 129-line import-heavy order.
• Delivery is to Hwange.

• 30 Sept 2026, 17:00 — Closing date passed
• 22 Jul 2026, 08:50 — Published by ZIMBABWE POWER COMPANY