Gesto is an international energy consulting and renewable project development company. We plan power systems for governments and multilateral lenders, develop projects, and take assets to market.
Gesto was founded in 2008 with the aim of being a leading adviser and a trustworthy partner in building sustainable energy systems.
With an overall experience of more than 50,000 MW of renewable energy projects in Africa, America, Asia and Europe, and more than 50,000 km of electrification infrastructure planned, Gesto brings know-how in renewable resource assessment, GIS, energy policy, rural electrification master plans, engineering studies, owner’s engineering and construction supervision, and in supporting every phase of energy project development.
From a country’s energy policy to the plant in operation and its revenue in the market.
One of the largest renewable developers in Portugal and one of the first companies to develop merchant solar projects. From the land to the grid connection.
Read moreEnergy master plans, renewable atlases, grid studies, rural electrification, losses reduction, legislation and energy policy. For governments, utilities and multilateral lenders.
Read moreProprietary tools for geospatial analysis, asset management and grid management, built to solve problems the market was not solving.
Read moreThe group’s newest area. Gesto Comercialização is a licensed market agent in Portugal and one of the few independent BSPs registered with REN; wattimize is the optimizer specialised in intermittent assets.
Read moreGesto has extensive experience in energy projects around the world, and a particularly deep presence in Portuguese-speaking countries and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Governments and ministries, energy agencies, national utilities, multilateral lenders, developers and institutional investors.
Banco Mundial
RWE
Aquila Clean Energy
QEnergy
BEI
EKZ
Nordic Solar
Hanwha
Altri
Amarenco
Energi Innovation
Greenvolt
R.Power
Grupo SovenaBanco MundialRWEAquila Clean EnergyQEnergyBEIEKZNordic SolarHanwhaAltriAmarencoEnergi InnovationGreenvoltR.PowerGrupo SovenaThe rehabilitation of the Olkaria I geothermal plant, delivered by Gesto for KenGen, reached a milestone with the first unit connecting to the grid.
The Novo Calhandriz solar plant entered service and now also serves as a test bed for the group’s market operation.
Gesto delivered the inaugural training session of the programme, supporting investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Talk to us about development, consultancy or energy management. We work in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.