Actis alongside portfolio companies sponsor all 2019 AIX meetings

Actis, a leading investor in growth markets, is sponsoring all three Africa Investment Exchanges in 2019: AIX: Gas – 2 to 3 May 2019 AIX: Gas brings upstream and LNG players together with investors, senior officials, power sector and downstream … Read More

View the AIX: Nairobi 2019 interim agenda

Africa Investment Exchange: Nairobi POWER & RENEWABLES EXECUTIVE BRIEFING 2-3 October 2019 Download the interim agenda. Now in its second year, the AIX: Nairobi meeting brings together project developers, suppliers of off-grid services, policy-makers, established and non-traditional investment sources and … Read More

AIIM sponsors 2019’s AIX meetings

We are delighted to confirm African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) are sponsoring the AIX: Gas, AIX: Nairobi and AIX: Power and Renewables meetings in 2019. With a 19 year track record, AIIM is an experienced private equity investment manager focused exclusively … Read More

Competitive auctions beckon as Kenya’s power sector adapts to changing realities

Electricity generation capacity may be moving towards excess supply, but a blend of technologies will be needed in the Kenyan system as auctions to allocate new renewables projects come into view. In one of the region’s most dynamic energy sectors, … Read More

Local content for power projects comes under scrutiny

Local content provision has long been a hot topic in the oil and gas industry, but many delegates at the 3-4 October Africa Investment Exchange: Nairobi event were surprised at how far the issue could generate controversy and block support … Read More

AIX: Nairobi

Thank you to all the panellists, participants and sponsors for the quality of discussion that was evidenced during the just concluded Africa Investment Exchange (AIX) Nairobi power and renewables meeting on 3-4 October.  

Leap of faith from donors as Zambia’s Get FiT moves ahead

The KfW-run Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariff (Get FiT) programme is moving to requests for proposals (RfPs) but donors are increasingly concerned about indebtedness at Zesco and the government generally, writes Dan Marks The Get FiT secretariat in Zambia issued … Read More

African Energy Atlas – power sector scorecard

A power sector scorecard published in the new edition of the African Energy Atlas shows that a net 15.5GW installed capacity was added in Africa in 2017. The scorecard draws on African Energy Live Data – an online platform providing constantly … Read More

UK Department for International Trade supports AIX: Nairobi

The Department for International Trade is supporting the Africa Investment Exchange: Nairobi power and renewables executive briefing at Fairmont the Norfolk Hotel and hosting the evening reception on 2 October 2018. View the AIX: Nairobi agenda. The UK Government is playing an increasing … Read More