CEPOL Partners with HCL to Strengthen Law Enforcement Training Services

This project is about: As a contractor for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training – CEPOL, HCL Group plays an important role in supporting CEPOL by providing interim staff members who possess the specific competencies required for particular projects or tasks. EU Funded. Read more …

  Context:  In its ongoing commitment to enhancing security and knowledge sharing within the European Union, CEPOL has teamed up with HCL Group to provide interim staff for specialized projects and tasks. These temporary placements are aimed at addressing specific challenges that require expertise beyond CEPOL’s regular staffing capabilities.

  Timeline:  2July 2021 – July 2023

  Overall investment value:  2,400,000 EUR

HCL’s Empowering Energy Project in Lesotho

# Energy, # Africa (sub-Saharan)

This project is about: HCL Group’s people-centered approach is transforming lives in Lesotho. By increasing energy access, improving economic prospects, and ensuring a sustainable future, this project is making a real impact on the people of Lesotho. EU funded.

  Context: In 2017, Lesotho and the European Commission embarked on a promising project: “Support to Reform in the Energy Sector in Lesotho (Phase I).” The driving force behind this transformation was HCL Group, with a deep commitment to improving the lives of the people of Lesotho. Read more …

   Timeline: 2018 – 2023

   Contract value: 1,620,966 EUR

HCL ushers a new era of Blue Growth in the Western Mediterranean

This project is about: Promoting sustainable development within the blue economy of the Western Mediterranean Sea basin, by addressing the needs and requests of stakeholders for guidance on blue economy financing, investments in blue growth, project development, and creating valuable networks.

   Context: Blue Growth is the long term strategy to support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors as a whole. Seas and oceans are drivers for the European economy and have great potential for innovation and growth. In the same vein, the concept of Blue Growth and a Blue Economy is gaining traction worldwide, and HCL/ Pescares is a front-runner in the policy and programming shift, by pushing forward coordination of all the involved sectors, and enhancing cooperation among policy actors nationally and regionally. Read more …

   Timeline: 2018 – 2022

   Overall investment value: 2,799,226 EUR

Improving investment decisions to ensure wider access to water and wastewater services in Egypt.

# Water & Wastewater, #North Africa and Middle East

This project is about: Development, implementation, and application of a tailored-made Water & Wastewater Decision Support System (WWDSS) for the HCWW and its Affiliated Companies. Read more…

   Context: WWDSS will be developed for the HCWW and 21 ACs located in 21 governorates. It will be structured as an integratable modular system linked to and interacting with an updatable and expandable data base comprising demographic, infrastructure, unit cost, and financial data.

   Timeline: Phase I: Nov 2013 – Dec 2016 / Phase II: Jan 2017 – July 2018

   Contract value: 2,175,730 EUR

Improving technical efficiency and technical investment planning in the water sector in Egypt.

#Water & Waste Water, #North Africa and Middle East

This project is about:

Provision of technical assistance to the Holding Company for Water and Waste Water and Affiliated Companies to improve their technical efficiency and technical investment planning in the water sector.
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   Context: Support the Government of Egypt in progressing the reform programme of the water sector, in accordance with the objectives of the National Water Resource Plan 2005-2017 (NWRP 2005 – 2017) as well as the Water and Wastewater Sector Development Policy (WWSDP).

   Timeline: 2015-2017.

   Overall investment value: 2,394,750 EUR

The TAF has established itself as the key EU support mechanism for increasing energy access in Africa.

# Energy, # Africa (sub-Saharan)

This project is about: Provision of high-level technical assistance at country and regional level through expert missions to increase energy access and to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions. EU funded. Read more…

   Context: improve the policy and regulatory framework conditions aiming at providing attractive and enabling conditions for increased public and private investment in energy access, energy supplies, renewable energy as well as energy efficiency.

  Timeline: 2014 – 2017

   Contract value: 15,267,250 EUR

Has set a new standard for the development of investment projects aimed at blueprint on how to develop integrated depollution reduction investment projects in the Mediterranean region.

#Environment and Natural Resources, #Water & Waste Water,  #Water-Energy-Food Nexus,  #North Africa and Middle East

This project is about: Preparation of a feasibility study to define technical scope and socio-economic assessment for this integrated depollution investment project. Funded by EIB (FEMIP). Read more …

   Context: part of the Horizon2020 initiative aiming to reduce pollution to the Mediterranean Sea. Loan financing secured from EIB and EBRD. Grant provided through NIF.

   Timeline: Feasibility Study carried out 2011-13. Implementation/construction period: 4-5 years.

   Overall investment value: 70m EUR (cost of feasibility study, 1,060,000 EUR)