DUGLAS ALLIANCE LTD. representatives took part in the first webinar organized by Africa Investment Exchange

The research involved representatives of public and private sectors, whose activities are related to the development of Africa countries’ energy system: public utility companies, consulting companies, investment and financial institutions, equipment suppliers and construction organizations, etc.. Speakers of the event were experts from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, West African countries, Finland and Great Britain. 
Research outcomes demonstrated significant impact of the pandemic on the operations of the energy sector organizations. Almost 69% of the respondents noted high level impact of the COVID-19 pandemic consequences on the companies’ activities, about 3% of the respondents defined the situation as critical. The most significant pressure on business is determined by restrictions of the experts’ relocation, which, in its turn, complicates implementation of construction works. As a consequence, more than 75% of the experts forecast review of the projects implementation terms, as well as financial changes connected to exchange rates uncertainty.   

Representatives of the company DUGLAS ALLIANCE LTD. directly participated in the research and joined the new format of the experts’ meetings via the online platform of the webinar.  DUGLAS ALLIANCE LTD., as many companies in the industry, was forced to adapt the company’s operations to the new conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide for uninterrupted progress of construction works at the Sendje HPP under the conditions of quarantine, the company ensured autonomy of daily living activities of the experts, revised the logistic processes considering the new circumstances and does its best to minimize negative impact of the pandemic on the project implementation timing.