Selected work

Delivered on live infrastructure — often at track-side, at night, under load.

A cross-section of recent and ongoing projects across South Africa's utility, transport and enterprise networks — geo-verified on-site by our crews.

Past jobs completed

Site-verified work, filtered by discipline.

Every card is a real Musi crew on a real site — timemark verified, matched to the service that delivered it. Drag or use the arrows to scroll.

Pole-top transformer swap
Transmission lines
09 May 2025

Pole-top transformer swap

5284 Louis St, Lawley

Musi crane fleet installing a new pole-top distribution transformer with insulated cherry-picker access and live-line disconnection — completed with TDP tactical safe-work escort.

Mini-sub kiosk lift & install
Substation lift
16 Jan 2024

Mini-sub kiosk lift & install

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Precision Palfinger lift of a new indoor mini-substation kiosk into a purpose-built brickwork enclosure — rigging, alignment and set-down handled by Musi's own crew.

HV cable pull — Denver
Transmission lines
31 Jan 2025

HV cable pull — Denver

313 Main Reef Rd, Denver, Johannesburg

Musi Palfinger truck-mounted crane pulling HV cable across a live intersection — traffic accommodation, drum-out and reeling under after-hours road closure.

CBD reticulation cable string
Reticulation
24 Jan 2025

CBD reticulation cable string

141b Rahima Moosa St, Johannesburg CBD

Team-hauled cable pull along the Johannesburg CBD kerb-line as part of a downtown reticulation upgrade — coned lane, pedestrian marshalling and continuous drum feed.

Roadside trench jointing — Nirvana
HV & LV cable jointing
28 Apr 2025

Roadside trench jointing — Nirvana

Nirvana Dr, Johannesburg (Lenasia)

Jointer working an LV termination inside an open roadside trench — heat-shrink kit, hydraulic crimping and full inventory laid out for a same-day re-energisation.

Substation-yard cable trench
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Substation-yard cable trench

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Trench excavation and cable-bed sand preparation inside a live substation yard — hand-dig near existing services, ready for cable pull and re-lay of the bedding blanket.

Substation cable entry sealing
HV & LV cable jointing
04 Jun 2025

Substation cable entry sealing

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Sealing multi-run HV cable entries at a substation wall penetration — mechanical clamping, fire-stop mortar and cable-management dressing on new terminations.

Building cable entry & feed
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Building cable entry & feed

Van Wyksrust, City of Johannesburg

Excavation and cable entry into an occupied brick-clad building — shoring, waterproof entry sleeve and controlled backfill to protect the mains feed.

Distribution substation reinstatement
Substation swap-out
04 Jun 2025

Distribution substation reinstatement

Van Wyksrust, City of Johannesburg

Ground reinstatement and cable bedding at a live distribution substation after HV cable replacement — transformer bank kept in service throughout.

Substation-adjacent site reinstatement
Building electrical maintenance
04 Jun 2025

Substation-adjacent site reinstatement

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Site clean-up and ground reinstatement adjacent to an operational distribution kiosk — access managed to keep facility fence line and pedestrian route open.

Burnt-out mini-sub removal
Substation swap-out
02 Jul 2025

Burnt-out mini-sub removal

6302 Simelani Street, Lawley

Removal of a burnt-out mini-substation kiosk and prep of the plinth for the replacement unit — HV disconnection, earthing recovery and safe rig-down.

Kerbside PILC/XLPE jointing
HV & LV cable jointing
02 Jun 2025

Kerbside PILC/XLPE jointing

33 Hurricane Rd, Eldorado Park, Soweto

Community-embedded jointing crew running PILC/XLPE terminations kerbside — full jointer's inventory, heat-shrink kits and hydraulic crimping tools staged.

Concrete pole delivery
Transmission lines
09 Nov 2024

Concrete pole delivery

Gauteng

Palfinger PK 23500 truck delivering and off-loading concrete transmission poles for a distribution rebuild — chain-slung lift with certified rigger control.

OHTE mast-top maintenance
Rail electrification
2025

OHTE mast-top maintenance

Metrorail, Cape Town

Live-corridor overhead traction equipment maintenance and reconductor work — HV disconnection, ladder access and mast-top jointing on an operational rail line.

Track-side kiosk lift
Substation lift
2025

Track-side kiosk lift

Metrorail, Cape Town

Precision lift and commissioning of a new outdoor kiosk substation onto a rail-side plinth using Musi's Palfinger PK 23500 crane fleet.

