Laúca Hydropower Plant is about to become the largest hydropower plant in Angola, as the newly commissioned third power generation group brings the current installed power capacity to over 1,000MW. With these three generation groups in full operation, out of a total of six, Laúca surpasses the installed capacity of the Capanda (520 MW) and…
DetailsUseKamba, or Kamba for short, is an Angola-based fintech startup. Its mobile wallet application allows users to transfer funds between each other, buy airtime and pay bills. “The main reason behind the existence of Kamba is the need to revolutionise, boost, democratise and innovate financial and payment services in the Angolan market. Currently, there is…
Details Wärtsilä is set to engineer, manufacture and deliver a 130MW Flexicycle power plant, which will form an integral part of Senegal’s energy future. The Flexicycle solution is based on a gas, multi-fuel, or liquid fuel power plant combined with a steam turbine. The power solutions provider claims that its Flexicycle power plants can operate both…
Details The African Union last year embarked on a series of reformswith an aim to improve efficiency and impact of the organ on the continental population. The reforms cover multiple aspects, including self-financing, among others. The New Times’Collins Mwai caught up with Dr Donald Kaberuka, former president of African Development Bank, who is a member of the AU reform…
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If we take one step back to see where Abraaj is coming from; it is a large PE (private equity) platform present for more than 15 years in Africa. It is made up of one-third institutional money.
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Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit 2016 Hi my name is Alex Katon I’m with InfraCo Africa. As mentioned briefly by EleQtra, InfraCo is an infrastructure project finance vehicle; we provide both capital and expertise to develop very early stage infrastructure projects. So our starting point is getting a site, starting to measure wind…
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Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit 2016 I am very pleased to be here today, let me start by thanking Hubert Danso and the Africa investor team for putting this event together which is sponsored by IFC InfraVentures. We have lots of experts, project development infrastructure specialists and executives here and certainly have a…
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Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit 2016 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, it’s a privilege to be among such distinguished gathering and to be focused on infrastructure development in Africa. A subject that is of utmost importance to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Our congratulations and…
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By Bruce Byiers, Sebastian Große-Puppendahl, Huib Huyse, Anna Rosengren and Sarah Vaes While private sector development and job creation are not new aspects of development policy, there is growing recognition that global development challenges are multi-faceted and complex, requiring collaborative, multi-stakeholder alliances between all sectors of society. This has been bolstered by pressure on public…
Details Johannesburg, South Africa; 10 May 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today successfully closed the 9th Africa investor (Ai) CEO Infrastructure and Sovereign Investment Summit and Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Summit gathered and engaged over 200 leaders, with discussions focusing on mobilising institutional investment for African infrastructure as…
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