One team, feasibility to financial close
Engineering and ESG under one roof, delivered to lender-ready standards from day one. Projects that get built. And stay built.
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Stage delivery
IFC
Aligned delivery
Who we are and our proposition
One firm.Two work streams.No gaps.
Most projects require both rigorous engineering and credible environmental and social governance. Most firms deliver one and subcontract the other. HydroDelft integrates both, which means no conflicting advice, no handoff risk and one point of accountability. The result is simple: projects that get built, and stay built. We deliver to IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles, with a proven track record across UNDP, World Bank, IFC and leading private developers.
8
Disciplines
25+
Years average experience
5
Global offices
IFC
Aligned delivery
How we work
One team, from feasibility to financial close
Three stages, one accountable team. Engineering and ESG move together at every step, so nothing is bolted on afterwards and nothing falls through the gaps.
Feasibility
Hydrology, resource assessment and bankable feasibility, aligned to IFC and lender requirements from day one. We test each site for technical and commercial viability before you commit.
Design
Civil, electromechanical and structural design, with the environmental and social impact assessment developed in parallel, not after. No costly retrospective gap-filling.
Delivery
Owner's Engineer, quality assurance and safeguards oversight through construction to financial close. One team stays accountable until the project is funded, built and running.
Why HydroDelft
What sets our approach apart
Four commitments define how we work with every client, on every project.
One point of accountability
Engineering and ESG under one roof. One team owns the full outcome, with no handoffs and no conflicting advice between separate firms.
Lender-ready deliverables
Outputs structured to IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles from day one, with nothing to backfill for DFI or commercial lender requirements.
Senior capacity on every project
Senior practitioners lead and deliver every engagement, not junior staff managed remotely. Our leads bring 20+ years of hands-on delivery across Africa, Asia and Europe.
Global reach, local knowledge
Five offices in Delft, Melbourne, Nairobi, Lusaka and Colombo, backed by a global advisory panel with deep in-country regulatory and community knowledge.
Proof it works
Delivered across Africa, Asia and Europe
Our approach is not a theory. It is how we have delivered a 41+ MW hydropower feasibility pipeline, a 30 MWp utility-scale solar pipeline and off-grid hybrid energy for 10,000 people.
Bankable, IFC-aligned studies that de-risk the investment decision, then design and delivery under the same roof, all the way through to financial close and operations.
Feasibility
Where we start
Financial Close
Where we finish
One team owned the engineering and the ESG, so the project stayed bankable from feasibility all the way to financial close.
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