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Resource Prime

About ResourcePrime

We are a systems engineering firm built for Africa.

We design and integrate infrastructure systems, deploy certified technical professionals, and deliver sector knowledge — across Power & Energy, Extractives, and Climate — in Francophone West and Central Africa. In French and in English.

Our Founding Conviction

Africa's infrastructure problem is not capital.

The continent holds over four trillion dollars in domestic savings. It sits on some of the world’s largest energy, hydrocarbon, and mineral endowments. Capital is present. Investment is flowing. Financing is available.

What is missing are the systems that make capital productive — the engineering expertise to integrate fragmented infrastructure, the technical professionals to operate it, and the sector knowledge to govern it. Assets get built and then fail to deliver. Value chains begin and do not connect. Infrastructure is commissioned and then underperforms. In every case, the root cause is not what was funded. It is what was not built around it.

ResourcePrime exists to close that gap. We do not advise from a distance. We design the systems, we form the professionals who operate them, and we transfer the knowledge that makes organisations capable of sustaining what has been built.

The case in numbers

Over $4.5 trillion in domestic capital available — not deployed. More than 70% of Africa's refined fuel imported — despite being a net producer. 22 GW of new power capacity needed every year — versus 8 GW added.

AFC State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report, 2026

What We Do

Three services. One systems mandate.

Service 02

Systems Engineering & Integration

Infrastructure in Africa's energy, extractives, and climate sectors too often exists in isolation — assets that do not connect, systems that do not function together. ResourcePrime provides the engineering expertise to design, integrate, and operationalise these systems as coherent working ecosystems, bridging the gap between capital deployed and outcomes delivered.

Service 01

Workforce Deployment

Africa's energy, extractives, and climate sectors cannot scale without the people who know how to operate them. ResourcePrime identifies, develops, and deploys certified technical professionals — formed to international standards through our structured programme — into your operations, projects, and teams across Francophone Africa, in French and English.

Service 03

Knowledge & Advisory Services

Compliance requirements change. Regulatory environments shift. Operational gaps widen. ResourcePrime connects your organisation to verified sector expertise — through compliance-driven training programmes, structured knowledge transfer, and strategic advisory — so your teams remain ahead of what the regulatory and operational environment demands.

Systems We Design & Train On

The technical stack we work with.

The tools and systems listed below represent the platforms, standards, and frameworks ResourcePrime’s professionals work with across all three sectors. This is the technical environment in which we operate — not a catalogue of aspirations.

Power & Energy Systems

CYMDIST

Distribution network planning, simulation, and analysis for HTA and BT networks

CAMÉLIA

Mechanical calculation of distribution network poles, conductors, and structures

ETAP

Power systems analysis, load flow, fault studies, and protection coordination

PowerFactory

DIgSILENT — grid simulation, transmission planning, and dynamic stability studies

HOMER Pro

Hybrid and off-grid energy system design and optimisation for mini-grids

PVSyst

Solar PV system design, yield assessment, and performance analysis

RETScreen

Clean energy feasibility analysis and project financial modelling

SCADA / EMS

Supervisory control, energy management, and real-time grid monitoring systems

AMI / MDMS

Advanced metering infrastructure and meter data management systems

OSIsoft PI

Operational data historian, real-time analytics, and performance monitoring

ArcGIS / QGIS

Geospatial asset management, network mapping, and utility planning

Extractives Systems

PIPESIM

SLB — well performance modelling, pipeline hydraulics, and flow assurance simulation

HYSYS / Aspen

Gas plant and refinery process simulation and design optimisation

OLGA

Transient multiphase flow simulation for pipelines and production risers

PETREL

SLB — geological modelling, reservoir characterisation, and subsurface data integration

PHAST / SAFETI

DNV — process hazard consequence modelling and quantitative risk assessment

AVEVA

Plant design, FEED studies, and piping and instrumentation development

SAP PM / Maximo

Asset integrity, maintenance management, and lifecycle tracking systems

Pipeline SCADA

Pipeline monitoring, flow control, and leak detection control systems

ISO 45001 / 14001

Occupational health, safety, and environmental management system standards

International petroleum engineering and equipment design standards

ArcGIS / QGIS

Pipeline corridor mapping, asset tracking, and spatial data managemen

Climate & Security Systems

Carbon credit monitoring, reporting, and verification infrastructure and platforms

ESG Frameworks

Sustainability disclosure systems, GRI, TCFD, and sectoral reporting standards

Climate Data Systems

Environmental monitoring networks, analytics platforms, and data architecture

Industrial automation and control system cybersecurity standard for utilities

NIST CSF

Cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure identification, protection, and response

ISO 27001

Information security management system standard for IT environments

NERC CIP

Critical infrastructure protection standards for power sector control systems

OT Security

Dragos, Claroty, Nozomi — operational technology threat detection and monitoring

SIEM Platforms

Security information and event management for utility IT-OT convergence environments

Access control, perimeter systems, and integrated physical-cyber security architecture

DFI Compliance

World Bank, AfDB, and IFC environmental, social, and governance compliance frameworks

Where We Work

Francophone West & Central Africa

We operate in the markets where French is the language of business, regulation, and government. The systems gap in energy, extractives, and climate is most acute here — and most underserved by international professional services firms.

Our International Mobility Track extends our reach to European, Gulf, and global employers seeking Francophone African technical professionals at international standards.

Cameroon

Côte d’Ivoire

Senegal

DRC

Gabon

Guinea

Mali

Burkina Faso

Niger

Republic of Congo

Chad

Togo

Benin

Rwanda

United States

ResourcePrime Inc.

Delaware Corporation · Commercial HQ

Cameroon

ResourcePrime Afrique Centrale

Société à Responsabilité Limitée · Regional Operations

Executive Team

The people building ResourcePrime.

ResourcePrime is led by a team of sector practitioners, engineers, and advisory professionals with direct operational experience across energy, extractives, and climate in Francophone Africa.

Carl Mbeng

Founder & Managing Director

Founder of ResourcePrime Group. Advisory background spanning energy, extractives, and climate finance across Francophone Africa. Leads business development, strategic advisory, and climate and compliance services. Based in Douala, Cameroon.

Carl Mbeng

Power & Energy Systems Engineering

Senior power systems engineer with extensive experience across distribution network planning, renewable energy integration, and utility SCADA environments in Francophone West and Central Africa. Expert in CYMDIST, ETAP, and PowerFactory.

Carl Mbeng

Oil, Gas & Critical Minerals Systems

Senior oil and gas engineer with operational experience across upstream and downstream systems in Francophone Central Africa. Background spanning national oil companies and international operators. Expert in PIPESIM, HYSYS, and HSE systems management.

Carl Mbeng

Academy & Professional Development

Leads ResourcePrime Academy's curriculum development and programme delivery across all three sectors. Background in professional training design and DFI-funded technical assistance programmes across West and Central Africa.

Carl Mbeng

Workforce Deployment & Talent

Manages ResourcePrime's talent formation pipeline and professional deployment operations. Oversees cohort programming, certification partnerships, and the International Mobility Track across Francophone Africa and international markets.

Carl Mbeng

Finance & Group Operations

Oversees ResourcePrime's financial management, legal and corporate compliance across both registered entities, and operational systems. Background in professional services operations and financial management in the Central African context.

Work With Us

Let's build the systems Africa needs.

Whether you need certified technical professionals, systems engineering expertise, compliance-driven training, or a sector advisory partner active in Francophone Africa — ResourcePrime is built for this. We work in French and English across Power and Energy, Extractives, and Climate and Environment.