Interim power solutions still in demand



Issue 251 - 05 Apr 2013 | 4 minute read

Aggreko and APR Energy’s big new contracts in Mozambique and Libya show that business is booming for operators which can offer governments short-term solutions to uncertain power supply, writes Daniel Marks.
Faith in the future of the market in costly temporary power solutions has been tested as developing countries have expressed their intention to move away from over-reliance on rented ‘interim’ solutions that threatened the financial viability of several African utilities in the late 2000s. But for investors, temporary power solutions seem to be a gift that keeps on giving.

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