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Orange selects ENGIE for the operation and maintenance of one of the largest data centers in West Africa

This next-generation datacenter has a power capacity of 1.3 MW and a design which is oriented towards reliability and energy optimization of data storage

This contract demonstrates ENGIE's ambition to accelerate its development in energy services in West and Central Africa

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 20, 2019/APO Group/ --

ENGIE (www.Engie-Africa.com) has been selected for the operation and maintenance of the Orange Services Group's data center in Abidjan, for a five-year contract that will start early June 2019.

This datacenter of the latest generation, built by the Orange Services Group (GOS), is one of the few data centers in West Africa that meets the highest standards of security and redundancy to ensure continuity of service in all circumstances.

It received the award of Best Data Center from Africa at the 2017 “Datacloud Congress” in Monaco.

The perimeter of the contract includes preventive maintenance of the multi-technical lots of the datacenter buildings, including the electrical substations, high voltage, cooling and air conditioning, Central Management Technology, fire alarm systems, security and control, video surveillance and access control.

This contract demonstrates ENGIE's ambition to accelerate its development in energy services in West and Central Africa and to become one of the leaders in energy efficiency, installation and maintenance services in Africa.

Built on the Free Zone of Grand-Bassam, located 40 km from Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, the building has a floor area of 1 450 m² including a 420 m² computer room. This next-generation datacenter has a power capacity of 1.3 MW and a design which is oriented towards reliability and energy optimization of data storage. The center represents a strategic infrastructure for Orange in West Africa and primarily hosts Orange's service platforms of its Middle East – Africa subsidiaries but it is also a colocation space for BtoB customers’ needs in this region.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of ENGIE.

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About GOS:
The Orange Services Group (GOS) created in 2011 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) is an African company specializing in IT services. It has two activities: to offer shared services to Orange's subsidiaries, such as content platforms, operating tools or IS applications, and to make IT services available to businesses in the area.

About ENGIE Tieri:
ENGIE TIERI specializes in services, distribution and equipment manufacturing in the industrial electricity sector in West Africa. ENGIE TIERI is present in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

About ENGIE Africa:
For over 50 years, ENGIE (www.Engie-Africa.com) has been active in many African countries through its energy engineering business and more recently as an independent power producer in South Africa and Morocco with a total capacity of 3,000 MW either in operation or under construction. By 2025, ENGIE wants to be a reference partner in several African countries for power plants, energy services to businesses and decentralized solutions for off-grid customers – communities, companies and households. ENGIE already has more than 2 million customers with domestic solar installations and local microgrids, and aims to become one of the viable leaders on the continent's off-grid service market. For more information, go to www.Engie-Africa.com