South African black-owned construction group Concor has reported on its progress in building the foundations and infrastructure for the MeerKAT extension project, which it is undertaking in conjunction with OptiPower. MeerKAT is South Africa’s world-leading radio telescope array (and also a precursor to the international Square Kilometre Array radio telescope programme), and the extension project involves the erection of 20 more dish antennas. The MeerKAT site is located in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province, some 90 km from the town of Carnarvon. The construction company started work on the site in September. In addition to the foundations for the dishes, the project includes the construction of roads and other infrastructure.
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