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02.10.2014 Ivory Coast

Aggreko Hosts OECD At Ivory Coast Power Facility

02.10.2014 LISTEN
By Nicholas van Santen

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control services, recently welcomed a senior delegation from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to the Aggreko power plant on the outskirts of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan. The 200 MW gas-powered facility plays an important role in supporting the local grid, providing a stable power supply to local businesses and households.

The OECD group were visiting the country for high level discussions with the government to help support the national strategy of developing Ivory Coast into a fully-fledged emergent economy by 2020. With access to reliable power being a fundamental requirement of a strong economy the group was keen to visit Aggreko, being the main Independent Power Producer in the county.

“Aggreko is proud of the role we play in supplying Ivory Coast with reliable energy. By supporting the national grid we are helping ensure key industries have access to the power they need to help build a solid and stable economy, while also bringing power to homes and small businesses.” commented Christophe Jacquin, Managing Director, Aggreko North and West Africa. “Having the government bring such an important delegation to our facility is recognition of the important role we play in supporting the local economy.”


Aggreko has maintained a presence in Ivory Coast since 2010 supporting CI Energies, the national utility with additional generating capacity to help power the country's rapidly growing economy. In 2013 Aggreko introduced the Aggreko Technical University training scheme in conjunction with CI Energies to support the development of the next generation of technicians and engineers for the Ivorian energy sector.

With more than 1.3 GW currently installed across 25 African countries, Aggreko is the largest supplier of fast-track temporary power to the continent. Aggreko first entered the African market in 1995 and since then has established a presence across the continent with service centres located in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Durban, Walvis Bay, Nairobi, Luanda and Lagos supported by regional hubs in Dubai and Paris. Across its African operations Aggreko employs in excess of 700 people with more than 90% of this workforce being African nationals.

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 fifa Brazil world cup 2014, 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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