UK giant offers to plug power gap

Globally, the British firm currently has a fleet with a capacity of about six gigawatts (GW) and has three power solutions, one of which could deliver 100 megawatts (MW) in Botswana within 90 days. Executives from the Glasgow, Scotland-headquartered firm were last week in Botswana where they held discussions with the BPC and other potential clients. Aggreko plans to set up a Botswana office following the completion of a feasibility study.

"We are in discussions with them (BPC)," said Aggreko's regional director for Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, David Taylor-Smith in an interview. "We have 1GW of capacity right now in Africa and we have been in the business for over 50 years. We are well placed to implement a very fast tracked short or medium term solution as a bridging solution and move it once the long-term plant is in place.