Aggreko wins first Ivory Coast contract

26th Mar 2010 07:03

Temporary power and heating specialist Aggreko has won a €35m contract to help alleviate the Côte d'Ivoire's problems with power cuts.Aggreko will provide the Société de Gestion du Patrimoine du Secteur de l'Electricité (SOGEPE) and the Société d'Opération Ivoirienne d'Electricité (SOPIE) with 70 megawatts (mw) of natural gas fuelled temporary power over a two year period.Aggreko expects to have its power plant up and running in May of this year, after which it will run continuously for the length of the contract.'Due to our investment in designing and packaging standardised power plants, we are proving that it is possible to provide cost-effective utility-scale gas power solutions in a matter of weeks,' said Aggreko's chief executive, Rupert Soames.