Malthe Winje Infrapower brings sustainable hydropower to emerging regions

Many developing regions face significant barriers to accessing stable, clean electricity. Corruption, social dumping and poverty are often widespread. Meanwhile, reliance on diesel and natural gas generators as baseload is both polluting and economically unsustainable.

MWIP delivers small-scale hydropower plants (HPPs) engineered for reliability, optimised to local conditions and designed for long operational lifetimes. The HPPs are primarily run-of-river plants, harnessing natural water flows with minimal incursion into nature.

With more than four decades of hydropower optimisation experience and established on-the-ground partnerships in East Africa and Ukraine, MWIP provides end‑to‑end capabilities across development, construction, performance optimisation, and asset management.

MWIP provides Norwegian project management, governance and financing, ensuring successful HPP projects in high-risk zones that would otherwise not be possible.

Access to stable, emission‑free electricity is a catalyst for social development, including local job creation and improved opportunities for women.

Environmentally, hydropower is clean, renewable and provides good balance power for intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.

Moreover, MWIP’s decentralised HPPs eliminate reliance on diesel and gas generation and have a minimal environmental footprint.

Global demand for renewable energy continues to accelerate, particularly in emerging markets seeking reliable and climate‑resilient power solutions.

With expanding electricity demand across East Africa and Ukraine, the market for small‑scale hydropower – and reliable, transparent projects – is set to grow

Founded in 1922, the Malthe Winje Group (MWG) is a privately held Norwegian industrial and engineering company with 18 companies across eight countries, generating over NOK 800 million (roughly USD 82.8 million) in annual revenue.