At the Africa CEO Forum 2025, being held on 12 and 13 May in Abidjan, IBS Group, a leading Guinean energy, engineering and infrastructure company, is taking part in the event as part of the official "Invest in Guinea" delegation. The company represents the excellence of the Guinean private sector and reaffirms Guinea's industrial ambitions on the African economic scene.
Invest in Guinea,This initiative, led by APIP and supported by the Guinean authorities, aims to promote the country's economic potential and attract investment in key sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture and industrial services.
Through this participation, IBS Group embodies the ambition of a growing Guinean private sector, capable of designing and implementing high-impact projects, based on innovation, local skills and sustainable commitment.
Founded in 2009 by Aguibou Ly and Kah Chia, IBS Group has established itself as a strategic player in the economic transformation of Guinea and West Africa. Through its specialised subsidiaries (KRSS, Injelec, Lynk, MCK, SIMI), the Group offers integrated solutions in the fields of electrical engineering, energy, industrial maintenance, construction and public works, logistics and telecommunications.
"By celebrating 15 years of commitment, IBS Group is reaffirming its strength: innovating locally and building with and for African communities. This step marks our transition from local builder to regional catalyst, the bearer of a vision of an industrial, proud and forward-looking Guinea. The best is yet to come. - Aguibou Ly, Founder and CEO of IBS Group
2024 marked a strategic turning point with the acquisition of Injelec, a leading electrical engineering company. This integration strengthens the Group's technical capabilities, enabling it to offer cross-disciplinary solutions, from mines to ports, via rail, energy and logistics services.
Through its participation in the Africa CEO Forum, IBS Group intends to:
- Promote its model of inclusive and sustainable growth based on the development of local talent,
- Present its emblematic projects, such as the construction of the Rio tinto Simfer base camp, or the Dynamic Mining conveyor system,
- Strengthening its continental partnerships to support Africa's sovereign industrialisation.
Focus: 15 years of impact
- More than 1,250 people housed at the Rio Tinto SIMFER base camp (design and construction)
- OMVG Project - Installation and commissioning of the dispatching and SCADA system (4 countries)
- Design and installation of a system to detect and gauge defective wagons for GAC
- First Guinean company to install a mining ship loading and conveyor system for Dynamic Mining
- Maintenance of Cummins engines for mining exports
IBS Group, through its participation in the Africa CEO Forum, illustrates the ability of an African company to combine local expertise, regional vision and continental ambition, in the service of a connected, autonomous and resilient Africa.