Power generation — Central Africa
Sector 01 · Energy

Energy

Hydropower · Thermal · Solar · Transmission & Distribution · Energy Efficiency · Storage

Our commitment

For over 35 years, AGC has supported public project owners, national utilities and international funders in the planning, design, supervision and optimisation of energy infrastructure across Central Africa.

From turbine to power outlet, from plant to the last mile of the grid: our assignments cover the entire project cycle, in compliance with World Bank, AfDB, KfW and AFD standards.

Reference projects Sub-domains
SNEL
Société Nationale d'Électricité
Tariff studies, O&M, asset management
FS · DD
Preliminary and detailed engineering
for power plants and MV/LV networks
FIDIC
Supervision, Owner's Engineering
and funder claims management
35years
Of expertise
in energy engineering
100+MW
Installed capacity
monitored in supervision
12countries
Of operation
in Sub-Saharan Africa
5
Active institutional
funder partners
Sub-domains

Seven disciplines serving African energy.

01
Hydropower generation

Feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design for run-of-river and reservoir hydroelectric plants. Expertise in small and medium-sized plants in tropical settings, from intake to turbine.

Hydropower Micro-hydro Pico-hydro Pelton turbine
02
Thermal generation

Technical and economic assessment of diesel, gas and heavy fuel oil (HFO) power plants. Optimisation of existing generator sets, performance analysis and corrective and preventive maintenance programmes.

Diesel HFO plant O&M performance Rehabilitation
03
Solar generation

Design of on-grid and off-grid photovoltaic solar plants. Solar irradiance studies, PV plant sizing, hybrid solar-diesel systems and grid integration. Supervision of installation works.

Solar PV On-grid Off-grid Hybrid
04
Transmission & Distribution

Planning and design of high-voltage (HV) lines, substations, medium- and low-voltage distribution networks (MV/LV), and rural and peri-urban electrification.

HV lines MV/LV substations Rural electrification Smart Grid
05
Energy economy

Industrial and building energy audits, identification of savings potential, action plans and consumption monitoring. Demand-side management consulting for utilities, industrial clients and local authorities.

Energy audit Demand management ISO 50001 MRV
06
Plant & network management

Institutional support to utilities (SNEL, SENELEC…), implementation of SCADA, CMMS and supervision systems. Tariff reforms, network development plans (NDP) and asset management.

SCADA CMMS Tariff reform NDP
07
Energy Storage & Efficiency

Sizing of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the stabilisation of island and hybrid grids. Techno-economic feasibility studies, life-cycle analysis and integration with renewable systems.

BESS Li-ion Island grid Energy efficiency
Reference projects

What we have already delivered.

All projects
SNEL — Inga Plant Supervision
Hydropower · DRC
SNEL — Supervision of Inga rehabilitation works

Owner's Engineering for the rehabilitation of turbine-generator units at the Inga I & II plants. FIDIC compliance control, funder reporting, commissioning test verification and non-conformance management.

Client: SNEL Funder: World Bank DRC · Inga
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Transmission & Distribution · DRC
SNEL — Rehabilitation of Kinshasa's MV network

Detailed design studies for the rehabilitation and extension of Kinshasa's MV and LV distribution networks. Load mapping, protection recalibration, tender documentation and works supervision.

DRC · Kinshasa Detailed design Tender docs
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Solar PV · DRC
Hybrid solar plant — Kasaï rural electrification

Feasibility and detailed design of a 500 kWp hybrid solar system coupled with a diesel genset, electrifying three health centres and a rural market in Kasaï province. Sizing of a 200 kWh BESS.

DRC · Kasaï Solar PV BESS
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Institutional support · Congo-Brazzaville
SNE — Tariff reform and network development plan

Support to the Société Nationale d'Électricité du Congo-Brazzaville: financial diagnostic, cost-reflective tariff model, 2025-2035 network development master plan and peri-urban electrification strategy.

Client: SNE Congo Funder: AfDB Tariff reform · NDP
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Energy projects
Other hydropower, thermal, solar and network projects are documented in our reference database.
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