Providing Electric Energy Solutions for Africa
Providing context sensitive, cost effective, and cutting edge technology and expertise for the African electricity sector
Why choose us?
Your technical expertise and your products are first-rate. We add our geographic expertise and local know-how to create a seamless package.
History & track record
For over 28 years, we have successfully helped our clients and partners in Africa and the US, providing a unique platform offering technology and solutions tailored to specific needs. Our successful projects and positive client feedback have earned us a trusted reputation.
Privileged business relationships
Our reputation in the industry gives us a unique edge in terms of commercial benefits. Privileged relationships with our technology partners allows us to source the appropriate solutions for our African clients, giving them optimal value for their requirements.
African and US electricity market expertise
Our experience in both the African and American electrical energy sectors allows us to bridge the gap between the two continents. We have extensive knowledge of both markets, allowing us to effectively connect North American technologies and solutions to solve African electrical energy needs.
Strategic geographic location
Our location in the Boston area, one of the most technologically innovative centers in the world, and our proximity to other US centers for energy, technology, and expertise affords us an unparalleled exposure and access to existing and emerging trends.
Services
Africa
SOFTWARE
The construction of a new thermal power plant involves a substantive amount of engineering calculations and drawings, traditionally done by large engineering firms. Utilities are faced with the issue of reviewing the work of those firms by hiring owner’s engineers. Our Thermal Power Plant Engineering and design software, gives the Utility’s staff the tool to review the outside engineer’s work, to discuss plant optimal design and performance with equipment suppliers, independent power producers and others.
FAST TRACK
Our packaged power module is the ultimate in fast-track delivery, set up and commissioning, when your emergency power needs are very urgent and need a reliable and efficient solution. Our Caterpillar Power Modules come in units of 2 MW which be configured in dozens of MW which can be paralleled to grid or work as stand alone. Delivery can be made by maritime or air shipping
OPTIMIZATION
Over time, power plant maintenance and performance may deteriorate due to a myriad of factors. It is possible to rely on outside expertise to repairs some of those issues. Our program is intended to equip your staff to perform some of those tasks themselves to keep your plant operating in an optimal and cost-effective fashion
Services
United States
Our services range from strategic plan development to complete project life support, considering the business, operational and cultural contexts of project stakeholders with a constant eye on environmental sustainability. As the Energy Transition takes hold, we have expanded my activities to include the forging of strategic supply chain partnerships between the US and Africa to provide the energy required to process Africa's strategic and critical minerals into semi-finished and finished products for local markets and export to the United States. We are committed to environmental sustainability, and we mentor young professionals and frequently guest lectures at US and African universities on that topic. Our philanthropic activities include using solar energy to pump clean drinking water for rural communities in Mali.
Marketability Assessment
Are you seeking to diversify your market and maximize the lifecycle of your products/services?
Let’s begin by assessing the competitive attributes of your offering in order to match them with the right market opportunities in Africa.
Strategic Planning & Execution
To succeed in the international marketplace, you need a strategy and a plan, however basic or elaborate, in order to direct your marketing and sales efforts to most effectively fit the local market.
Execution is both an art and a science that requires flexibility, knowledge of context, and the ability to react quickly. The existence of cultural differences makes these processes a little bit more challenging. At Marison Energy Systems, we pride ourselves on our skills at execution, abilities that have been developed over many years of experience in projects and transactions involving American and African businesses. Our clients have immediate access to our capabilities and expertise.
POST-ACQUISITION SUPPORT
We exercise a high level of responsiveness to support and service our partners post-acquisition.
About us
MEDIA
Featured Podcasts & Webinars
Charging Ahead: The Electrification of Africa
A Podcast Hosted by President of Marison Energy Systems and EEI Global Ambassador, Lamine Savadogo.
This series is about the technological and generational transition afoot in the African Electric Power Sector. The host and guests address topics such as the link between electrification, industrialization, mining, and the integration of renewable energy sources.
Lamine Savadogo, President
EEI Global Ambassador | EEI Associate Member
Lamine Savadogo is the founder and president of Marison Energy Systems Corporation, an international business development firm bridging the United States and Africa through technological, commercial, and financial partnerships. With over three decades of cross-sectoral experience spanning government, academia, and private enterprise, Mr. Savadogo has been a transformative force in strengthening U.S.-Africa business relations.
As Global Ambassador for International Programs at the Edison Electric Institute, Mr. Savadogo leads strategic engagements in electricity diplomacy, advocating for electrification as a pathway to industrialization and economic development across the continent. His nonprofit, SunPowered Water Works, has already provided clean, solar-powered drinking water to thousands in rural Mali, demonstrating his deep commitment to sustainable impact.
Mr. Savadogo’s work has earned him numerous accolades, including induction into the World Trade Hall of Fame, the Order of National Merit of Mali, and awards from the Edison Electric Institute and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. A fluent speaker of Bambara, French, English, and Portuguese, Mr. Savadogo brings unmatched global insight, cultural fluency, and strategic foresight to every stage he graces.