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CONCEPT INTELLIGENCEUnderstand the development opportunity
Objectives, location, project logic, end users, infrastructure needs, institutional and commercial context.
Output: concept assumptions & evidence registerAFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE BANKABILITY, COMPLIANCE & DELIVERY PARTNER
Before a feasibility budget,
establish developability.
Not every good idea is a good infrastructure investment. Our scientist-led, project-specific screening combines available evidence, data, market intelligence, engineering, technical and regulatory insight to help determine what should advance, what should change and what may not be worth pursuing.
WHY START EARLIER?
Reduce avoidable study spend.
Protect development time.
Our aim is not to cut corners or eliminate necessary professional investigations. It is to identify key viability questions earlier so clients invest in a proportionate, sequenced programme of studies and approvals.
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Focus the scope
Target the specific market, site, science, technical and statutory uncertainties most likely to change the investment case.
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Expose major constraints
Identify potential showstoppers such as unavailable land, grid or water access, critical habitat, safety exposure or permit incompatibility.
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Compare alternatives
Consider different sites, technologies, routes, phasing and infrastructure configurations before selecting detailed study options.
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Build lender confidence
Translate project-specific risks into an auditable preparation roadmap with evidence gaps, dependencies and mitigation priorities.
THE THERO DEVELOPABILITY PATHWAY
Five investment gates.
Better-timed decisions.
Each gate answers a defined project-development question. Its output determines what evidence is needed next.
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FATAL-FLAW SCREENINGTest critical constraints first
Existing geospatial and scientific data, demand signals, infrastructure access, land and servitudes, site suitability, legal permissions, HSESSG red flags.
Output: constraints, risks & initial decision gates03
PROJECT-SPECIFIC MODELLINGCompare options and viability signals
Appropriate technical, environmental, social, market, delivery and preliminary commercial models, calibrated to project data and maturity.
Output: options appraisal & decision-critical gaps04
GO / REWORK / STOPDecide what deserves further spending
Go: advance a targeted feasibility programme. Rework: change site, configuration, scale or phasing. Stop: pause an option where fundamental constraints remain unacceptable.
Output: documented, conditional development recommendation05
BANKABILITY TO DELIVERYCommission the right studies and move toward implementation
Detailed feasibility, ESDD, permit applications, engineering design, lender reviews, EPC interfaces, construction readiness, commissioning and operations.
Output: scoped preparation & delivery roadmapTHE MODELS WE APPLY
Scientific evidence.
Industry intelligence.
We combine existing information and appropriate new investigation; no model can replace qualified engineering, field verification, statutory approvals or definitive lender due diligence.
Market & demand intelligence
Sector outlook, user demand, affordability, supply chains, market structure, demand uncertainty and alternative pathways.
Technical & engineering intelligence
Technology options, interfaces, infrastructure capacity, preliminary constructability, operating assumptions and phasing.
Scientific & environmental models
Hydrology, water availability, land use, biodiversity sensitivity, climate, emissions, waste and environmental constraints.
Social, stakeholder & land models
Community interfaces, land tenure, landowner liaison, social risks, localisation, resettlement triggers and benefit pathways.
Financial & investment inputs
Early cost drivers, funding assumptions, sensitivities and feasibility dependencies in collaboration with financial specialists.
Regulatory & delivery pathways
Licensing, permits, wayleaves, HSESSG, quality requirements, sequencing, approvals and readiness for construction.
APPLIED ACROSS INFRASTRUCTURE
Every sector has its own
development showstoppers.
Explore how we apply the methodology within each infrastructure sector.
ENERGYGrid, resource, land, E&S, permitting and connection readiness ↗
WATER & SANITATIONResource yield, reuse, treatment options, licence and operating model ↗
TRANSPORTDemand, corridors, route interfaces, safety and land ↗
MINING & INDUSTRYMarket, resources, processing, utilities and social licence ↗
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURECommunity needs, access, building readiness and operations ↗
PROJECT PREPARATIONOptions, ESDD, market, investment readiness and financeability ↗
START WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION
What should we know before spending more?
Share the concept, site, sector, market or service requirement and available information. Thero can discuss a fit-for-purpose developability screening and project preparation approach.
