DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives

What DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives does

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives S.A. is a Senegalese private company operating an integrated sanitation platform anchored on Public-Private Partnerships with ONAS (Office National d'Assainissement du Sénégal). The company operates 9+ Stations de Traitement des Boues de Vidange (STBV) across the Dakar, Diourbel, and Thiès regions, providing the full fecal sludge value chain — collection, transport, treatment, and valorization — and is the first private African company to hold such PPP station-operation contracts. Its technology stack combines licensed proprietary infrastructure with in-house engineering: it operates the first commercial Omniprocessor (Sedron Technologies, USA; funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) near Tivaouane Peulh, which converts dried sludge into distilled water, electricity, and ash, and has deployed proprietary flocculation units at three STBVs, raising capacity 8.3x (from 60 m³/day to 500 m³/day) and treatment efficiency from 50% to 93%. Resource-recovery byproducts include ISRA-validated compost that substitutes chemical fertilizer for tomatoes, onions, and cabbage.

DELVIC monetizes through three primary streams: (i) recurring PPP service fees from ONAS for STBV operation; (ii) fee-for-service professional offerings — feasibility studies, engineering, training, and consulting — to municipalities, industries, real estate developers, and health/education establishments; and (iii) byproduct sales of compost, ash, distilled water, and electricity. A 24/7 call center (Centre d'Appels Service Vidange) with Mobile Money integration extends reach to households, while an internal R&D platform hosts collaborative research with international institutes (SANDEC/Eawag, ISE, Stanford). DELVIC participates in four ISO technical committees (TC 275, ISO 24521, ISO 30500, ISO/CD 31800) covering sanitation and fecal sludge standards. Customers are concentrated in government (municipalities, public institutions) at the PPP level, with a long tail of households and private-sector clients served through call-center, advisory, and engineering engagements.

The company is led by a PhD-heavy management team headed by Dr. Bécaye Sidy DIOP as Directeur Général. DELVIC is a privately held Senegalese société anonyme with no disclosed external funding rounds, parent company, or public listing. The company is supported by an ecosystem of more than 20 technical and financial partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, Oxfam, Vitol Foundation, Sedron Technologies, ISRA, and SANDEC/Eawag, and reports 100+ projects completed across Senegal.

Name

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives

Legal name

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives S.A.

Website

https://delvic-si.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives is a Senegalese private company that operates fecal sludge treatment stations under public-private partnerships with ONAS across Dakar, Diourbel, and Thiès, delivering collection, treatment, and resource recovery services to government, households, and private-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sanitation and Fecal Sludge Management Services

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Waste Collection (5621), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Portable Toilet Rental & Servicing (BPALAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Food Waste Programs & On-Site Solutions (Cafeterias, Grocers, Hospitality) (BPALAEAE), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC), WASH & Public Health (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) (BPADAIAG)

Keywords

• Fecal sludge treatment
• Sanitation infrastructure services
• Waste-to-resource recovery
• Public-private partnerships
• Non-sewered sanitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Station Operation Contracts: DELVIC operates STBV (Stations de Traitement des Boues de Vidange) under PPP agreements with ONAS, generating recurring service fees. The company is the first African private enterprise to exploit STBVs, operating 9 stations across Dakar, Diourbel, and Thiès regions.
2. Professional Services (Studies, Engineering, Training, Consulting): DELVIC provides fee-for-service offerings including feasibility studies, technical engineering, training programs, and advisory/consulting to municipalities, public institutions, private companies, and governments on sanitation planning and fecal sludge management.
3. Compost and Derived Product Sales: Revenue from the sale of compost produced from treated fecal sludge. ISRA-validated quality enables use in agriculture. Ash from Omniprocessor can be sold as fertilizer additive or for construction (mortar and concrete). Distilled water from Omniprocessor is sold for commercial and industrial use.
4. Electricity Sales from Omniprocessor: Electricity produced by the Omniprocessor can be used internally by the STBV or resold to the grid, providing an additional revenue stream from waste-to-energy conversion.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives is a Senegalese company that operates fecal sludge treatment stations (STBV) under public-private partnership (PPP) contracts with ONAS, the national sanitation office. The company delivers the full sanitation value chain — collection, transport, treatment, and valorization of by-products — and operates the first commercial Omniprocessor installation in Africa, converting dried sludge into distilled water, electricity, and ash. Around these core assets, DELVIC offers professional services including advisory/consulting, engineering and feasibility studies, training, and an R&D platform that collaborates with international research institutes.

