About
Partnership International, Inc.
Celebrating our 31 Years of Service:
Partnership International, Inc. (PI), founded in November
1990, is an international consulting firm that provides renewable
energy and infrastructure technical, financial/economic, legal/regulatory
and commercial advice to clients on projects that promote sustainable
development through infrastructure investments. We are recognized
for delivering pragmatic, market-driven solutions for our public
and private clients across multiple industries and sectors. Through
our offices in Washington, DC, and in the field, our staff targets
meaningful sectoral reforms to stimulate sustainable economic growth
in developing and emerging markets worldwide.
Partnership International provides consulting
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Sectors:
- Energy: power grids, micro-grids, renewable energies
(solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass, biofuels, WTE,
etc.)
- Clean Water: desalination/purification of seawater,
wastewater and backwater.
- Environment: energy efficiency, carbon & climate
change, clean development mechanisms, environmental &
social impact assessments.
- ICT: knowledge management, smart-grids, resource
management, monitoring & evaluation systems, financial
software, energy/efficiency mapping, resource databases,
data portals.
- Transportation: ports, airports, roads, and transportation
security.
- Public-Private Sector Collaboration: business &
trade development and international collaboration towards
poverty reduction and economic growth.
Service Solutions:
- Sector Reform & Development: policy & regulatory,
market assessments, institutional & enterprise restructuring,
process reengineering, supply-chain development, public-private
partnership investments.
- Economic & Financial Analysis: economic analysis,
financial modeling, tariff setting, project financing, business
plan & strategy.
- Project Management: technical/financial feasibility,
socio-economic impact, environmental impact assessment,
public awareness, implementation plans, monitoring & evaluation.
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Partnership International Worldwide:
Partnership International works in partnership with internationally
seasoned senior professionals. Partnership International is composed
of senior partners and technical advisors with in-depth experience
in creating the necessary regulatory, institutional and economic
environment to promote public and private investments in infrastructure
projects. Our professional staff is multicultural and multilingual
with extensive overseas experience. Partnership International consultants
have worked for Fortune 500 companies, the World Bank, the UNDP,
the U.S. Government, and other distinguished employers. Partnership
International includes experts with extensive contacts with government
ministries, donor agencies, financial institutions and local entities
worldwide. While providing country-specific solutions, Partnership
International is a distinctively international consulting firm in
its structure, its staffing and its competencies.
Partnership International's Sustainable
Development & Market-Oriented Approach:
Partnership International works closely with private clients,
government agencies, multilateral organizations and bilateral donors
in creating the necessary regulatory, institutional and economic
frameworks to promote investments in vital infrastructure projects
that promote economic growth, social development, eliminate poverty
and create jobs. We believe in establishing a strong local presence
as the key to our success in addressing the requirements of our
clients. In doing so, we work closely with local partners in developing
and proposing best-practice market-driven solutions which address
the internal vision of the country, while ensuring an international
perspective with market-place efficiencies.
Partnership International, History &
Founding Board:
Founded in 1990, under the direction of Sargent R. Shriver (founder
and first Director of the Peace Corps, US Ambassador to France,
and founder of the Job Corps), the mission of Partnership International
is to promote international collaboration between people for a better
world. Partnership International's projects and mission has slightly
changed over the years, but continues to reflect the same vision
of Sargent Shriver. We aim to provide assistance between nations
and their people for a better world by giving people the infrastructure
needed to make their world better. Based on his brother-in-law John
F. Kennedy's famous statement: "Ask not what your country can
do for you, but what you can do for your country;" Partnership
International has taken this statement a step further by extending
it beyond nations, and asking all citizens of the world to give
a helping hand to improve our collective future.
Partnership International, Sustainable
ICT Development:
Global Micro-grid Resource Portal
- Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL), UN Foundation
In support of the UN Foundation’s effort for SE4ALL, Partnership
International (PI) is helping to develop a comprehensive portal
for micro-grids that enhances the global communications and information
sharing. Partnership International, working with the UN Foundation
Mini/Micro-Grid Working Group, took has taken the lead in this effort.
Together with this consortium of NGOs and private micro-grid related
companies, PI is developing a global Microgrid Resource Portal and
database that will map the location of different micro-grid projects
and provide know-how on the technical, legal, financial aspects
of these developments around the world. The project aims to provide
alternative micro-grid models of electrification in developing countries,
where the provision of electricity from the national grids is neither
available nor stable. Each micro-grid site catalogued in the database
will provide key information on its financing, technology, regional
particularities and impact. All catalogued information will be searchable,
providing valuable information on micro-grid barriers to success,
how they have been overcome, and best practices.
