Context of the project

The technical assistance provided by SHER Ingénieurs Conseils to ADER (Agence de Développement de l'Electrification Rurale) is part of a vast rural electrification programme in the Sava region of Madagascar. SHER assisted ADER with the implementation of three regional electricity concessions. The projects were considered as a public-private partnership (PPP). In particular, they involve 2 hydropower plants with a respective capacity of 0.5 and 8 MW  and 6 solar photovoltaic plant totalling 10.4 MWs, as well as the associated transmission and distribution networks. This mission is on-going since 2017  and involves a multidisciplinary team of around fifteen people.

SHER's mission specifically includes the following activities:

Technical assistance to the Project Management Unit (PMU)

Verification of the studies carried out

  • Technical and economic evaluation memorandum 
  • Detailed preliminary project for the 5 hydropower plants 
  • Preparation of Technical Standards and Norms 
  • Drafting of socio-environmental standards applicable to hydropower projects in Madagascar

Detailed studies of distribution networks

Upgrading of calls for projects