Substation-yard cable stringing
Transmission lines
Jun 2025

Substation-yard cable stringing

Johannesburg South

Cable stringing and drum-out for an HV transmission tie-in — duct preparation, drum stands and pull-through rigging inside the substation yard.

Team cable haul to substation
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Team cable haul to substation

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Full crew shoulder-hauling a heavy LV cable run into a substation yard — coordinated lift, PPE dressing and marshalled walk-in past the perimeter fence.

Copper conductor termination
HV & LV cable jointing
04 Jun 2025

Copper conductor termination

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Jointer preparing a copper conductor termination adjacent to a live transformer — cable-screen dressing, braid bonding and lug prep before the heat-shrink boot goes on.

HV heat-shrink stress cone
HV & LV cable jointing
04 Jun 2025

HV heat-shrink stress cone

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Two-jointer team fitting a red HV heat-shrink stress-cone termination on an XLPE cable end — kerbside kit-up alongside an operational distribution kiosk.

Transformer-bay cable trench
Substation swap-out
04 Jun 2025

Transformer-bay cable trench

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Live substation transformer bay with a hand-dug trench and multi-run HV cable lay-in — bushings, disconnectors and cooler fans kept in service during the tie-in.

Substation-yard trench dig
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Substation-yard trench dig

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Hand-dig cable trench across a live 88/11 kV substation yard — spoil managed against the palisade fence with the transformer bank kept fully energised.

Torch-shrink boot application
HV & LV cable jointing
04 Jun 2025

Torch-shrink boot application

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Gas-torch application of a red HV heat-shrink boot over a fresh XLPE termination — controlled flame sweep for uniform recovery and full sealing.

Indoor RMU switchgear delivery
Substation swap-out
14 Nov 2023

Indoor RMU switchgear delivery

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

New indoor ring-main-unit switchgear staged at the substation door ready for roll-in — bushings capped, mechanism sealed and delivery paperwork signed off.

Cable-bed sand pour
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Cable-bed sand pour

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Barrow-tip of bedding sand over freshly laid HV cables in an open trench — even pour, no voids, ready for warning tape and controlled backfill.

Substation cable-in lay
Substation swap-out
04 Jun 2025

Substation cable-in lay

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Hand-carried lay-in of a new HV cable from the trench across to the transformer bay — team spaced along the run to control bend radius and side-load.

Coiled HV cable pre-joint
HV & LV cable jointing
04 Jun 2025

Coiled HV cable pre-joint

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

HV cable coiled at the trench edge with sandbag ballast holding phase spacing — jointer positioning ends prior to termination and cable-mark verification.

Pole-top mini-sub lift — SD go
Substation lift
11 Nov 2024

Pole-top mini-sub lift — SD go

SD go, Gauteng

Musi's own PK 15500 Palfinger truck-crane lifting a pole-top mini-substation kiosk onto the head of a distribution pole — two-jointer crew working the cage while the boom holds the load. Index 382.

Vacuum circuit-breaker withdrawal
Substation swap-out
2024

Vacuum circuit-breaker withdrawal

Indoor MV switchroom, Gauteng

Withdrawable vacuum circuit-breaker pulled out of the switchgear cubicle for maintenance — bushings capped in red, spouts exposed and racked out onto the trolley for testing.

Bedding sand supply run
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Bedding sand supply run

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Bulk bags of clean bedding sand loaded into the crew bakkie for the cable trench — no site delays waiting on a materials truck, Musi supplies its own consumables.

Mini-sub off-load & set-down
Substation lift
14 Nov 2023

Mini-sub off-load & set-down

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Truck-mounted crane off-loading a new mini-substation with red HV bushings onto the plinth — nylon web slings, tag-line control and rigger walkout to guide the set-down.

Cable drum-out — Van Wyksrust
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Cable drum-out — Van Wyksrust

Van Wyksrust, City of Johannesburg

Two-man team pulling HV cable off a wooden drum on jack stands — hand-over-hand feed to keep tension even and avoid kinks before the cable enters the trench.

Shoulder-haul past transformer bank
Reticulation
04 Jun 2025

Shoulder-haul past transformer bank

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Full crew shoulder-hauling a heavy HV cable run along the concrete apron past an operational 88/11 kV transformer bank — spaced walk, matched pace, controlled bend radius.

In-trench cable dressing
HV & LV cable jointing
04 Jun 2025

In-trench cable dressing

Lenasia, City of Johannesburg

Jointer cable-tying two parallel HV cable runs together at the base of the trench — spacing set, ties dressed and ready for the bedding sand and warning-tape layer.

