Guinea: Veolia wins EdG management services contract

The government has signed a four-year contract worth €11.3m ($12.6m) with Veolia Africa to provide management services to national utility Electricité de Guinée (EdG). Veolia Africa will be supported by experts from another Veolia subsidiary, consulting engineer Seureca, the French company told African Energy. The consortium will work to improve the management of facilities and the efficiency of the energy distribution network while overseeing the expansion of the grid. Emphasis will be placed on customer relationship management, human resource management, procurement and inventory management, technical performance and better planning of operations and maintenance activities.