Energy & power
Solar · Wind · BESS · Thermal · Hydropower · Biomass and hybrid systems
Clarity for complex infrastructure decisions.
Financial, commercial and project development advice for sponsors, investors and public institutions.
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About GIA
Commercial judgement.
Grounded in project realities.
Global Infrastructure Advisors helps clients assess opportunities, understand risks and prepare for the decisions that move infrastructure forward. Our work brings financial analysis and commercial advice together with project development coordination.
About our firmOur thesis
Infrastructure needs
well-prepared projects.
Investment ambition needs a credible route to delivery. GIA brings together feasibility, commercial structuring and financial analysis to help sponsors and investors make informed decisions at each stage of development.
In its 2020 analysis of African infrastructure, McKinsey found:
“80 percent of infrastructure projects fail at the feasibility and business-plan stage.”
McKinsey & Company, Solving Africa’s infrastructure paradox, 2020
01 / Our expertise
Advice across the
project lifecycle.
Focused workstreams, clear responsibilities and outputs shaped around the decision you need to make.
01
Project development
Assess feasibility, structure the project and coordinate the path from concept to an investment decision.
02Project finance
Evaluate financing requirements, test commercial assumptions and prepare for lender and investor engagement.
03Financial modelling
Financial models built to the FAST Standard, supporting clear analysis of cash flows, returns and financing decisions.
04Transaction advisory
Assess opportunities and support the commercial workstreams of acquisitions and disposals.
05Procurement advisory
Define requirements, assess bids and support a structured approach to procurement and negotiation.
02 / Our sectors
Infrastructure expertise.
International context.
Assignments across energy and infrastructure call for an understanding of both the asset and the market in which it operates.
Explore our sectors ↗Transport & mobility
Mainline and freight rail · Metro and urban rail · Roads
Water & environmental infrastructure
Water supply and treatment · Wastewater · Resource recovery
Industrial, digital & social infrastructure
Industrial utilities · Data centres · Social infrastructure · Mixed-use developments
Agribusiness
Production and processing · Water and energy resources · Market access
Carbon & clean cooking
Carbon finance · Circular economy · Clean cooking markets
03 / Selected experience
The work behind the advice.
Solar energy · Tajikistan
Project development advisory for a 300 MW solar farm in Tajikistan
Project development advisory to a local developer of a planned 300 MW solar farm in Tajikistan, covering land identification, feasibility assessment, financial modelling and government engagement.
Energy access · Malawi
Tier 4+ clean-cooking market assessment in Malawi
An in-depth assessment for the World Bank of demand, supply and financing for Tier 4+ clean-cooking technologies in Malawi, informing its intervention strategy.
Solar energy · Tajikistan
Project development advisory for a 300 MW solar farm in Tajikistan
Project development advisory to a local developer of a planned 300 MW solar farm in Tajikistan, covering land identification, feasibility assessment, financial modelling and government engagement.
Energy access · Malawi
Tier 4+ clean-cooking market assessment in Malawi
An in-depth assessment for the World Bank of demand, supply and financing for Tier 4+ clean-cooking technologies in Malawi, informing its intervention strategy.
Innovation campus · Nigeria
Development management for Itana’s mixed-use innovation campus
GIA supports Itana’s mixed-use innovation campus in Lagos through development management, feasibility, financial modelling, procurement and stakeholder engagement.
Thermal power · Africa
Debt-financing support for thermal generation
A generation project preparing information for discussions with prospective lenders.
Waste and circularity · International
Carbon-market guidebook for IFC: waste and circularity
GIA jointly prepared a guidebook for IFC on carbon-market opportunities, project readiness, financing approaches and risks for waste and circularity projects.
Urban rail · Metrokin
Metrokin urban railway: development and financial advisory
Project Development Advisory, Project Finance Advisory and Financial Modelling for Metrokin SA and Africa Finance Corporation on the ongoing Metrokin urban railway project.
Agribusiness · Malawi
Water and energy efficiency in Malawi’s macadamia sector
Economic Advisory for IFC: assessing water and energy use, performance benchmarks and investment priorities in Malawi’s macadamia sector.
Solar and BESS · Africa
Solar and BESS market-entry advisory for African mining
Strategic Advisory and Financial Modelling for a confidential client assessing solar and battery storage IPP opportunities for mines across Africa.
Hydropower · Africa
Hydropower pre-feasibility
An early-stage hydropower opportunity requiring a proportionate initial assessment.
Thermal power · Africa
Thermal generation advisory
A sponsor developing a generation project and preparing the commercial and financing workstreams.
Distributed energy · Africa
Distributed solar and storage advisory
A distributed generation concept combining solar power and battery storage.
Solar energy · Middle East
Solar asset due diligence
An investor evaluating an operating solar investment opportunity.
Battery storage · Europe
Storage portfolio structuring
A portfolio of storage development opportunities requiring a commercial structure and funding approach.
Energy transition · International
Due diligence on an energy-transition business
A prospective investment in a business exposed to electric-vehicle supply chains and critical materials.
Energy storage · Europe
Due diligence on an energy-storage venture
An early-stage energy-storage business being assessed for potential investment.
Energy investment · International
Buy-side assessment of an energy investment
An investor assessing a proposed energy investment and its fit with an investment strategy.
Energy transition · Africa
Low-carbon hydrogen development assessment
An early-stage hydrogen-related development concept requiring an assessment of its commercial and financial proposition.
Thermal power · Africa
Thermal generation development support
A power generation development requiring feasibility and commercial preparation.
Power generation · Africa
Power project commercial advisory
A generation project requiring an assessment of commercial viability and preparation for procurement.
Renewable energy · Africa
Wind and solar development advisory
A sponsor assessing the development and commercial structure of a renewable generation project.
Solar energy · Europe
Solar financing strategy
A solar development project preparing for potential equity investment.
Solar energy · Africa
Solar development and investment assessment
A sponsor preparing a proposal for a solar development opportunity.
Hybrid power · Africa
Hybrid generation advisory
A mining project assessing alternative arrangements for a reliable power supply.
Solar energy · Asia
Sell-side support for a solar asset
An asset owner preparing a solar investment proposition for prospective investors.
GIA pre-feasibility tool
Explore the economics
of a solar or wind project.
Test how project costs, energy assumptions, tariffs and financing affect indicative cash flows. Use the results to frame the next conversation with your project team.
Designed for early screening, with GIA advisory support available for detailed feasibility and investment decisions.
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Discuss your project, investment or advisory requirement with our team.
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