Guides that decide the number you buy.
Thirty-six guides filed by buying decision, not by publication date. Each cluster reads in order, from the first load calculation through to customs clearance.
Generator sizing & technical basics
Everything that decides the number on the nameplate: the load list, the duty rating, altitude and heat derating, fuel burn, and the enclosure. Work through these before you request a quotation, so the number you send is the number you need.
Read all 11 guides- How to Size a Generator Set: A Step-by-Step Method for 20–2000 kW
- kVA vs kW: Why a Generator Is Rated in Both and What Each Means
- ISO 8528 Generator Ratings Explained: ESP, PRP and COP in Plain Terms
- Generator Derating: How Altitude and Temperature Cut Your Available Power
- Sizing for 60 Hz sites: why derating is not optional above 40 °C
- Generator Fuel Consumption: How to Estimate Diesel Burn per Hour
- Open, Silent, Mobile or Containerised: Choosing the Build Form
- Silent Generator dB(A): What the Noise Figure Really Means
- Diesel vs Gas Generator Sets: Running Cost, Price and Which Wins
- Dual-Fuel Generators: How Gas-Diesel Blending Cuts Fuel Cost
- New vs Used Generator Sets: Where the Real Cost Difference Sits
Operation, maintenance & spare parts
What keeps a set on load after it lands: the service schedule keyed to running hours, controller and AVR settings, long-term storage, how to read an alarm log, and the spare parts list built from your serial number.
Read all 6 guides- Generator Maintenance Schedule: The First 12 Months by Running Hour
- Generator Controller and AVR Settings: What to Set Before Commissioning
- Common Generator Faults and How to Read the Alarm Log
- Spare Parts Planning: Building a Consumables List from the Serial Number
- Storing a Generator Set for Months of Idle Time
- The load-bank test report: five lines buyers should actually read
Buying, compliance & shipping
The commercial and documentary path from enquiry to commissioning: lead times, minimum order quantities and payment terms, destination certificates for Nigeria, East Africa and Saudi Arabia, clearance costs, and how a set is packed and shipped.
Read all 8 guides- How to Buy a Generator Set from China: The Buyer's Process from Enquiry to Commissioning
- Generator Lead Times, MOQ and Payment Terms: What a Chinese Supplier Expects
- SONCAP for Generators: What Nigerian Buyers Need Before the Container Sails
- PVoC for Kenya, Tanzania and the EAC: The Generator Document Checklist
- SASO and SABER for Saudi Arabia: Certifying a Generator Consignment
- SONCAP and PVoC in 2026: document checklist for African imports
- Importing Generators into Africa: Demurrage, Bonded Storage and Where Costs Hide
- Shipping a Generator Set: Container Loading, Packing and Insurance
Engine platform selection
How the six engine platforms we build on differ by power band, duty and parts availability, and which one suits your site and your service network. Each guide covers the series naming, the emissions variant and the parts question.
Read all 5 guides- Perkins Generator Selection Guide: 1100, 1300, 2000 and 4000 Series Explained
- Cummins Generator Selection Guide: KTA19, QSK23 and QSX15 for Industrial and Standby Duty
- Weichai Generator Guide: WP and Baudouin Platforms for Prime Power
- Yuchai Generator Buying Guide for Africa and Southeast Asia
- Shangchai 135 Series Generator Sets: Sizing, Ratings and Spare Parts
Site & application guides
Site-specific sizing and specification for the six conditions buyers ask about most: mining and quarry, construction, healthcare standby, telecom towers, agricultural irrigation and rental fleets.
Read all 6 guides- Mining and Quarry Generator Sizing: Altitude Derating, Dust and Continuous Load
- Construction Site Power: Sizing a Generator for EPC and Rental Fleets
- Hospital Backup Generator Requirements: 10-Second Start, ATS and Redundancy
- Telecom Tower Backup Power: Unattended Sites, Remote Monitoring and Fuel Logistics
- Irrigation and Farm Generator Power: Seasonal Duty and Off-Grid Sizing
- Specifying Diesel Generators for a Rental Fleet: Portability, Telemetry and Turnaround
Send the load list, get a sized proposal.
Every guide on this site exists to make one thing easier: turning a site condition into a nameplate kW with margin. Send the loads, the duty and the site altitude, and a datasheet-grade proposal comes back.
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