BAPPENAS/KfW - Geothermal Investment
Database, Indonesia
PI provided technical assistant to the Government of Indonesia to
effectively plan and coordinate public and private investments in
the geothermal sector. Our Technical, ICT, Financial and Legal Advisors
assisted BAPPENAS in developing an action plan to mobilization geothermal
investments. Our objective was to develop an Investment Database
to provide support to the planning and execution of geothermal projects
and to accelerate the development of geothermal-based power (both
greenfields and brownfields). The Geothermal Investment Database
("Geo Portal") was being collaboratively developed with
BAPPENAS staff to help attract public and private financing and
to support the coordination of this effort among ministries, departments,
local government authorities as well as public and private financing
institutions.
Solutions of Solar in a Box (SOSolar
Boxes), Haiti
Partnership International aims to assist the Haitian
relief efforts by providing "Solutions of Solar in a Box" (SOS
Box). > SOSolar
Boxes Info
PI at Conferences
and Workshops:
InterSolar: Emerging Solar Markets
Partnership International presented
at the InterSolar North America (www.intersolar.us). The conference
comprise 25 sessions with more than 150 speakers with over 60,000
trade visitors. Partnership International presentation “Tools for
Success: Best Practice for Emerging Markets” was targeted to assist
international decision-makers interested in promoting solar energy
in emerging markets. The presentation covered the three key areas
in which regulatory, technical and financial structures best suit
the particular needs of each regions.
> InterSolar
Presentation
GEF/World Bank: GeoFund Geothermal
Workshop, Turkey
Partnership International, with the International
Geothermal Association (IGA), received financing from the World
Bank toward the cost of the implementation of region wide technical
assistance as part of the Geothermal Energy Development Program
(GeoFund), and hosted the International Geothermal Workshop to help
develop geothermal development in the Europe Central Asia (ECA)
Region.
> Geothermal
Workshop
Africa Geothermal Center of Excellence:
Validation Workshop The Validation Workshop on the
Feasibility Study for establishing an African Geothermal CoE was
held at the UN Complex in Nairobi, Kenya on 12-13 August 2015. The
workshop was hosted by UNEP and co-organized by GoK, ICEIDA and
AUC. The goal was to provide a collaborative platform for countries
to contribute and discuss the vision of the CoE and foster ownership
and leadership among participating countries. Partnership International
then conducted the Feasibility Study based on the feedback of the
workshop's participants for the establishment of the African Geothermal
Center of Excellence.
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What's
New:
Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTi) - H2O Desalination
and Purification, Global Partnership International
is helping develop and implement an international business strategy
for a cavitation water desalination/purification technology which
can purify almost any water (saltwater, wastewater, polluted lakes,
etc.), without chemicals or added emissions while operating “off-grid"
using minimal energy. PI is seeking global strategic development
partners and securing funding (grants, equity, and debt) for the
expansion of this potable water technology in areas of need. If
you are interested, please contact us at pi@partnership-international.com.
Regeneración Ecológica, S.A. de C.V.
and its renewable energy holding company Enermun, S.A. de C.V. to
develop Utility-Scale Solar Plants in Mexico
Partnership International is helping RE/Enermun develop grid connected
PV power projects in the Michoacán and Jalisco States. Regeneración
Ecológica has formed a new special purpose vehicular (SPV) holding
company ENERMUN (Project Sponsor), to develop renewable energy projects
in Mexico. Working with its Partner Firms, Partnership International
(PI) and Sustainable Development Partners (SD Partners), their first
initiative is to develop a 53MW dc grid-connected Solar PV Power
Plant “La Pluma" in Susupuato, Michoacán in the south-western region
of Mexico, of a potential 100MW dc development.
USAID funded Solar PV development
with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA)
Partnership International is assisting the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist
Association (JHTA) develop grid-connected Solar PV systems for its
members with funding from the USAID Clean Energy Facility for the
Caribbean and Central America (CEFF-CCA). The JHTA seeks to develop
5MW of solar power at member locations across six area chapters.
The PI team has developed five models to address the needs of different
types of members within the JHTA: large scale hotels, medium scale
hotels, small/boutique hotels, accommodation/villas and tourism
providers. The goal of the project is to improve power supplies
available for JHTA members while reducing their dependence on imported
fossil fuels. A SPV will be formed to help finance and lease Solar
PV systems for JHTA members to help bring down overall costs.
