Aggreko grabs power contract in southern Africa

The temporary power company, Aggreko, has signed a deal which will see it build a power station supplying both South Africa and Mozambique.

The temporary power company, Aggreko, has signed a deal which will see it build a power station supplying both South Africa and Mozambique.

Aggreko has agreed terms with Eskom, the South African power utility, and Electricidade de Moambique (EDM), the Mozambique power utility, to provide a 107 megawatt (MW) power plant that will supply base-load and peak power to both companies. The total value of the project is likely to be in the region of $250m over two years, including fuel costs.

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