Our projects and previous experience

Our past and current projects focus in countries across Asia, America and Africa

Waya Energy (WE) is a spin-off from the Universal Energy Access Laboratory  of the MIT and IIT-Comillas. WE was founded to further, develop and commercialize data-centric decision support computer models and software for governments, utilities, IFI and development agencies, social and private-sector actors in the international community.
 
WE provides disruptive innovation and consultancy services to accelerate and scale-up the achievement of the Sustainable Energy for All targets.
«COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of the healthcare infrastructure in many countries. It has also accentuated the link between energy services and effective healthcare delivery, access to water and sanitation.»
Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, July 2020

Countries
of presence

America

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Paraguay

2023/Present
Consultancy to support the elaboration of the National Electrification Plan of Paraguay – World Bank

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Perú

2023/Present
Formulation of the Plan for Universal Access to Electricity in Peru – Inter-American Development Bank

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Haiti

2022/Present
National Electrification Analysis: Consultancy Services for the Assessment of Electrification Options – World Bank

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Panamá

2022/Present
Consulting for the development of Electrical Energy Access funding mechanisms – Inter-American Development Bank

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Bolivia

2022/2023
Integrated National Electrification Plan – Inter-American Development Bank

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El Salvador

2021/2022
Formulation of the strategy for Universal Access to Electrical Energy, based on a geospatial electrification plan – Inter-American Development Bank

Colombia

2019/2020
Colombia’s Regulatory Framework Analysis and Advisory – Inter-American Development Bank

2020/2021
Implementation of the GIS based tool to locate users without electricity service and the choice of electrification strategies in Colombia – Inter-American Development Bank

2021/Present
Analysis and plan of the optimal electrification of isolated rural areas – GEAPP/Rockefeller Foundation and MIT

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Brazil

2021/2023
Georrefered and optimized plan to facilitate Universal Acess for customers in isolated areas in the states of Amazonas, Acre, Pará and Roaima – Inter-American Development Bank ‘Más Luz para la Amazonía’

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Ecuador

2020/2021
National Electrification Plan – Inter-American Development Bank

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Honduras

2019/2023
Regional Electrification Plan of Yoro Province – Energías sin Fronteras

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Peru

2017/2018 – Universal Energy Access Lab
Market study and electrification plan for Napo river’s basin in the Amazon – ACCIONA ‘Luz en casa Amazonía’

Africa

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Lake Chad Region

2021/2022
Assessment on electricity for host communities and forcibly displaced people in The Sahel (Nigeria, Niger, Cameroun and Chad) – World Bank

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Sahel Region

2020/2022
Assessment on electricity for host communities and forcibly displaced people in The Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad) – World Bank

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Eswatini

2021/2022
National Electrification Analysis and Assessment of Electrification Options – World Bank

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Democratic Republic of Congo

2020/2021
Mobilization of the private sector for the electrification of certain provincial capitals of the DRC – International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)

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South-Saharian Africa

2020/2021
Scaling Mini-grid – International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)

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Gambia

2019/2020
Gambia Electricity Roadmap – World Bank & Government of The Gambia

Rwanda

2017/2018 – Universal Energy Access Lab
National Electrification Plan – World Bank

2022 – Waya Energy and Universal Energy Access Lab
Integrated Clean Cooking, Phase I – Sustainable Energy For All

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Nigeria

2018/2019 – Universal Energy Access Lab
Mini-grids design using a geospatial off-grid design tool – World Bank

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Mozambique

2018/2019 – Universal Energy Access Lab
National Electrification Plan – World Bank

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Uganda

2017 – Universal Energy Access Lab
Minigrid Identification in South Service Territory – GIZ

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Kenya

2014 – Universal Energy Access Lab
Low-cost energy technologies for Universal Access – Enel Foundation

Asia

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Pakistan

2021/2022
Least-cost electrification study and mini-grid portfolio readiness assessment – World Bank

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Myanmar

2020/2021
Pre-feasibility study and technical support for grid interconnected mini-grids – GIZ

Indonesia

2019/2020
Maluku and Papua electrification plan – Asian Development Bank

2020/2021
Electrification modelling Maluku & Papua. Hydro Potential Study – Asian Development Bank

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Cambodia

2019/2020
Least cost plan for mini grids and other off-grid solutions – 3i Investing in Infrastructure

India

2017/2018 – Universal Energy Access Lab
Identification of potential microgrid sites to connect to existing grid infrastructure – TATA POWER DDL and Rockefeller Foundation