CBD cable-chamber access
Reticulation
24 Jan 2025

CBD cable-chamber access

66 Loveday St, Johannesburg CBD

Cast-iron cable-chamber cover chain-lifted off in the Johannesburg CBD for a mid-street cable pull — coned exclusion zone and roadside spotter before the drum starts feeding.

CBD drum stage & feed
Transmission lines
24 Jan 2025

CBD drum stage & feed

Rahima Moosa St, Johannesburg CBD

HV cable drum staged on the CBD pavement with the run snaking across the intersection into the chamber — live traffic accommodation, cones and pedestrian marshalling.

Streetlight pole maintenance
Building electrical maintenance
03 Jun 2025

Streetlight pole maintenance

41 Minette Ave, Ennerdale, Gauteng

Musi cherry-picker cage at streetlight-head level for luminaire replacement and pole-top overhead reticulation repair — insulated basket, outriggers deployed on the verge.

Bara Mall reticulation trench
Reticulation
20 May 2025

Bara Mall reticulation trench

2nd St & Nicholas St, Klipspruit, Soweto

Open-veld reticulation trench with a two-man crew laying LV feeder cable near Bara Mall — TDP tactical safe-work escort in support, gas cylinder staged for heat-shrink work.

Deep-trench cable jointing
HV & LV cable jointing
17 Apr 2025

Deep-trench cable jointing

8015 Hercules St, Lenasia

Jointer working an HV termination at the base of a deep red-soil trench — shoring maintained, existing services identified and heat-shrink kit staged above the pit.

Pole-top transformer set — Lawley
Transmission lines
09 May 2025

Pole-top transformer set — Lawley

5297 Louis St, Lawley, Johannesburg

Musi PK 23500 Palfinger truck-crane parked at the pole with a new pole-top distribution transformer set on the cross-arm — HV disconnection and cutout terminations ready for tie-in.

Streetside cherry-picker install
Building electrical maintenance
29 Apr 2025

Streetside cherry-picker install

2585 Telescope Rd, Devland, Soweto

Musi cherry-picker truck positioned kerbside for a pole-mounted meter and service-connection intervention — basket raised, tools staged, traffic cones out.

In-trench HV cable joint
HV & LV cable jointing
17 Apr 2025

In-trench HV cable joint

8015 Hercules St, Lenasia

Finished HV cable joint dressed in the base of the trench — heat-shrink recovery complete, cable straightened around the existing steel service and ready for backfill sign-off.

Community cable-lay & inspection
Reticulation
07 Feb 2025

Community cable-lay & inspection

5493 Samuel Rd, Ennerdale

Team laying LV cable into a hand-dug field trench with the client and consulting engineers walking the run — full-length lay-in ready for jointing and bedding.

Isuzu FVZ pole delivery
Transmission lines
2025

Isuzu FVZ pole delivery

Gauteng residential street

Musi Isuzu FVZ truck-mounted crane loaded with steel transmission poles for an overhead line rebuild — kerbside off-load position and trench crew already on the verge.

Transformer LV bank make-up
Substation swap-out
04 Jun 2025

Transformer LV bank make-up

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

New LV feeder cables run out of the transformer bank onto a brick plinth with sandbag ballast holding phase spacing — ready for terminations and re-energisation.

Basement cable-basket management
Substation swap-out
04 Jun 2025

Basement cable-basket management

Johannesburg South, Gauteng

Substation basement cable-basket run with multi-phase HV and LV cables dressed in parallel, cable-numbered and cleated — clean feeder make-up ready for switchgear tie-in.

Indoor MV/LV switchroom commissioning
Substation swap-out
2025

Indoor MV/LV switchroom commissioning

Client switchroom, Gauteng

Fully commissioned MV and LV switchboard line-up on a blue epoxy floor — indication lamps live, danger-HV labels affixed and control gear tested ready for hand-over.

Track-side kiosk crane-in
Rail electrification
2025

Track-side kiosk crane-in

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

Musi Palfinger PK 23500 rigging a new track-side kiosk substation under live OHTE with an approaching Metrorail set — flagged safe-work zone, HV disconnection and rail authority escort.

50 kVA transformer field test
Substation swap-out
2025

50 kVA transformer field test

Rail corridor, Western Cape

Three-technician team running a transformer ratio and winding-resistance test on a 50 kVA 11 kV/400 V mini-substation before crane-lift back onto its plinth — results logged on the clipboard.