Caribbean Community Climate Change
Center: Consultancy to Develop an Expanded Work Plan for USAID CCAP,
Eastern and Southern Caribbean
USAID CCAP is a partnership established in July 2016 between USAID
Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC) and the Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). CCCCC chose Partnership International
to provide Consultancy services to develop and finalize USAID CCAP
Expanded Work Plan (July 2016 – September 2018). USAID CCAP comprises
three technical components to strengthen an integrated system that
aims to reduce risks to human and natural systems resulting from
climate vulnerability. USAID CCAP purpose is to strengthen an integrated
system for the implementation and financing of sustainable adaptation
approaches in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region. Implemented
by CCCCC, it works in partnerships with national governments, other
donors working in the region, regional institutions, the private
sector, community-based organizations (CBOs), and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) in 10 countries in USAID/ESC’s region.
Energy Smart Fund, IADB/Barbados
Partnership International was selected to develop a monitoring system
for Barbados' Energy Smart Fund Program aimed to promote the increased
use of Renewable Energy (RE) and the implementation of Energy Efficiency
(EE) measures by providing financial and technical support to RE
and EE projects. PI is working with the Prime Minister’s Office
under the Division of Energy and Telecommunications by providing
technical assistance to implement a program of oversight and reporting
to ensure that the Government’s objectives are achieved. Toward
this goal, PI is designing a database reporting system that will
facilitate the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the technical
aspects of the program’s outputs by tracking the progress and impacts
of the program based on various established indicators. In doing
so, PI is utilizing social, economic, developmental and environmental
indicators within the current energy climate in Barbados to gage
what best addresses the government’s goals. Our team reviewed the
Energy Smart Fund Program and options for the government to sustain
and scale up sustainable energy projects. PI is reviewing these
indicators to develop a framework that will provide guidance for
further investment and funding options from the government.
ICEIDA/GDC - Geothermal Center of
Excellence, Africa
Partnership International was selected to conduct a feasibility
study and preparing a conceptual model and budget for the establishment
of an African Geothermal Center of Excellence (CoE). PI provided
detailed recommendations on the technical, intellectual, physical,
virtual and budgetary requirements of such a center that can best
serve the long-term sustainable requirements of the region as a
whole. Funded by Icelandic International Development Agency and
Nordic Development Fund (ICEIDA/NDF), the Government of Kenya under
the auspices of the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) seeks to
assist African countries to facilitate and accelerate geothermal
developments through: enhanced access to geothermal information;
educational and training opportunities; internships and access to
state of the art field and laboratory equipment; and, facilities
for geotechnical, geochemical, geophysical and petrographic studies,
surveys and analysis/interpretation.
USTDA - Hydropower Development, Angola
Partnership International conducted an Electricity Distribution
Rehabilitation and Hydropower Development in Angola to prepare two
Master Plans for the rehabilitation and expansion of the electricity
distribution networks in the cities of Cuchi and Luena, and perform
Pre-Feasibility studies for two mini-hydroelectric projects, Kaquima
and Chafinda, located near these cities.
USTDA - MENA Geothermal, West Bank
Partnership International worked with MENA Geothermal
in the West Bank to help develop a geothermal heating and cooling
project design, feasibility and implementation plan. The PI team
aims to assist MENA Geothermal to develop a sustainable, bankable
business plan for implementing Geothermal “GeoExchange” systems
in the region. MENA has developed an advanced GeoExchange system
adapted to local conditions with some specialty local supplies.
Our team reviewed the feasibility, regulatory, economic, financial,
environmental and social aspect of this USTDA-funded GeoExchange
system study.
Renewable Energy & Tariffs Incentives,
Pakistan
Partnership International worked with National
Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) by
reviewing tariff practices of various energy technologies as they
relate to Renewable Energy (RE) and are proposing suitable modifications/changes
in the tariff determination process to help promote the development
of RE in Pakistan. Our consultants assessed tariff guidelines, renewable
projects, licenses agreement, subsidies incorporated, environmental
considerations, etc. Our team aim was to enhance the overall renewable
energy sector strategies, which in turn will help create a favorable
business and trade environment for renewable energy development
to better utilize indigenous renewable energy sources such as biomass,
bio-fuels, solar, geothermal, hydro and wind.
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