Product overview

DELVIC Sanitation Initiatives operates as an integrated sanitation solutions provider with a platform-plus-services architecture. The core platform consists of operating 9 STBV (Wastewater Sludge Treatment Stations) across Senegal, complemented by the Omniprocessor® technology for advanced resource recovery. Around these core assets, DELVIC offers professional services including consulting and advisory, engineering and feasibility studies, training programs, R&D collaboration, and a 24/7 call center for service coordination. The company also produces compost from treated sludge as a byproduct of its treatment operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exploitation des STBV (Stations de Traitement des Boues de Vidange) Operation and management of Wastewater Sludge Treatment Stations (STBV) under public-private partnership with ONAS. DELVIC operates 9 stations across Dakar, Thiès, and Diourbel regions in Senegal, providing sludge collection, transport, treatment, and disposal services.
• Omniprocessor® Advanced waste-to-resource technology deployed by DELVIC that converts dried sludge into pathogen-free distilled water for industrial use, electricity, and usable ash for agriculture and civil engineering. The technology is developed by Sedron Technologies with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and DELVIC operates the first commercial deployment in Africa.
• Valorisation boues de vidange (Sludge Valorization)

Quantifiable outcome

• STBV capacity increased from 60 m³/day to 500 m³/day (8.3x improvement) after deployment of DELVIC's proprietary flocculation units at Niayes and Cambérène stations.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• ISE (Institute of Environmental Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2022ISE (Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement) collaborates with DELVIC on academic research, enabling students to combine theory and practice in the sanitation sector. A notable outcome was the thesis of Master's student Seydou Traoré on 'Contribution to the recovery of faecal sludge through anaerobic digestion: effect of the type of sludge on the production of biogas and digestate at the STBV of Niayes.'
• ONAS (Office National d'Assainissement du Sénégal)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerONAS is DELVIC's primary government partner under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework. ONAS delegates the operation of fecal sludge treatment stations (STBV) across Dakar, Diourbel, and Thiès regions to DELVIC. This is the core contractual relationship enabling DELVIC's operations and revenue.
• Sedron Technologies (USA)coreTechnology or IntegrationSedron Technologies (USA) is the technology provider for the Omniprocessor, a combustion-based system that converts dried fecal sludge into distilled water, electricity, and ash. The technology was developed with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. DELVIC operates the first commercial deployment of this technology in Africa.
• ISRA (Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISRA validated the quality of compost produced from fecal sludge at DELVIC's STBVs. According to ISRA's report, the compost can substitute chemical fertilizers for tomatoes, onions, and cabbage. This validation enables DELVIC to market compost for agricultural use.
• SANDEC/Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSANDEC/Eawag is a renowned international research institute in the field of water and sanitation. DELVIC's R&D platform hosts collaborative research projects with researchers and students from SANDEC/Eawag working on fecal sludge and waste topics.
• Stanford UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanford University is listed as a partner institution, likely collaborating on research, innovation, and knowledge sharing in the sanitation sector.
• SGSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) is listed as a partner, likely providing testing, inspection, and certification services related to compost quality and environmental compliance.
• AFWA (African Water Facility / African Water and Sanitation Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFWA is listed as a partner institution, likely providing sector networking, advocacy, and technical collaboration in African water and sanitation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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