Aggreko wins power contract in Côte d'Ivoire

Temporary power and temperature control giant Aggreko has won a contract in Côte d'Ivoire to provide short-term power supply.

Temporary power and temperature control giant Aggreko has won a contract in Cte d'Ivoire to provide short-term power supply.

The 10MW gas-fuelled temporary power contract, which will run for two years, is in addition to the 100MW the company installed in 2010. It is worth an estimated $75m and was awarded by the Socit des Energies de Cte d'Ivoire (CI-ENERGIES).

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Aggreko's Chief Executive Rupert Soames said: "Following the success of the existing 100 MW power plant, we are delighted that our customer has entrusted us with a further 100 MW.

"We believe this underlines the success of our gas-fuelled power plants, in which we have invested heavily in recent years; world-wide we now have over 750 MW of gas-fuelled capacity on rent."

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