TRANSPORTATION
Unique offering for transport
With a healthy balance sheet, global experience in structuring publicprivate partnerships (PPPs), as well as expertise in the operations and maintenance of transport infrastructure, Egis Operation South Africa is well positioned to help transform the local industry.
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art of an international group in the mobility services and transport projects sectors, Egis Operation South Africa was incorporated in 2020. According to Laurent Bouchacourt, CEO of Egis Operation South Africa, while the South African subsidiary is new, the Egis Group has been present in Africa for over 30 years. “Egis Operation South Africa builds on our African experience and this will prove invaluable for our local operational rollout,” he explains.
PPPs In Africa, Egis Group investments include
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the Abidjan Airport in Ivory Coast. In Congo-Brazzaville, Egis currently operates 550 km of the 2 000 km highway, which is being incrementally rolled out, and it has invested in three of the country’s airports (Brazzaville Airport, Pointe Noire Airport and Ollombo Airport). “The Egis Group is recognised as a worldclass developer of PPPs in the transport sector. Its experience in the financial and contractual structuring of complex projects within international environments has generated a large network of relationships with numerous institutional and private investors worldwide,” Bouchacourt explains.
Laurent Bouchacourt, CEO of Egis Operation South Africa
“The private sector is in the best position to ensure the integrity of infrastructure and its funding. Government should provide a strong regulatory framework where companies compete against each other to provide the best possible and cost-effective service,” he continues.
Operations and maintenance By taking a life-cycle approach to transport solutions and asset management, Egis Operation South Africa can help achieve lower operational costs, longer usable life of assets, improved user experience, and greater levels of safety, interoperability and integration of transport networks. “Our international operations and maintenance experience, together with South African capabilities and knowledge of the local market, will create a unique offering to the transport sector – both in greenfield and
