AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Michael Franz, Senior Adviser for Energy, EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF)

Based in Brussels, Michael co-ordinates the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Co-operation Programme (RECP), a European platform for promoting private sector participation and investment in renewables in Africa. Over the past 10 years his work and interests have evolved around the nexus … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Andreas Lehner, Co-founder and COO, TRINE

Andreas Lehner is co-founder and COO of TRINE, a crowdinvesting platform with the vision to eliminate energy poverty. He is driven to contribute in solving big societal and environmental challenges. Before founding TRINE, he worked as a Business Developer for … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – David Carroll – Director, Quantum Power East Africa

David runs and is responsible for all Quantum Power’s business and project development activities operations in East Africa. For the last eight years he has been based in Nairobi and has built up extensive experience in the development, contracting, financing … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Vuyo Hlompho Ntoi, Investment Director, Head of Southern & Central Africa, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

Vuyo is Investment Director for Southern and Central Africa, and is responsible for originating, analysing and implementing AIIM’s infrastructure investments in the region. AIIM develops, advises and manages private equity infrastructure funds and Vuyo has been involved in the management … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Radhika Dil Bharat, Senior Adviser, Private Sector Department DFID

Radhika works on infrastructure investments for DFID, liaising closely with CDC on their infrastructure strategy, and structuring of a rollout of the GetFit programme to other African countries. She is focusing on issues in mobilising private finance for infrastructure and … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Mike Peo, Head: Infrastructure, Energy, Telecommunications, Nedbank

Mike is the Chairman of the South African chapter of the International Project Finance Association, a member of the governing board of the African Infrastructure Investment Fund and is currently Chairman of the South African Infrastructure Fund.  He has been … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Varun Sharma, Vice President Equity Finance, BBOXX

As the second employee at BBOXX Varun has held many roles from operational to partnership building to raising capital for the company in the last five years. He currently focusses on engaging equity investors for the group. He has previously … Read More

AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Dimitri Papaefstratiou, Partner, DLA Piper

Dimitri specialises in power and energy projects and has acted in connection with a number of international energy projects in Africa. He is currently advising, as project counsel, the company that owns the Damietta LNG plant in Egypt. He is … Read More

Paul Biggs, Senior Partner, Trinity International

Paul has been involved in sub-Saharan African infrastructure work for over 25 years and has extensive experience on a diverse range of projects within the energy, power, electricity, ports, airports and general infrastructure sectors. He has recently been engaged on … Read More