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SANTERRE Limited



SANTERRE Limited leads businesses in all aspects of strategic planning, growth and business optimisation for complex products and services.

The company manages major engineering, procurement and construction projects, and the vertically integrated development of infrastructure projects, including Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and energy related investments. SANTERRE also provides business management and consulting services to private firms and government agencies.

CEO Charles Hardeman has a 25-year track record in business management, strategy, planning, marketing, and engineering, procurement and construction, which has enabled him to develop and deliver major business critical projects for private and public sector organisations.

SANTERRE has been involved as a lead partner on numerous major projects. They include the turnkey engineering and construction of:

  • power plants and electrical transmission systems
  • water supply and waste treatment facilities
  • onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities (including pipelines)
  • transportation facilities (including ports, jetties, terminals, supply bases, toll roads and bridges)
  • major industrial works (including light manufacturing facilities, and industrial estate developments)
  • residential and commercial property developments.

Mr Hardeman and SANTERRE have led in the development of privatised infrastructure in selected markets requiring participation in the financing of the projects, including:

  • EPC contractor and financial arranger for the US$300Million ‘Bonny Export Terminal project, Nigeria - the first commercial lending to Nigeria from international commercial banks without the support of export credit agencies or multi-lateral agencies
  • Developer of the first privatised port facility in Malaysia – ‘Lumut Port and Industrial Park’
  • Lead contractor and arranger of export credit finance for one of the largest hook-up and commissioning projects– ‘Mossel Bay’ Gas Platform, South Africa
  • Developer for the PPP privately financed 400 MW Coal Fired ‘Termopacifico’ Power Station in Southern Colombia
  • Developer of first BOT / PPP project in Southeast Asia – ‘Labuan Water Supply’
  • EPC contractor and provider of bridging finance for the first privatised power plant in Indonesia- ‘Cikarang Power Station’
  • Developer of the ‘Labuan-Beaufort Interconnection’, the first BOT / PPP project for the power sector in Malaysia

SANTERRE partnered with Bathgate Management Ltd to formulate, propose and apply Public/Private Partnership funding structures for the development of infrastructure in Africa, including:

  • A US$200 million PPP port expansion in Ghana
  • Lead developer for an international consortium made up of seven major companies for the expansion and management of Ghana’s Tema and Takoradi ports. The investment group, the Ghana Ports Service Consortium, negotiated a concession to invest $200 million in developing the container and oil export ports as part of the Ghana Gateway Project.

SANTERRE also led the activities of Bathgate subsidiary, International Energy Partners Ltd (IEP), an independent oil and gas marketing group that operates through a series of regional business associates covering almost every aspect of the physical oil market.

IEP led the oil and gas trading activities for ‘West’, a joint venture with a Singapore-based trading company providing services in the procurement and trading of energy products on the world markets and a Lagos-based trading company experienced in the trading of energy products in West Africa.

Through another Bathgate subsidiary, Rapid Installation Completions Ltd (RAPIDCO), SANTERRE engaged worldwide in the development of projects that require completion in the shortest possible time through innovative engineering, offsite fabrication, sea transport delivery and fast track onsite construction techniques.

Website: http://www.santerre-ltd.com

Petro-Electric Company Ghana Limited

Petro-Electric Company Ghana Limited is a wholly owned Ghanaian company which provides a variety of cross-border professional services in foreign direct investment consulting; oil and gas business consulting; energy consulting; minerals & mining consultancy; infrastructure development; public private partnerships; government relations and public policy advisory; trade and investment promotion; legal, risk and compliance advisory; business development; economic and business advisory; regulatory and business strategy advisory; business origination; group business facilitation; project management; telecommunications and public relations consultancy; as well as management consulting. The firm provides important consulting services to major international companies and private investors with a particular focus on promoting trade and investment between Africa and countries in Europe, North America and Asia. Petro-Electric Company initiated and conceptualised the SEPCo Power Project.

Website: http://www.PetroElectricCompany.com

ACEC Investments Limited

ACEC Investments Limited is a professionally managed Indian business group that operates from Ghana with offices and representatives in Singapore and India, providing the platform to world leading corporate bodies, business houses and entrepreneurs to do business in the growing economies of Africa. ACEC specializes in Logistics Management, Real Estate, Construction, Warehouse Management, Waste Management, Recycling, Energy/Power and Healthcare Management.

Website: http://www.acecinvestments.com and http://www.acecrealestates.com