Karen Breytenbach, Head: IPP Office
Private equity investments into Africa were up by 136% in 2013 (with a huge chunk of that going to power and infrastructure projects).
PRESS RELEASE
Investors and developers to gather in Cape Town to discuss financing options for power projects across Africa
The 8th Annual Powering Africa: Finance Options Meeting will return to Cape Town from 30-31st October
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, September 3, 2014/ -- As Africa’s demand for power generation continues to outstrip supply, the question of how to finance the future of Africa’s power sector looms large. Prospective investors must fully understand the latest developments in Africa’s finance sector in order to launch successful projects and build long term relationships with local government.
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Private equity investments into Africa were up by 136% in 2013 (with a huge chunk of that going to power and infrastructure projects). Pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are also increasingly looking into long term power projects to fund, with lenders working hard to develop debt financing models to keep up with Africa's power market.
The 8th Annual Powering Africa: Finance Options Meeting (http://www.poweringafrica-
The programme will focus on a series of open discussions chaired by regional experts focusing on key trends including the development of IPP programmes, financial frameworks and regulatory environments.
Confirmed speakers will include Karen Breytenbach, Head: IPP Office, National Treasury, South Africa, Moremi Marwa, Chief Executive Officer, Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange, Peter Ballinger, Director, U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Development and Finance Centre, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and Waziri Bintube, Chief Financial Officer, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, who will present regional perspectives and case studies to open the floor for discussion.
Other confirmed speakers include:
• Kamran Khan, Vice President of Compact Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Professor Anton Eberhard, Management of Infrastructure Reform & Regulation, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
• Brigette Baillie, Partner, Webber Wentzel
• Martin Kavanagh, Partner, Energy and Infrastructure Finance, Herbert Smith Freehills
• Sakkie Leimecke, Head: Energy, Nedbank Capital
• Keith Martin, Initiavie for Risk Mitigation in Africa, African Development Bank
• Alastair Campbell, Managing Director, Vantage GreenX
• Tshepo Mahloele, Chief Executive Officer, Harith General Partners*
• Zubair Suliman, Senior Investment Manager, DEG- Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
• Eric Olo, Head Corporate Finance and Business Strategy, North South Power
Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of EnergyNet Ltd.
For more information about Powering Africa: Finance Options:
Meeting dates: 30-31st October 2014
Venue: Vineyard Hotel & Spa, Cape Town
Contact: Amy Offord – Senior Marketing Executive
Tel: +44 (0)20 7384 8068
Email: pa-fo@energynet.co.uk
Please note that this meeting is designed for CEOs and senior-level executives from the energy and finance sectors. Places are limited to two delegates per organisation preserve the integrity of the dialogue.
*Invited but unconfirmed
SOURCE
EnergyNet Ltd.
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