“While the Oil and Gas market remains the main focus of Bureau Veritas support services in the CAFA district, we are aware of the global energy transition that is proceeding at a good pace. become an increasingly business imperative for many companies and investors," said Pierre Allard, head of the District Executive who oversees operations in the country, in a statement sent to VerAngola.
Pedro Benedito, the company's Sales and Marketing director, explained that Bureau Veritas is currently involved in two solar photovoltaic power plant projects, with another seven planned to start at the end of this year. Combined, the projects will install a total of 500 MW, "positioning Angola as the country in sub-Saharan Africa with the most solar energy projects to date."
Bureau Veritas is also providing support to a series of hydro dam projects and a thermal power plant, which is scheduled to start up at the end of this year.
Headquartered in Paris, Bureau Veritas has 75,000 workers located in 1600 offices and laboratories in 140 countries around the world. The company's presence spans 45 African countries, serving more than 10,000 customers on the continent, where it has a diverse team of technical experts, "who have unique knowledge of the regional market and industry dynamics".
Oil and gas is a key resource in most CAFA countries and Angola, where more oil and gas is produced than in any other country in the region.
