New momentum behind West African pipeline extension plan
The troubled West African Gas Pipeline may gain a new lease of life from Ivorian plans to feed into it. Plans have been revived for an extension to Abidjan, though detailed studies are needed, writes Oualid Khelifi in Accra African … Read More
Nigeria’s Azura IPP nears financial close but NIPPs struggle to attract investment
There is widespread optimism that the Azura-Edo IPP will reach financial close shortly, launching a project that is expected to set a template for Nigeria’s generation sector development for years to come. With gas and electricity tariffs edging upwards, more … Read More
Jens Thomassen, Director, Denham Capital
AIX: Gas 2016 panellist. Jens Thomassen is a Director, responsible for origination, analysis, structuring, valuation and execution of investments for the Power & Renewables Deal Team. He joined Denham Capital in 2012. Prior to joining Denham, Jens was a Director … Read More
Adrian Mucalov, Director, Actis
AIX: Gas 2016 panellist. Adrian joined Actis in 2009 after graduating from Harvard Business School (MBA) and Harvard Kennedy School (MPA/ID). Adrian has been instrumental in several transactions at Actis, including Umeme (Uganda), Eneo (Cameroon) and Energuate (Guatemala), and is … Read More
Jon Marks, Chairman, CbI
Jon is chairman of Cross-border Information (CbI), guiding the company’s development since its creation in 1989. Jon created the respected African Energy newsletter in 1998 and the African Energy Atlas in 2007. A political scientist with a deep understanding of … Read More
Paul Kunert, COO, Joule Africa
Paul has more than 20 years’ experience in project finance and 15 years’ experience in developing, financing and managing power generation and distribution projects in Africa. Before joining Joule Africa in September 2016, Paul was head of business development for … Read More
Andrew Gaines, Managing Director, DeRisk
Andrew manages DeRisk Advisory Services, a specialist in African investment and political risk insurance that advises investors on MIGA, OPIC and other PRI providers to help projects and businesses attract and qualify for international bank finance and private equity investment. … Read More
Akinwole Omoboriowo II, Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Energy
Akinwole Omoboriowo II (AOII) is a 1993 graduate of Economics from University of Jos, alumni of the London Business School, where he acquired specialist training in Electricity Pricing & Modeling course in 2006, and a 2011 Post-Graduate Diploma Alumni in … Read More
Thembani Bukula, Regulator Member Responsible for Electricity Regulation at NERSA
Thembani is the Regulator Member primarily responsible for electricity regulation at the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). His qualifications include: M.Sc. in Mathematics, Science & Technology Education; B.Sc. Electrical Engineering; and Post – graduate diploma in Engineering Business … Read More