The Façade Maritime du Champ Triomphal (FMCT), through the Baie des Rois project, was awarded the prize for the best sustainable infrastructure project for its eco-responsible approach, on the occasion of the AIFA forum, on February 07 last.
Africa Investments Forum & Awards (AIFA) has brought together every year since 2017 for a day all the leaders of private and public African companies around a panel and multiple conferences. The opportunity to address investment opportunities in various strategic sectors on the continent, particularly infrastructure.
It is on this aspect that the FMCT, a subsidiary of the Gabonese Fund for Strategic Investments (FGIS), aims to develop a sustainable and responsible space, concerned regarding climate issues through the implementation of innovative infrastructures.
Due to its geographical position and its nature as a maritime town centre, the Baie des Rois also aims to be an attractive hub in Central Africa and a regional benchmark for an eco-district. Since the project was taken over by the FMCT, the Baie des Rois has developed over an initial area of 12 ha, fully serviced, opposite the Jeanne Ebori Hospital.
Currently under construction:
• Three (3) buildings in the North Zone of Baie des Rois, two (2) of which have Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency (EDGE) certification, in order to reduce the environmental footprint in direct energy consumption, energy consumption water and the use of building materials such as wood;
• Maritime works for the construction of platforms reclaimed from the sea, in the area of Port Mole and the old fair;
• A Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) which will treat and recycle wastewater by eliminating pollutants before they are discharged into nature.
Emmanuel EDANE, Managing Director of the FMCT declared: “This prize is the result of a vision started more than thirty years ago by Gabon, that of being a green power with a low carbon vocation on the continent and beyond, supported today by the highest authorities. Recognition of this project would not have been possible without all of the employees, men and women, committed to creating a better living environment for future generations. »
In total, more than 300 workers are mobilized on all the above-mentioned works around the Baie des Rois.
