Experience & Case Studies

Data Centres

Energy Security for 3x hyperscaler data centers in Africa

Energy Security Strategy: resilience planning, minimise diesel, opex & emissions.
RE Contracting: off-site solar PPAs + on-site solar + battery microgrids with blackstart, islanding, grid-forming.
Procurement Advisory: RFP design, bidder management & clarifications.
Transaction Advisory: evaluation, adjudication & due diligence.

Advisory • Procurement • Transactions

Mining

Decarbonisation, PPAs (on/off-site), closure repurposing & nature-based solutions.

BESS strategy & evaluation of bids for South African mine.
Aluminium Smelter: green premium analysis via Scope 2 reductions (PV+Wind+BESS+Hydro).
Mine Closure & Repurposing: RE + BESS + NbS project creating food, jobs & carbon sequestration (CDR).
NbS and CDR evaluation next to mining land and RE development.

Strategy • Just Transition • NbS

Investors

Due Diligence for acquisition of RE Projects

Screened & ranked 100+ utility-scale PV & Wind projects across Africa.
Detailed technical, financial, commercial & contractual due diligence on shortlisted assets.
Acquisition-focused evaluation for a leading African fossil fuel producer & mining company to diversify & decarbonise its portfolio.

Buy-side DD • PV & Wind • Africa

Islands

Resilient microgrids reducing diesel dependence.

Caribbean island microgrid designed to reduce ~88% diesel use.
Madagascar mine: off-grid microgrid with PV, Wind, BESS & engines to maximise RE penetration & reliability.

Design • Resilience

IPP / Developer

Origination to financial close.

4×75MW PV projects bid-ready; FC achieved.
Xina 100MW CSP (~$880m).
Eskom 100MW CSP (9h storage) EPC award.

Development • EPC

Climate Tech

Commercialising next-gen solutions.

Founded Abengoa Microgrids & Decarbonisation unit.
Utility-scale VRFB + PV integration.
100kW hydrogen fuel cell product launch.

Product • GTM

  Articles & Interviews
  South Africa’s solar boom — Instrumentation and Control 2024
Microgrids gain traction to combat critical outage impacts — Engineering News 2023
Should renewable energy be the silver bullet? — Why Africa 2022

    Financial Implications for the Net Zero Journey: Decarbonising Power for African Mines
   — Energy and Mines 2022
Companies need to harness large-scale collaboration to drive green hydrogen projects, says Sasol — Daily Maverick 2022
Decarbonised economy requires diverse approach — Engineering News 2022
Africa is in many ways at the forefront of global decarbonisation — Engineering News 2022

    From clean energy to climate solutions – a necessary transition for reaching net zero emission targets
   — Engineering News 2022
Loadshedding is no longer just a South African issue – what can we learn from overseas? — Independent Online 2022
Abengoa to Build Microgrid with Vanadium Flow Batteries at South African Mine — EQ Mag 2020
Solar price signifies renewables’ viability — Mining Weekly 2020
  
    An African First - XiNa Solar One
   — Petroleum Africa 2018
South Africa urged to consider CSP-PV blend to lower cost of dispatchable solar generation — Engineering News 2018
Massive clean green electricity plant to be officially launched in Northern Cape this month — News24 2018
Investors put Northern Cape’s sunshine to good use — Independent Online 2018
Shale gas to be included in amended gas bill — Engineering News 2013
Shale gas development in “catch-22” — Engineering News 2013
Peru’s potential for hydroelectric development strong, says report — Renewable Energy World 2012