A renewable energy impact fund headed by former Scatec Solar head of business development Terje Osmundsen has reached its $8m first threshold commitment. Empower Invest will invest equity in 1-10MW renewable projects in developing countries, using a fund-based model to … Read More

Steve Meyer, Chief Executive Officer at Corbetti Geothermal 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 … Read More

Lynn Tabernacki, Deputy Vice President of SME Financing and Head of Global Energy, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, is a panellist at CbI Meetings’ fourth Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables meeting, which will be held in London on 15-16 November. … Read More

Mark is CEO of Time Partners, advising venture capital firms and governments on growth, markets and regulation. He is a leading authority on some of the world’s most entrenched socio-economic challenges, speaking widely on reforms that must be made to … Read More

Panelist at AIX: Energy Currently the acting head of DFID Impact Fund, she is focused on leading investing in activities, through fund/other intermediated structures, to combine significant pro-poor impact with financial discipline for investors across various sectors (including access to … Read More

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables and AIX: Energy Pradeep joined Shell Foundation in early 2010 to run the organisation’s expanding clean cookstoves programme, following three years in Strategy and Portfolio for Shell Group. In 2012, he became Deputy Director (COO) with responsibility for … Read More

Panelist at AIX: Energy Mark Florman created Maizels Westerberg & Co, one of the first independent merchant banks in 1982. He went on to specialise in the restructuring of failing companies. Mark has advised a wide variety of governments and industries. … Read More

Pradeep Pursnani, Deputy Director at Shell Foundation has confirmed his participation at AIX:Energy and will share his insight on the barriers to scaling up inclusive energy markets for low-income consumers as well as look at innovations emerging in the market.

JPMorgan Chase and the UK Department for International Development will kick start promising businesses in East Africa through a new joint investment in Novastar Ventures. The new $5 million investment by JPMorgan Chase will be matched by an additional $15 … Read More