Dubai Festival City is one of many projects supplied by Aggreko in its 18-year history in the GCC.
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Is the demand for rental power solutions from the construction industry still high?
The demand for power within the construction industry has fallen sharply due to the current economic climate, particularly in cities such as Dubai, where many projects in the early phases have been put on hold. That being said, we are still seeing demand from areas such as Abu Dhabi and Qatar, where the majority of the building projects seem to be continuing.
What are some of the latest trends and developments?
One of the trends we are currently seeing is customers looking to diversify their energy portfolios. Rather than relying on one type of fuel, they are looking to expand their generation capacity to include two or more fuel types.
For example, one of our customers, a cement company in Ras Al Khaimah, has its own gas-powered turbine, but contracted a diesel-powered package from us to provide additional capacity to their facility.
In response to this trend, we have introduced the ADDGas system, which allows customers to substitute a significant portion of diesel fuel with natural gas. This gives the customer a considerable saving on overall costs.
What is your vision/strategy for the immediate future?
The slowdown has, in some ways, provided breathing space for companies such as Aggreko to take stock and evaluate how to improve their all-around business models. We see this as an important opportunity to improve some of our business processes.
For example, we are busy implementing a back office system to improve and streamline our customer service processes.
By taking the time to ensure that our systems are more effective, we will be in a better position to take advantage of the market once the economy improves, and projects that are currently on hold start up again.
As well, we are currently conducting an in-depth market research study, including interviews with executives in industries to discuss their needs and identify where best we can bring our specialist skills knowledge and equipment to support the growth and development of industry in the GCC.
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Aggreko’s power range
• Diesel generator rentals, ranging from GreenPower units to containerised power units;
• Hire of low-maintenance, quiet generators for low-noise applications such as movie sets;
• Back-up power generators to maintain functionality at all times;
• Generator rentals for onboard or dockside needs within the shipping industry;
• Portable generator hire, which is ideal for use in the construction and contracting industries; and
• Hire of Gas-powered containerised generators
Aggreko’s temperature-control services
• Modular cooling towers to provide high-volume water and wastewater chilling;
• Air and water-based chillers and air conditioners to supplement installed process systems or to provide HVAC services for workplaces;
• Heat exchangers, including food-grade units to boost process productivity;
• Electric heaters offering moisture, flame and fume-free heating; and
• Dehumidifiers giving plant operators greater latitude to control variable product or ambient-air conditions.
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