About Us
Experience and Data Driven Decisions
Our Company
Congru Solutions was established to provide independent services, consultancy and technical support to our unique African market. Our full time technical team are registered Professional Engineers (Pr Eng) with ECSA and members of the South Africa Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (SAIEEE). Our technical leadership have over 50 years combined experience in the field of electrical engineering, life cycle management of assets and training. Further, they have previously worked in several high-level positions in international engineering companies which ensures first world application of the latest technology to your organisation. Congru Solutions offers unmatched expertise, experience and professionalism that are essential traits for a company that offers technical solutions.
We are actively involved in collaborative research and development with local Universities. We offer comprehensive and unique training courses through these institutions. Congru Solutions offers a proven track record for condition monitoring strategies and performance appraisal on plant for the past 25 years.
Being a strong advocate for and passionate about Knowledge Sharing in Africa we offer a series of free webinars with very useful technical information, free technical articles and papers and free case studies to share our experience with you.
Our Technical Leaders
Qualification:
BSc Eng (Electrical)
Professional Registration:
Pr Eng (ECSA)
Expertise:
Diagnostics, Fleet Assessment, Training, Forensic Investigations, Transformer Condition Assessment, Technical Specification, Asset Strategy Development
Key Positions:
Senior Manager: Technology Services
Senior Manager: HV Substations
General Manager: Doble Africa
Director of Sales and General Manager: Sub-Saharan Africa: Altanova Group
Technical Director: Congru Solutions
Luwendran Moodley (Pr Eng)
Technical Director
Luwendran has 25 years’ experience in the field of electrical engineering. He spent 10 years at a local utility where he accumulated extensive experience in both transmission and distribution plant and equipment.
He spent his formative years in distribution in the fields of technical specifications and standards for plant and equipment, failure investigations, introduction of new technology – where he was first an Engineer and later became the Senior Manager: Technology Services. In the latter years at the utility he became the Senior Manager: Transmission Substations where he was responsible for the company’s substation assets.
Luwendran joined Doble Engineering Company as the General Manager: Doble Engineering Africa. He was the lead in establishing the office in South Africa that services the whole of the African continent. He grew the business heavily based on his technical acumen and established himself as the technical lead within the company. He soon became technical renowned for his expertise on diagnostic testing and interpretation, transformer fleet management, developing Health Indices, failure investigations, training, and the go to person for SFRA interpretation in Africa. Luwendran spent 15 years at helm of Doble Engineering Africa.
After the acquisition by Doble Engineering Company of the Altanova Group, Luwendran was appointed as the Director of Sales and General Manager for sub-Saharan Africa for the Altanova Group in 2022. Following a very brief stint with the Altanov Group he joined Congru Solutions (a proudly South African company) as Technical Director.
Luwendran holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSc Eng). He is a registered professional engineer (Pr Eng) with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)and a member of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE). Luwendran has published and presented several papers and articles both locally and international.
Qualification:
BSc Eng (Electrical)
MBA
Professional Registration:
Pr Eng (ECSA)
Expertise:
Partial Discharge, Interpretation and analysis, life management of assets, root cause analysis, condition assessment
Key Positions:
Principal Engineer: Doble Africa
Senior Principal Engineer: Doble Africa
Service Manager: Doble Africa
Service and Operational Director: Congru Solutions
Kamendren Govender (Pr Eng)
Operations Director
Kamendren’s engineering career currently spans over 20 years where he has specialized in the interpretation and analysis of test data, health assessment of High Voltage substation plant and transformer fleet management. His strenghts include compilation of specifications, strategetic and operational procedures and life management practices.
His electrical engineering profession began as a utility engineer in eThekwini Electricity where he was focused in the Technical Support and HV Operations departments. During this time, he was involved in technology evaluations, equipment failure investigations as well as testing and commissioning. His other major roles and responsibilities included the maintenance of HV plant and equipment for transmission networks and dealing with technical and commercial contracts.
In 2008 he joined Doble Engineering Company as a Principal Engineer in the Consulting Services division. Here he was primarily involved in testing and diagnostics of HV Plant, interpretation of data and research into new technologies and practices. During this time, he grew to become a leading expert in Partial Discharge testing and analysis of Substation plant. In 2015 he became the person responsible for mangaging all services projects and leading the strategic direction of the companys service division. He was involved in the creation and management of condition assessment engineering teams, execution of projects and dealing with technical and commercial contracts.
In 2022 he joined Congru Solutions as the Operations Director.
Kamendren holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSc Eng) and a MBA degree. He is a registered professional engineer (Pr Eng) with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)and a member of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE). Kamendren has published and presented several papers and articles both locally and international.