Supporting the energy transition in Côte d'Ivoire

With more than 50 years of experience in Africa, EDF power solutions is helping to provide access to electricity for more than one million people.

Meeting the energy challenges

As a long-standing partner of the electricity sector in Côte d'Ivoire, EDF power solutions was created in 2016, with the ambition of improving access to electricity and enabling its partners to meet the increasing energy needs of communities against a background of economic and demographic growth.

  • More than 1
    million

    people gaining access to electricity in Africa in the last 20 years

  • 500
    employees

    across all subsidiaries in Côte d'Ivoire

  • 4
    companies

    for different energy projects: TEVIA Energie, ARIC, BIOVEA Energie, GREENO

As a leader in energy efficiency, EDF power solutions offers customised low-carbon solutions that also contribute to local development.

EDF Group Foundation

A commitment to social responsibility in the communities to support the environment, education and inclusion.

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Timeline

2025 - Creation fo EDF power solutions Côte d'Ivoire, an entity bringing together EDF Renewables and EDF's International Division

2023 - Creation of greeno, solar solutions for agriculture

2021 - EDF Côtee d'Ivoire is established as the West African Sub-Regional Directorate with headquarters in Abidjan

2019 - Creation of Greeno EDF and Sun Culture, specializing in the distribution, installation, and maintenance of solar pumps for agricultural irrigation, livestock, and domestic use in Côte d'Ivoire

2019 - Creation of Biovéa Energie, the company that went on to develop, build, finance and operate a biomass power plant.

2018 - Creation of ARIC, a subsidiary of Conergies-Group (co-owned by the EDF Group), whose objective is to become one of the market leaders in climate engineering and refrigeration.

2016 - creation of the Ivorian subsidiary EDF-CI to consolidate the EDF Group's presence in Côte d'Ivoire.

2016 - ZOLA Electric (formerly Off Grid Electric), a leading American start-up in solar energy distribution in Africa, joins forces with EDF to create the jointly-owned company ZECI SAS, for the supply of off-grid solar energy.

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