EM-ONE is an engineering, technology, and consulting firm with over ten years of experience delivering sustainable energy solutions and smart electricity infrastructure to Nigeria. They design and build solar microgrids for small and rural communities as well as for more extensive commercial & industrial off-takers. As such, their work takes them into some of the most unstable and dangerous parts of the country, in pursuit of donor-funded projects to bring rural electrification to the most needed parts of the country.
Spearfish was engaged in March, just as the country was locking down in response to CV19. At very short notice, we were able to deploy two of our senior consultants, one based in Abuja and one based in Gombe before the federal travel restrictions kicked in. Due to the critical nature of EM-ONE’s projects, and some very tight donor deadlines, the client’s teams remained active during the lockdown. They required a high-tempo of security support to remain operational. It included road moves, liaison with military and civil authorities, and access to various Local Government Areas. It also required a high level of incident reporting, and journey management, to allow the teams to remain aware of what was happening around them and how best to avoid the hotspots.
Our consultants advised and supported the teams in the field, and assisted the operations team in their planning cycle. We kept the project on track, despite the significant spanner that the Coronavirus threw into the works. As we write, the contract has just come to an end for now, but we remain poised to support further activities in the North East of the country.
Spearfish have security advisors working on a wide range of projects including renewable energy, anti-trafficking, governance, climate change and disaster relief. Our people are based in Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Pakistan, India and Lebanon, providing a range of similar services to this case study.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Dan Hooton; danhooton@spear-fish.com