Nigerian capacity set to increase amid conflicting signs for a troubled industry

New World Bank support and some improvements in performance underpin government claims that Abuja can turn around Nigeria’s dysfunctional electricity supply industry, but with gencos going to court to obtain full payments of their bills, the outlook remains difficult – … Read More

Date confirmed for AIX: Power and Renewables 2018

The Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting will once again be held at RSA House, London, 14-15 November 2018. An initial agenda will be published in January. Themes will include: Technologies and disruptors changing the African energy landscape – how … Read More

Germany backs renewables in Africa with the launch of RLSF

KfW, the German Development Bank, and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announced, on the side lines of the annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power and Renewables 2017 meeting, a new instrument to support renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa that targets small- … Read More

KEDCO joins AIX Power and Renewables as a sponsor

Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) is a sponsor at the fourth annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power and Renewables meeting which will be held in London on 15-16 November 2017. We are delighted to announce KEDCO’s Chief Executive Officer, Jamil Gwamna‘s participation in … Read More

AIX Power and Renewables panellist – Paul Hanrahan, Chief Executive Officer, Globeleq

Paul Hanrahan, Chief Executive Officer, Globeleq is joining the opening Africa Power & Renewables Strategy panel at the fourth annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting in London (15-16 November). Supported by analysis from CbI’s African Energy Live Data, … Read More

AIX Power & Renewables – North Africa panel confirmed

John Hamilton, Director, African Energy will chair the North Africa Focus and South-South Co-operation panel at the fourth annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting in London (15-16 November). Panellists: Mohammed El-Khayat, Executive Chairman, New and Renewable Energy Authority … Read More

Off-grid Investment Exchange 2017

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG), roof-top solar and other off-grid technologies have the potential to scale quickly and challenge conventional power generation models. The Off-grid Investment Exchange brought local businesses and off-grid pioneers together with international developers and investors (DFIs, banks, commercial and … Read More

AIX Power and Renewables panellist – Douglas Bennet, COO, GuarantCo

Douglas Bennet, COO, GuarantCo is a panellist at CbI Meetings’ fourth Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting, which will be held in London on 15-16 November. Co-produced by CbI’s African Energy, AIX: Power and Renewables brings established and non-traditional … Read More

AIX Power & Renewables – early-stage development panel confirmed

Alex Katon, Executive Director, InfraCo Africa will chair the ‘Mobilising private sector expertise and finance for early-stage development’ panel at the fourth annual Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting in London (15-16 November 2017). Panellists: Cephas Galley, Director of … Read More