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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Aggreko has expanded its power project in Cote d’Ivoire with the addition of 100 MW of generating capacity, brining the total combined output from the project to 200 MW. The extension of the power plant was officially inaugurated by the prime minister of the country, Daniel Kablan Duncan, during a ceremony held on July 1 at the project site in the capital Abidjan.
The Aggreko plant in the Vridi area of Abidjan has been in operation since 2010 when the first 70 MW was installed. This was then later increased by an additional 30 MW in 2011. With a booming economy and GDP growth of around 8.5%, demand for energy has been increasing steadily in recent years. The 200 MW from the Aggreko project injects vital capacity into the local grid, helping to keep essential infrastructure and services running, while also ensuring power supplies are maintained to both business and domestic users.
The event was attended by the UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds and Cote d’Ivoire’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Adama Toungara. Senior management of CI-Energies and Aggreko were also in attendance.
“We are pleased to be adding an additional 100 MW into the national grid as part of our program of strengthening the energy infrastructure across the country,” commented Amidou Traore, Director General, CI-Energies. “The 200 MW supplied from the Aggreko plant is an important component of the energy generation mix and helps us maintain supply to our customers while we develop our long-term infrastructure programs.”
“Our project in Ivory Coast is a fine example of the value Aggreko brings to its utility customers in Africa,” commented Christophe Jacquin, MD, Aggreko North and West Africa. “We support our customers by bringing significant generation capacity on-line within very short timeframes and without any capital investment. Our solutions address shortages in power generation capacity to give our customers the ability to continue supply while working to address the gaps in the power supply.”
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