Kiosk substation night hand-over
Rail substation
2025

Kiosk substation night hand-over

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

New track-side kiosk substation installed and energised — night-time hand-over shot with cabinet lit by our work-lights, back-of-house ventilation louvres and HV entry sleeve visible.

Warehouse kiosk rig-down
Substation lift
2025

Warehouse kiosk rig-down

Industrial warehouse, Gauteng

Palfinger PK 23500 chain-lifting a decommissioned kiosk cabinet off the yard for refurbishment — rigger tag-line control from the deck, hard-hat spotter on the ground.

On-track crane positioning
Rail electrification
2025

On-track crane positioning

Metrorail depot, Western Cape

Musi Palfinger truck parked across the running rails to reach a track-side kiosk position — rail authority escort in blue, outrigger pads on the ballast and boom slewed for the lift.

Roadside cable jointing — Nancefield
HV & LV cable jointing
03 Jun 2025

Roadside cable jointing — Nancefield

71 Jesmond Ave, Nancefield, Soweto

Jointer in an open road trench dressing an LV cable termination on a shop-front kerb — timemark verified, tools laid to hand and reinstatement gang standing by for backfill.

Raychem elbow terminations fitted
HV & LV cable jointing
02 Jun 2025

Raychem elbow terminations fitted

33 Hurricane Rd, Eldorado Park, Soweto

Three red 12 kV Raychem elbow connectors seated onto the RMU bushings after a fresh XLPE termination — screen bonding checked, phase colouring intact, ready to close in.

Distribution pole erect — Ennerdale
Transmission lines
03 Jun 2025

Distribution pole erect — Ennerdale

41 Minette Ave, Ennerdale, Gauteng

Musi Palfinger truck-crane setting a new concrete distribution pole vertical into a hand-augured hole — tag-line handler on the ground, backfill and tamping crew standing by.

Twin cherry-picker streetlight service
Building electrical maintenance
26 May 2025

Twin cherry-picker streetlight service

9 Taurus St, Ennerdale, Gauteng

Two Musi cherry-pickers positioned around a streetlight pole for a luminaire and overhead-service replacement — insulated basket at lantern height, second boom staged with cable coils.

Track-side crane rig under OHTE
Rail electrification
2025

Track-side crane rig under OHTE

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

Musi Palfinger PK 23500 slewed across the rail reserve with mountain backdrop — rail authority spotter in blue, outriggers on the ballast and boom parked between the OHTE catenary spans.

P1-P4 LV switchboard line-up
Substation swap-out
2025

P1-P4 LV switchboard line-up

Client MV/LV switchroom, Gauteng

Full four-panel LV switchboard (P1–P4) energised and live — ACB draw-out breakers racked in, indication lamps proving, danger-HV placards fitted and hand-over paperwork on the doors.

Warehouse kiosk crane operation
Substation lift
2025

Warehouse kiosk crane operation

Industrial warehouse yard, Gauteng

Musi crane operator on the truck deck slewing the Palfinger boom to reposition a decommissioned kiosk over the drop-side body — coned exclusion zone and ground marshaller in view.

Mini-sub tap-changer inspection
Substation swap-out
2025

Mini-sub tap-changer inspection

Client site, Gauteng

Doors of a mini-substation opened to expose the transformer radiator bank and off-load tap-changer at the 100% / 120% positions — pre-energisation inspection before final commissioning.

Track-side kiosk hand-over walk
Rail substation
2025

Track-side kiosk hand-over walk

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

New grey outdoor kiosk substation installed alongside the running rails with rail-authority inspector and Musi supervisor doing a joint safe-work walk before the corridor re-opens.

Live-corridor kiosk lift & commission
Substation lift
2025

Live-corridor kiosk lift & commission

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

Full commissioning team gathered at a new track-side kiosk substation with the Palfinger boom still slung overhead — final terminations and settings verified before the OHTE re-energisation.

Kiosk hand-over — crew portrait
Rail substation
2025

Kiosk hand-over — crew portrait

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

Musi jointing and rigging crew photographed at the doors of a newly commissioned outdoor kiosk substation, with the OHTE catenary and mountains behind — hand-over to the rail authority complete.

11 kV / 400 V 200 kVA transformer lift
Substation swap-out
24 Jun 2025

11 kV / 400 V 200 kVA transformer lift

5401 Mafikile St, Johannesburg

Pole-mount 200 kVA distribution transformer slung under the Palfinger boom for a live-swap into an aged reticulation feeder — HV bushings, LV terminations and lightning arrestors pre-fitted for a same-shift energisation.

