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Holger Rothenbusch, Managing Director Infrastructure & Climate, British international Investment

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Expand And Diversify: Aiim Invests In Starsight’s Distributed Generation Solutions

AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MANAGERS (AIIM) DEVELOPS AND MANAGES PRIVATE EQUITY INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS DESIGNED TO INVEST LONGTERM INSTITUTIONAL UNLISTED EQUITY IN AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. Interview with Damilola Agbaje – AIIM Investment Director. AIIM actively manages investments in East, West and Southern Africa and has equity under management of USD 2.0 billion with a track record extending […]

Financing Decentralised Renewable Energy Systems & The Evolution Of Metro-Grids

SUMMARY OF THE SESSION UNDER THE SAME TITLE THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE POWERING AFRICA SUMMIT (PAS), IN WASHINGTON DC, ON MARCH 2022. It was discussed that the solution to the cost problem and the profitability problem in mini and metro-grids is scale. Metro-grids will allow a per unit, per-connection basis that will drive down costs […]

Interview with , British International Investment

A lack of adequate financing for tackling climate change in Africa has become dire and is "choking" the continent, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said this week. How can investors like BII bridge the gap? As the UK's development finance institution, British International Investment is the UK government's primary vehicle for climate finance. Our […]

Unlocking Opportunities and Driving Progress: Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit

The Zimbabwe-Zambia (Zim-Zam) Energy Projects Summit will take place from November 18-20, 2024, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and could not be more timely. With the governments of both countries making innovative structural changes to make energy projects more bankable, appetite for investment is high. This is the opportunity to secure a more sustainable energy future for both Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Access To Reliable And Affordable Off-Grid Energy To Be Transformed Across Benin Under New Eib – Engie Energy Access Initiative

Households, smallholders and entrepreneurs in remote locations across Benin will be able to access reliable and cheap electricity for the first time under a new off-grid solar scheme agreed between leading solar energy company ENGIE Energy Access and the European Investment Bank, one of the world’s largest financiers of renewable energy. The European Investment […]

Unleashing Africa’s Potential, in ‘Private’

The private sector will play a crucial role in channelling innovation towards universal access ambitions The rate of electrification in sub-Saharan Africa needs to triple in order to achieve universal access by 2030, and the private sector will be absolutely pivotal in helping to realise that aim. This is due to the simultaneous need to […]

Green hydrogen – what can East Africa learn from Oman?

With green hydrogen seen as a renewable resource that’s increasingly vital for a sustainable future, Africa is becoming a frontrunner in its production. In advance of TECS24, Rumaitha Al Busaidi, Business Development Manager at Hydrom, talked to EnergyNet about Oman’s positioning as a green energy hub, and the learnings to be shared with other African […]

Media Release: Red Rocket Reaches Financial Close for South Africa’s Largest Wind Farm

CAPE TOWN, 13 March 2025 – Red Rocket, a leading renewable energy independent power producer, has reached financial close on the first phase of the Overberg Wind Farm, marking a major milestone in South Africa’s clean energy transition. Adding to Red Rocket’s impressive portfolio of wind farms, Overberg Wind Farm will be the latest in […]