DJIBOUTI, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power
and temperature control services, in conjunction with its local
partner TKE-DJPL will provide a 57 MW fast-track power solution to
Djibouti to bring much needed
additional power capacity into the country.
TKE-DJPL, in partnership with the Djibouti government, is working on improving
energy supplies across the country through a combination of thermal
and renewable energy projects. In order to address the immediate
needs of its customers, TKE-DJPL partnered with Aggreko to bring
online a fast-track power solution while longer term projects are
in development.
The project will consist of an initial 5 MW package that will be
operational within six weeks from the date of contract signing. The
remaining 52 MW is scheduled to be commissioned and operational
within May 2013.
"This project highlights the capability of Aggreko as the
world's leading fast-track power provider to respond to the needs
of our customers with large-scale power plants being designed,
installed and operational within extremely tight time frames," said
James Shepherd, Managing Director,
Aggreko Southern and East
Africa.
Commenting on the project, Jaime
Lopez, Chief Executive Officer, TKE-DJPL said, "Partnering
with Aggreko allows us to rapidly deliver much needed energy to
Djibouti while we work on longer
term plans to address the power needs of the country. TKE-DJPL is
working closely with the Government of Djibouti to ensure that energy supplies are
improved immediately while long term solutions are put in
place."
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Aggreko
Aggreko plc is the world leader in the supply of temporary power
and temperature control solutions. Aggreko employs over 4,500
people operating from 165 locations. In 2011 we served customers in
about 100 countries, and had revenues of approximately GBP 1.4bn (USD
2.2bn or Euros 1.6bn). 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 http://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 165 service centres, which
we call the Local business, or globally through our International
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 International 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 London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the power
utilities in over 50 countries including the UK, France,
Angola, Kenya,
Indonesia, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil and the USA.
In 2011 we fulfilled almost 43,000 customers' assignments and
when researched, 69% of them gave us a recommendation of 9 or 10
out of 10.
For more information, please visit the company website
at: http://www.africa.aggreko.com.
For more information contact:
Nicholas van Santen
PR Manager, Aggreko EMEA
Tel: +971-56-682-5978
E-mail: nicholas.vansanten@aggreko.ae
Simon Lyons
Global Director of Marketing & Communication, Aggreko plc
Tel: +44-141-2255900
E-mail: simon.lyons@aggreko.co.uk
SOURCE Aggreko
