Ivory Coast: GROUPE RAGNI travels to Abidjan with Christian Estrosi
During a visit to Abidjan by Christian Estrosi, President of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis and Mayor of the city of Nice,the GROUPE RAGNI visited the Ivory Coast as part of the city’s rich twinning with the Autonomous District of Abidjan, at the invitation of Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé and District Governor Ibrahim Bacongo Cissé. The GROUPE RAGNI was represented by Marcel Ragni, Honorary Chairman of the Group representing Côte d’Azur industry (UIMM 06)Jean-Christophe Ragni, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Group Export Director, and Alexandre Gellé, Group Public and Institutional Affairs Director.
This was an opportunity for the Group to remind the highest authorities of the partnership approach that has been driving its development in the country for several years, and which will be embodied in 2022 by the creation of a subsidiary in Abidjan.
- A conviction: to build, hand in hand with the authorities, an integrated lighting system tailored to the country’s needs, we must first and foremost build long-term relationships based on trust, the transfer of skills and the sharing of know-how.
- Background: Today, the cost of public lighting to the government of Côte d’Ivoire is over 45 billion FCFA (68 million euros) a year. Of the 1.85 million light points across Ivory Coast, 91% use SHP technology, which is particularly energy-hungry. The energy-saving potential of simply switching to LEDs is therefore colossal.
- Estimate: For a retrofit of 55,000 connected light points, the Ivorian government can generate savings of up to 3.1 billion FCFA per year, or 4.8 million euros (without dimming system), with a return on investment of less than 4 years.
The Group is therefore ready to work with the authorities to build lasting partnerships for energy-efficient projects in the country, as it is already doing in Senegal and Benin.
