Country Experience

Cape Verde

Sectors: wind energy, renewable energy.

Experience:

  • On-demand due diligence: technical due diligence for utility-scale wind farm project.
  • Project contracts: management and technical support to a bidder during tender process for new wind Independent Power Producer project, including site visit and site review.

Chad

Sectors: solar energy, renewable energy.

Experience:

  • On-demand due diligence: technical due diligence for utility-scale solar PV project.

Ethiopia

Sectors: Wind energy, renewable energy

Experience:

  • On-demand due diligence: technical due diligence for 400 MW utility-scale wind farm project pipeline.

Kenya

Sectors: Energy transition, wind energy, solar energy, renewable energy, hybrid systems, battery storage, power transmission, roads, industrial parks.

Experience:

  • Project development support: mapping of utility-scale wind farm opportunities across the country and identification of best sites, early-stage in-country development support for utility-scale wind farm projects including land securing, permitting, and licensing, wind resource assessment, management of specialised studies, engagement with national and local stakeholders.
  • On-demand due diligence: technical, environmental, social, and licensing/permitting appraisal of several utility-scale wind farm projects on behalf of prospective investors.
  • Feasibility study: for two utility-scale solar PV projects.
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment: numerous ES screening and ESIAs for utility-scale wind, solar PV and hybrid-battery-storage projects, compliant with national requirements and IFC Performance Standards.
  • Climate change: Urban park management strategy.
  • Resettlement Action Plan: gap analysis between national requirements and IFC Performance Standards for utility scale wind farm project.
  • Stakeholder engagement: Drafting of Stakeholder Engagement Plan for two utility-scale wind farm projects.
  • Project contracts: negotiation of Joint Development Agreement with an international investor on behalf of a local developer / project owner, support to PPA negotiations for two utility-scale wind and solar PV projects, support to EPC contract negotiations for two utility-scale wind farm projects.
  • Others: strategic analysis of industrial park development

Featured projects: development support for 300 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, ESIA for 10 MW Lewa solar PV park, biodiversity baseline study for utility-scale renewable energy projects, strategy analysis for industrial park development, Park management strategy for Nairobi Arboretum Conservancy, Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) process for utility-scale wind farm project.

Madagascar

Sectors: Hydro energy, renewable energy

Experience:

  • On-demand due diligence: technical and environmental due diligence for hydro power project.

Nigeria

Sectors: wind energy, renewable energy

Experience:

  • On-demand due diligence: technical due diligence for utility-scale wind farm project pipeline.

Rwanda

Sectors: wind energy, renewable energy

Experience:

  • On-demand due diligence: technical due diligence for utility-scale wind farm project.

Tanzania

Sectors: Wind energy, solar energy, renewable energy, power transmission, roads

Experience:

  • Project development support: mapping of utility-scale wind and solar PV project opportunities across the country and identification of best sites, early-stage in-country development support for four utility-scale a wind farm project including land securing, permitting and licensing, wind resource assessment, management of specialised studies, engagement with national and local stakeholders.
  • On-demand due diligence: for one utility-scale wind farm projects on behalf of prospective investor.
  • Feasibility study: for one utility-scale wind farm project.
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment: ES screening and ESIAs for utility-scale wind and solar PV, compliant with national requirements and IFC Performance Standards.
  • Resettlement Action Plan: for utility-scale wind and solar PV project.
  • Project contracts: support to Joint Development Agreement negotiations for a utility-scale wind farm project, support to PPA negotiations for a utility-scale wind farm project, support to EPC contract negotiations for a utility-scale wind farm project.
  • Others: strategic analysis of industrial park development.

Featured projects : country-wide mapping of utility-scale wind and solar PV project opportunities, wind resource assessment for 100 MW Singida wind farm project, RAP for 150 MW TANESCO solar PV project.