The Value We Offer
Developing and increasing trade efficiencies
Along every project route, Thelo Infrastructure Development always seeks to meet and exceed client expectations by assisting to increase trade efficiencies and freight.
Unlocking finance
By leveraging our direct and trusted relationships with financiers, we can catalyze capital mobilization for the growth and expansion of relevant networks, systems and operations.
Creating economic diversification
Through infrastructure investment and enhanced industrial processing as a result of more efficient railways, Thelo Infrastructure Development seeks to help accelerate the diversification of the host economy and reduce associated risks.
Prioritizing training, skills and job creation
Central to all Thelo Infrastructure Development projects is the emphasis placed on training and developing local people in railway disciplines, as well as actively promoting the participation of small and medium sized enterprises across the supply chain within multiple sectors.
Generating revenues
We also consistently seek to create additional revenues for our clients via downstream activities derived from efficient rail operations, and increased utilisation of the rail network, port and logistics.
Focusing on sustainability
Critically, Thelo Infrastructure Development focuses on execution with a long-term project cycle in mind to efficiently deliver operations for the future.
Towards A Fully Integrated Railway Model
Efficient railway networks spur industrialisation job creation, regional integration and economic development.
In most of Africa, railway freight currently serves predominantly to transport commodities from mines to ports, reflecting the economic structure of those regions.
There is wide recognition that the railway sector is a unique industrialisation enabler for the continent, which requires sizeable re-investment in order to fill the backlog and meet ever growing demand.
Thelo Group’s integrated model reflects two sides of the same coin. On the one hand we are moblisiing Transport & Logistics – where we offer the full set of integrated specialisms to build and upgrade railways and ports via a holistic 360-degree approach. On the other hand, we are mobilising Africa – where the reason we build and operationalise strong continental assets is to ensure strategic benefits for Africa’s development.
Mobilising Transport & Logistics via Rail
Our integrated model also allows us to provide an end-to-end solution and manage any railway project 360-degrees, including the operationalisation thereof, through its various stages and with its diverse stakeholders.
We deliver the integrated expertise to build bespoke solutions from and across concept through to design & engineering; financing; procurement; testing & commissioning, operations & maintenance management.
We have the experience, capability and capacity to implement freight and/or passenger railway projects of any scale and magnitude.
Mobilising Africa via Rail
The effective integration of railways can deliver exponential benefits for the continent.
- Enhancing the domestic and international market exchange of goods and inputs and thereby driving direct and beneficial impact on investment and productivity in critical industrial sectors such as minerals and metals, agriculture, energy, and domestic and international trade infrastructure
- Delivering high-capacity freight corridors and networks to increase intra-African trade (and helping to accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA)
- Offering a more environmentally friendly mode of transport that is also more socially inclusive and enhances the connectivity and mobility of people and goods sustainably
- Helping to drive job-creation and skills development for local capacity
- Evolving Africa’s railways to take its place as an integrated transport product, where it is a key component of the logistics and supply-chain conversation.
Full Value-chain Expertise
Our full value-chain expertise enables us to integrate our capabilities into unique solutions that can serve both current and prospective railway infrastructure projects, developers, existing operators and freight owners.
We are able to deliver any railway project from concept all the way through to training and operations & maintenance management.
