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AGO energy (PTY) Ltd. assigns representative in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cape Town, South Africa
Successful delegation trip with Bavarian state chancellery
Enormous project potential in South Africa
Prime Minister of Westkap, Hellen Zille, is planning to visit Germany
Kulmbach, 10 December 2009: AGO Energy (PTY) Ltd., a 100 percent subsidiary of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen
(cusip number: A0LR41 / ISIN: DE000A0LR415) assigns with immediate effect a member in the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Cape Town, South Africa. Denis Stupan was elected to the Council of the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry during their latest meeting. That enables AGO to participate even more actively in the
economic development of Cape Town and the Westkap Province. In particular in the field of local energy supply
plants and location concepts the know-how from Kulmbach is required.
This already became clear when a few weeks ago, Hans Ulrich Gruber, speaker of AGO AG‘s Board, came to
visit South Africa on a delegation trip. Together with the director of the Bavarian state chancellery, Minister of
State Siegfried Schneider, he had a number of appointments on their agenda. Apart from repeated meetings with
Hellen Zille, Prime Minister of Westkap, as well as local Ministers in charge, a plan of activities was prepared with
officials and representatives from science and economy which was passed by the Prime Minister. Subjects such
as project potentials in the field of renewable energies, location development and local energy supply were
discussed.
„Hellen Zille thanked me with a letter for the visit. Furthermore, she announced a prompt cooperation with the
representatives of AGO in Cape Town. We are going to work on the subject of emissions trading and on
potentials in the field of CDM projects as well as examine particular projects carefully“, explains Hans Ulrich
Gruber, speaker of the BOD of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen. In addition to his employment with AGO AG Energie
+ Anlagen, Hans Ulrich Gruber is the Chairman of co2ncept plus, Verband der Wirtschaft für Emissionshandel
und Klimaschutz e.V.
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From left to rights: Siegfried Schneider (Minister of State, director of the Bavarian State Chancellery), Hellen Zille
(Prime Minister of Westkap), Alexander Muthmann (member of Bavarian Parliament), Hans Ulrich Gruber
(speaker of AGO AG‘s Board).
Company contact: Investor Relations contact: AGO AG Energie + Anlagen GFEI Aktiengesellschaft Am Goldenen Feld 23 Marcus Kapust 95326 Kulmbach Hamburger Allee 26-28 Germany 60486 Frankfurt am Main www.ago.ag www.gfei.de T. +49 (0) 9221 602 0 T. +49 (0) 69 743037 00 F. +49 (0) 9221 602 149 F. +49 (0) 69 743037 22 [email protected] [email protected] About AGO AG Energie + Anlagen The company with company headquarters in Kulmbach which was founded in 1980 is a specialist in the area of innovative and efficient energy supply and facilities. AGO AG focuses on the three business segments project development and implementation, operation of facilities as well as service & consulting. The company’s core competences are mainly biomass cogeneration plants, cogeneration plants, heat and refrigeration plants, trigeneration as well as contracting. Location studies / location development, energy efficiency consulting, raw material and fuel management as well as emissions trading round off the business model. AGO stands for efficiency, reliability and technological competence for your energy supply plants.