Supplementary Power Supporting African Mining

Nairobi, Kenya: Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control solutions, is witnessing exponential growth in demand for rental power within the African minerals sector as mining companies increasingly opt for rental solutions to back-up or supplement supplies from the local grid, or to act as primary power for projects located off the grid.

Aggreko provides mission critical power supplies to mining projects throughout the world. This is through the supply of full-lifecycle project power from initial project construction and development, to full production and project ramp-down. In situations when existing power supplies go off-line, due to equipment breakdown or maintenance or when grid s``upplies fall short, Aggreko provides rapid response, emergency power to keep mines operational.

Aggreko recently supplied a 350 kVA power package to the Kwale Mineral Sands Mine in south-east Kenya operated by Base Resources, an Australian titanium producer. Brought in to supplement local grid supplies, the system was used to power the silt dam pumps, a process vital to the ongoing operation of the facility. This was the second time in which Aggreko provided power to Kwale. During construction of the project, a 200 kVA system was on site for six months to power project offices and lighting throughout the mine.

“As mining continues its rapid expansion throughout the continent, the renting of critical power supplies is becoming increasingly prevalent,” commented David Edwards, General Manager, Aggreko East Africa. “With eight service centres in Africa, supported by regional operations in Dubai and Paris, Aggreko provides an unparalleled level of service to the African mining sector. For our customers this means they are working with the global market leader, yet they are dealing with our people based locally.”

The growth Aggreko has seen in mining across Africa has been accelerated by the continual expansion of its local presence throughout the continent with service centres located in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Durban, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Nairobi and Lagos.

Aggreko plc is the world leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control solutions. Aggreko employs over 6,000 people operating from 202 locations. In 2013 we served customers in about 100 countries, and had revenues of approximately GBP 1.6bn (USD 2.5bn or Euros 1.9bn). Aggreko plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AGK.L), is a member of the FTSE-100 index, and is headquartered in Scotland. For more information, please visit the company website at www.aggreko.com

Aggreko provides power and temperature control solutions to customers who need them either very quickly, or for a short or indeterminate length of time. Examples would be the supply of power to an industrial site which needs to service its permanent power supply, supplying a whole city in times of power shortage, or providing a major sporting event with power and cooling systems. We serve our customers either through our 202 service centres, which we call the Local business, or globally through our Power Projects business.

In the Local business, which accounts for about half of our revenues, we hire our equipment to customers, who then operate it for themselves, although we retain responsibility for servicing and maintaining it. In the Power Projects business, which also accounts for about half of our revenues, we operate as a power producer. We install and operate power plants and we charge our customers both for providing the generating capacity, and for the electricity we produce. We design and manufacture equipment specifically for these requirements in our factory in Dumbarton, Scotland.

Recent customers include the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Ryder Cup and Cirque du Soleil and the power utilities in over 50 countries including the UK, France, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil and the USA.

In 2013 we fulfilled almost 48,000 customers' assignments and 72% of those who responded to our research gave us a recommendation of 9 or 10 out of 10.

For more information, please visit our local website at: africa.aggreko.com

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