Ivorian tycoon Jean-Louis Billon's SIFCA and EDF open $256 million power plant
A 46-megawatt power plant co-owned by the Billon family's SIFCA group, EDF and Meridiam has opened in Ivory Coast, running on palm oil waste.
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A 46-megawatt power plant co-owned by the Billon family's SIFCA group, EDF and Meridiam has opened in Ivory Coast, running on palm oil waste.
Jean-Louis Billon's Sucrivoire has surged 190 percent on West Africa's BRVM exchange in 2026, making it the region's best-performing stock despite losing $11 million last year.
He built his family's plantation roots into a $1.2 billion palm oil and rubber empire, then turned his ambition toward Ivory Coast's presidency. T
Jean-Louis Billon has been instrumental in the growth of Palmci.
Palmci operates as a subsidiary of SIFCA, an Ivorian agro-allied conglomerate.