Practical, evidence-based guides for hydropower owners, developers, utilities and investors across Africa — written from 15+ years of executing small hydro in Madagascar and exporting Chinese-built equipment to 14+ countries.
Weekly curated power-sector intelligence for off-grid and hydropower markets — original summaries, official sources, tenders watch.
Open Power WatchElectricity access, hydropower potential, policy and financing — one page per key market.
JIRAMA, IPPs, ADER and development finance: who builds, who pays and where the bankable small-hydro opportunities sit — mapped with HIER’s 15-year local track record.
Read the guide EPC How-ToFrom feasibility to commissioning in 8–14 months. What an owner must prepare, what the contractor delivers, and how the China + local-partner model de-risks your project.
Read the guide RetrofitDry-season losses, grid changes, ageing runners: how converting fixed-pitch runners to variable pitch adds 5–15% generation — with field cases from Laos, China and Africa.
Read the guideTell us the site conditions and target capacity. You will receive a preliminary technical screening from our engineers — free and within 48 hours.