African hydropower developer
Africa's rivers engineered for the grid.
An African hydropower developer, headquartered in Kigali. We take run-of-river projects from the first survey through to grid connection, and stay for the life of the plant.
What we do
One team, from first survey to grid connection.
We develop run-of-river hydropower in Africa, beginning in Rwanda. The same team handles the engineering, the permitting, the construction, and the years of operation that follow, so responsibility never changes hands.
The works
Three structures, one river, no reservoir.
Run-of-river takes a share of the flow and gives it back downstream. That is why these schemes clear environmental review that storage projects cannot.
01
Intake
A weir and intake structure divert part of the flow. The river keeps running.
02
Headrace
A canal or tunnel carries the water along a gentle gradient to the forebay from a de-sanding structure.
03
Powerhouse
The penstock drops to the turbines, and the tailrace returns the water downstream.
The opportunity
Africa's hydropower does not need discovering. It needs developing.
The resource is not the constraint. The shortage is of developers who can carry a project through permitting and all the way to financial close.
In the pipeline
111.5 GW
Identified, announced or approved across the continent
Under construction
9.1 GW
Everything else is held at approval or financing
90%+
of the continent's identified hydropower is waiting on approval or financing, not on the resource.
Source: International Hydropower Association, 2025
Our method
Every project moves through eight stages.
We run all of them ourselves, from the first visit to a river to the day the plant is handed to operations.
- 01Reconnaissance
- 02Feasibility
- 03Environmental & social
- 04Design
- 05Permitting
- 06Construction
- 07Grid connection
- 08Operation
Contact
Let's talk.
If you have a site to develop, a mandate to award, or capital to place in African hydropower, we would like to hear from you.
Office
29KG 574 St, KacyiruKigali, Rwanda