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Sofreco worldwide

Ginger SOFRECO is a highly international company in terms of its clients, its partners, the nationalities of its experts, its headquarters staff and its presence in numerous countries.


Our clients

We have three types of clients: governments, administrations and public bodies; public and private companies; multilateral and bilateral development funding agencies.


Our teams

Ginger SOFRECO employs several hundred senior and junior experts of various nationalities, the vast majority of whom are technical specialists


Energy governance

Selected references
Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Bank
Transaction advisor for the implementation of the green mini-grid programme in the cities of Kananga, Kabinda and Mbuji-Mayi (2024-2026)
Ginger SOFRECO, under the Scaling Mini Grids initiative by the International Financial Corporation (IFC), is supporting the Congolese government, through the ARE (Electricity Regulatory Authority) and UCM (Project Coordination and Management Unit of the Ministry), in developing mini-grids in Kabinda, Kananga, and Mbuji-Mayi, including tender processes, transaction finalization with selected developers, contract monitoring and capacity building.
Senegal
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Technical assistance for planning and policy formulation (2023-2026)
As part of the reform of Senegal's electricity sector, this technical assistance project aims to advise and support the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) in steering, coordinating and implementing the activities programmed as part of the electricity sector reforms, through technical support and a capacity-strengthening programme.
Chad
World Bank
Creation of an Implementation Unit for the Ministry of Water and Energy (Chad Energy Access Project) (2024-2029)
The overall objective of this assignment is to set up and run the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), which, under the supervision of the MWE, should be able to: i) effectively manage, coordinate, implement and supervise all (sub-)components of the PAAET Project, until their objectives are achieved, and ii) contribute to capacity building for the institutional actors involved, such as the MWE, and to transfer our skills to enable the Ministry to master PIU activities.
Tanzania
World Bank
Consultancy Services for a Legal, Institutional, Regulatory and Contractual Framework, a Gap Analysis Review and a Renewable Energy Tender Programme Design (2024-2027)
The Project assists the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) in creating an effective legal and regulatory environment for promoting renewable energy projects and facilitating private sector participation through a well-structured tendering programme. Phase 1 of the project focuses on the gap analyses, legal reforms, risk assessments, tender strategy formulation, capacity building and communication planning to ensure readiness for competitive bidding. Phase 2 involves executing the first renewable energy tender, providing end-to-end transaction advisory services, including bid management, evaluation and commercial close. The project aims to amalgamate technical, legal and financial knowledge, aligned with global standards in PPP renewable energy project tendering practices.
Laos
World Bank
Institutional, Technical, Financial and Legal Advisory Services for IPP Hydropower Concession Management (2012-2014)
In order to improve the handling of public-private-partnership for hydropower projects in Laos, the Consultant has been hired to cover the following functions:
- An institutional development input focusing on the establishment of systems and manpower requirements in the DEB;
- A technical advisory input focusing on monitoring implementation and other related technical issues of Concession Agreements;
- A financial advisory input focusing on financial modelling and monitoring;
- A legal advisory input focusing on the contractual aspects of Concession Agreements.
Congo
European Union
Support to the CAPP for the implementation of the regional energy policy, Central Africa (2018-2024)
The general objective of the technical assistance mission awarded to the SOFRECO-led consortium is to establish a regional electricity market conducive to the development of regional infrastructures, trade of energy products and increased access of populations to reliable, cost-effective, environmentally-friendly energy in the ECCAS Member States.
Benin
European Union
Technical assistance for the Ministry of Energy as part of institutional support and strengthening the capacities of parties involved in the energy sector in Benin (RECASEB) (2017-2024)
The specific objective of the RECASEB programme is to improve the institutional framework of the energy sector in Benin at regulatory and organisational level and to support/encourage reforms. These reforms must make the sector more attractive for public and private investment, including new production units, particularly via renewable sources and the extension of the network for greater access to electricity services throughout the country, particularly in rural areas.
The components of the RECASEB programme are organised around three main pillars:
- Capacity building of the energy sector;
- The development of management, supervisory and decision-making tools for the steering and implementation of the strategic thrusts;
- Information and documentation to the parties of the sector and the general public (civil society, consumers, etc.).
Egypt
French Development Agency
Reforming NREA’s Institutional Governance and Identifying the Supporting Information System Framework (2022-2023)
The objective of this assignment is to enhance the performance, financial management and governance of the renewable energy sector, overseen through the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), by improving the transparency, accountability, and managing efficiency of the Authority, through the:
• improvement of the NREA’s organisation and corporate structure;
• advancement of the financial management within the NREA, including the financial forecast programme; and
• capacity building and coaching of personnel.
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