Côte d’Ivoire: the team chosen by EDF, Meridiam and SIFCA to head their biomass-to-energy project
On 9 December, the three companies signed a 25-year concession agreement with the Côte d’Ivoire government to build the largest biomass-to-energy project in West Africa. In an exclusive Jeune Afrique Business+ report, we reveal the profile of the executive team at Biovea Energie, the company that is leading the project.
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▪ Côte d’Ivoire: the team chosen by EDF, Meridiam and SIFCA to head their biomass-to-energy project
▪ On 9 December, the three companies signed a 25-year concession agreement with the Côte d’Ivoire government to build the largest biomass-to-energy project in West Africa. In an exclusive Jeune Afrique Business+ report, we reveal the profile of the executive team at Biovea Energie, the company that is leading the project.
▪ https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/801571/cote-divoire-les-hommes-choisis-par-edf-meridiam-et-sifca-pour-leur-centrale-biomasse/
Set up in May, Biovea Energie brings together French power utility EDF (holding 40% of the shares); the investment company led by Thierry Déau, Meridiam (36%), and Biokala, a subsidiary of the agrifood group SIFCA, co-founded by the Billon family, which owns 24%.
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