About Marison Energy Systems

We started as a Massachusetts-based international business development firm specialized in US-Africa trade and investment. Since 1996, we have focused primarily on the electricity power sector. Since our inception, we have established an impressive record of achievements. We now have a roster of past and current clients ranging from small firms to Fortune 100 companies, as well as Federal Government Agencies, Multilateral institutions and African Government entities.

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Mission statement

We utilize our geographic expertise and local know-how to effectively connect North American electrical energy solutions and technologies to serve the demands of the African energy market.

Our core values

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Trust

Trust is both given and earned. Regardless of how we get a client’s trust, we will always strive to continuously deserve it and keep it by following through on actions required to achieve the agreed upon objectives.

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Integrity

In providing service to our partners and clients, we always strive to do it with a principle that cannot be bought or measured with money: integrity. That means doing the right thing, with the right intentions always. This is the guiding principle we use to carry out our responsibilities.

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Skills

Our skills sets were acquired through continuous learning and direct experience over many years of conducting business transactions between the United States and Africa. Those skills are backed by our commitment to devote the required level of efforts and time to reach our clients’ objectives.

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Creativity

Creativity is the ability to come up with novel and better way to do things. It is essential in trying to find solutions for the challenges inherent in conducting business between nations with different cultures and practices. We take pride in our ability creatively bridge those gaps and come up with effective solutions.

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Performance

It is the fulfilment of our obligations to our clients as measured against time, cost and resources. It is a metric that we apply to every assignment

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Knowledge

Knowledge is the confident understanding of a subject with the ability to use it for a specific purpose. Our understanding of Africa is multifaceted and our ability to leverage that understanding is proven by our track record.

FAQs

  • What are some concrete business opportunities in the African power sector?

    54 countries and electric power markets with the potential of increased cross border trade within 5 different regional power pools, insufficient or near capacity power generation assets, robust demand growth rates, ample room for increasing the efficiency of existing utilities are some of the opportunities hiding as challenges in the African power market. If you have a solution to any of these issues, please contact us to find out how we can work together to get you involved.



  • Are the opportunities in the African Power market bankable?

    Africa trades in billions of dollars every year with the United States and the rest of the world. While not all opportunities in the power sector are immediately bankable, many others are. Let’s work together to pursue the viable opportunities.



  • What about the high risks related to doing business in Africa?

    The perception of the African risk does not always fit the reality. Most Africa related risks can be mitigated with available measures and more importantly allying yourself with the right partners.



  • What about the challenges of doing business in different languages and environments?

    Their impact will be insignificant if you partner with a firm with the requisite combination of multi lingual skills, cultural insight and solid experience base that you can fast track your learning curve and avoid pitfalls, reduce market entry or development costs.



  • Why the exclusive focus on North American technology?

    Our location in the Boston area, one of the most technological innovative centers and proximity to other US center for energy technology and expertise affords us un unparalleled exposure and familiarity with existing and emerging trends. North American technology’s proving grounds are US electric power utilities which are exacting and demanding for the performance and reliability of their equipment. We select our suppliers from the same source.



  • Why the exclusive focus on the African power sector?

    The African continent, with over 1.2 billion people is poised for growth. It needs to extend the benefits of electricity to its growing population. Hence the need for accessible electric power to fuel the development of its minds, industries, and businesses.