Initially developed to run $90 million in embedded energy assets, Energy Partners’ new ESG platform, Syntiro, is already helping companies like Netcare transform energy data into commercial value.
In a major leap forward for African sustainability tech, Energy Partners, which owns and operates over $90 million in embedded energy assets in South Africa, has launched Syntiro – a powerful ESG data platform that brings clarity, control and commercial value to sustainable operational performance.
“We developed Syntiro because we needed it,” says Manie de Waal, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Partners. While there are many ESG data platforms, the company found none with the required granular on-site integration capabilities that they required.
“When you operate critical infrastructure at scale, as we do, efficient and sustainable performance really is non-negotiable,” explains de Waal. “With our own capital at risk, we need to know how every asset is running, catch performance issues before they escalate, and stay accountable to our clients and capital providers. A platform that could do all of that, across all the different types of technology we operate, didn’t exist, so we developed one.”
Designed for real-time tracking, not repackaging static data into reports
“Most ESG data platforms work with static historical data, like utility bills, subjective executive input and so forth,” he continues. “Syntiro is different. It’s built to seamlessly capture real-time meter data, like power, cooling, water and heat, from 5-second measurement intervals into full, integrated annual sustainability reports.
“That granular integration capability, and automated roll-up reporting architecture is what sets it apart from anything we could find, locally and globally.”
At Netcare, Syntiro’s impact is already being felt at scale.
Says Andre Nortje, Netcare’s National Environmental Sustainability Manager, “Energy Partners offered innovative insight and support into visualising, tracking and benchmarking utility consumption for the Netcare Energy portfolio as a group. We’ve already achieved a 34% total reduction in energy consumption per bed and are well on track to meet our 2030 targets.”
Syntiro at a glance
Syntiro has indeed been built to handle the complexity and scale of real-world operations, no matter where a business is in their ESG journey, confirms Mila Vicquery, General Manager of Sustainability at Energy Partners:.
“What truly sets Syntiro apart is that it’s already proven in the field – delivering one integrated source of truth, from plant-level data and utility monitoring, all the way to strategic emissions reporting.
“Our clients are using it to streamline ESG reporting, track performance in near real-time, and make smarter, faster decisions that support both compliance and competitiveness.”
The platform’s core features include:
- ESG data consolidation – over 20,000 tracked points across emissions (Scope 1–3), water, waste, energy, diversity and supply chain
- Utility oversight – anomaly detection and accurate billing across electricity, gas, diesel and water (R560m recovered for clients to date)
- Asset intelligence – predictive maintenance, real-time IoT monitoring and lifecycle optimisation to reduce downtime and extend lifespan.
Concludes de Waal, “Too often, ESG is treated as an obligation rather than an opportunity. But Syntiro was built to connect the dots between compliance and commercial value, giving us and our clients the visibility and control needed to run better, leaner and more resilient operations. It speaks to our ethos: ‘We do for our clients what we do for ourselves’.”