Track-side kiosk energised & fenced
Rail substation
2025

Track-side kiosk energised & fenced

Metrorail corridor, Western Cape

Grey outdoor kiosk substation left energised and secured behind the palisade — Danger/Gevaar/Ingozi placard fitted, louvre vents open, ready for rail-authority monitoring on a live corridor.

HV substation yard commissioning
Transmission lines
2025

HV substation yard commissioning

Client HV yard, Gauteng

Outdoor HV yard with porcelain post insulators, current-transformer stacks and a power transformer bay — commissioning support and terminations delivered by the Musi transmission crew.

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Cape Town OHTE mast maintenance
Rail electrification

Cape Town OHTE mast maintenance

Metrorail, Cape Town · 2025

Live-corridor overhead traction equipment maintenance and reconductor work — HV disconnection, ladder access, mast-top jointing on an operational rail line.

Track-side kiosk substation install
Substation lift

Track-side kiosk substation install

Metrorail, Cape Town · 2025

Precision lift and commissioning of a new outdoor kiosk substation onto a rail-side plinth using Musi's Palfinger PK 23500 crane fleet.

Mini-sub replacement — Lawley
Substation swap-out

Mini-sub replacement — Lawley

6302 Simelani Street, Lawley · 02 Jul 2025

Removal of a burnt-out mini-substation kiosk and full replacement — including HV cable termination, earthing, plinth prep and re-energisation.

Concrete pole delivery & rig
Transmission lines

Concrete pole delivery & rig

Gauteng · Nov 2024

Transport and precision off-load of concrete transmission poles with the Palfinger PK 23500 truck-mounted crane for an overhead reticulation upgrade.

Parkview underground reticulation
Reticulation

Parkview underground reticulation

10 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkview, Randburg · Mar 2025

Trench excavation, cable pulling and reinstatement for an underground LV reticulation upgrade in a live urban streetscape.

Parkview cable pull & termination
HV & LV cable jointing

Parkview cable pull & termination

10 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkview · Mar 2025

Multi-run LV cable installation with entry-point sealing and terminations, executed after-hours under temporary generator supply to keep the site live.

Eldorado Park jointing
HV & LV cable jointing

Eldorado Park jointing

33 Hurricane Rd, Eldorado Park, Soweto · Jun 2025

Community-embedded jointing crew executing PILC / XLPE terminations kerbside — full jointer's inventory, heat-shrink kits and hydraulic crimping.

Rail-side kiosk substation commissioning
Rail substation

Rail-side kiosk substation commissioning

Metrorail · 2025

Final positioning, plinth alignment and commissioning of an outdoor kiosk substation on an active rail reserve with flagged safe-work zone.

Johannesburg South cable stringing
Transmission lines

Johannesburg South cable stringing

Johannesburg South · Jun 2025

Substation yard cable stringing and drum-out for an HV transmission tie-in — includes duct preparation, drum stands and pull-through rigging.

Western Cape rail corridor OHTE fleet
Rail electrification

Western Cape rail corridor OHTE fleet

Metrorail · 2025

Musi Palfinger PK 23500 fleet deployed on rail corridor for OHTE mast replacement and heavy lift operations.

HV kiosk transport & rig-down
Logistics & rigging

HV kiosk transport & rig-down

Gauteng · 2025

Load-out of decommissioned HV kiosks for refurbishment with Musi's own transport and lifting equipment.

Track-side substation lift
Substation lift

Track-side substation lift

Cape Town · 2025

Precision crane lift of a new outdoor kiosk substation onto a rail-side plinth with live-line HV disconnection.

Mini-sub replacement programme
Substation swap-out

Mini-sub replacement programme

Johannesburg South · 2025

Removal and replacement of aged mini-substations, including HV cable jointing, terminations and commissioning.

Township reticulation upgrade
Reticulation

Township reticulation upgrade

Gauteng · 2024

Underground reticulation upgrade with youth-hire model and community access negotiation.

Municipal fibre backbone extension
Fibre backbone

Municipal fibre backbone extension

Gauteng municipality · 2024

Backbone fibre optic build with fusion splicing, OTDR testing and campus network cutover.

Commercial rooftop PV plant
Solar PV

Commercial rooftop PV plant

Johannesburg · 2024

Design, feasibility and construction of a commercial rooftop PV system with grid interconnection.

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