GE sold distribution rights of its Jenbacher gas engines’ service business in South Africa, Mozambqiue, and Botswana to Clarke Energy. The firm also acquired Agaricus Trading Pty Ltd., the official sales representative of GE Jenbacher in the region. Existing Jenbacher customers with maintenance contracts will be transferred to Clarke Energy.
These two key strategic acquisitions in southern Africa further expand the firm’s reach in Africa following the establishment of an East African hub in Tanzania in 2012. Clarke Energy will continue to deliver its model of providing added value to the Jenbacher product platform through engineering and installation of gas-fuelled power plants and delivering the highest levels of after-sales support.
The Jenbacher is currently supplying the South African market with about 80 MW and Clarke Energy hopes to further the technology in Mozambique and Botswana. Darryl Wilson, chief commercial officer of GE Power & Water’s Distributed Power business, said: “Given Clarke Energy’s strong service presence in Africa, our decision to sell our South Africa Service Business and sign the new distribution agreements with Clarke Energy combined with their acquisition of Agaricus Trading enables us to even better meet the local demand for our cleaner industrial and municipal on-site power solutions.”
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