Energy & Natural Resources

Leading energy consulting and engineering services

MWH partners with development and institutional actors across the globe in providing access to essential infrastructure and services. Access to sustainable energy ensures that societies and communities have the resources to perform their most important tasks, from providing a decent meal to health care, education and social well-being.

Comprehensive Portfolio

MWH is uniquely suited to meeting our clients’ energy generation demands and delivery needs, increasing efficiency, ensuring reliability and providing sustainable solutions. We understand that energy needs vary from country to country, and are proud to bring power to many developing communities around the globe. MWH provides a comprehensive suite of sustainable energy and energy management services, which includes the formulation and development of energy strategies, energy efficiency audits, market studies, master plans and green procurement.

100 Years of Experience

The foundation of our energy and sustainable wet infrastructure expertise stems from more than a century of experience with planning, design, programme and construction management, and design and development of conventional and pumped storage hydropower facilities. By tapping into the tremendous renewable energy potential of the world’s waters, MWH has helped power over 25 million homes through new facilities, as well as applying the most current techniques for project rehabilitation, retrofit and upgrade. In 2001 we assisted USAID to study the role and the value of hydropower in the, then to be the new, market of South East Europe and today, we continue to identify opportunities for hydropower sites, most recently in Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde.

Proven Track Record in RE and EE

MWH has an established record of delivering a wide range of energy efficient solutions and innovative renewable energy engineering projects, including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas and waste-to-energy. Our wide range of services and planning capabilities are designed to reduce cost and risk by optimizing the use of energy, minimizing waste and harnessing available financial incentives for sustainable practices. In this regard, we are a market leader with a comprehensive portfolio of on-going Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (SEFF)-type projects for international donors such as the European Commission (EC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

MWH currently manages the biggest technical assistance contract in the field of sustainable energy, ever launched by the European Commission (EC), namely- Technical Assistance Facility for the “Sustainable Energy for All” Initiative (SE4ALL) - Western and Central Africa in 26 countries. MWH is also involved, as a consortium member, in the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) project for East and South Africa involving another 24 countries. Thus, we cover activities related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and access to energy for the entire Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the SE4ALL project we build capacity and identify opportunities, we support programming and cooperation and we take part in building a sustainable future.

We develop and execute science- and technology-based solutions, programs and tools to promote solutions to balance economic, environmental and societal needs, through the full lifecycles of energy and engineering projects.