Recent and ongoing projects
Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Climate Change Studies for the Modernization, Rehabilitation, and Repowering of 28 Hydroelectric Power Plants in the Dominican Republic for AFD Financing Approval
Mission:
Insuco and Tecmalab were mandated by AFD to conduct comprehensive socioeconomic, environmental, and climate studies for EGEHID’s hydroelectric modernization program. Developing an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and a Climate Resiliency Assessment , our team ensures full alignment with IDB, World Bank, and international standards. Our value lies in securing strategic international financing while maximizing national renewable energy sustainability.
Insuco, in partnership with Tecmalab, executed an integrated suite of technical, financial, and socio-environmental studies to prepare EGEHID’s program for international financing.
Results:
The mission delivers strategic technical outputs: a Socioeconomic and Financial Report establishing social return metrics (NPV/IRR); an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) featuring a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and standard screening tools for all 28 subprojects; an explicit Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment using IPCC scenarios (RCP 4.5 & 8.5) along with a localized carbon footprint analysis; a comprehensive Procurement Strategy aligned with AFD guidelines; and a consolidated Public Investment Project Document structured under the Ministry of Economy’s (MEPyD) SNIP methodology. Under the Conditional Phase, preliminary ESIA and Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) will be developed for high-risk subprojects.
Our intervention directly unlocks international financing by bridging local baseline data with multilateral sustainability standards. By integrating climate resilience into engineering parameters and optimization criteria, our work ensures the long-term structural viability of the country’s clean energy assets while safeguarding local community livelihoods.
We maximized project value by developing an advanced climate risk model using IPCC scenarios (RCP 4.5 and 8.5) paired with a localized GHG Protocol methodology to explicitly quantify avoided carbon emissions. Furthermore, our team bridged the gap between engineering and sustainability by structuring a customized environmental screening tool for 28 subprojects and seamlessly aligning local public investment criteria (SNIP) with rigid AFD and World Bank guidelines.