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‘From a climate change perspective, India is one of the markets one has to be in to make an impact,' CIP’s Niels Holst says as he outlines the emerging markets CIP has set its sights on.
The 2.2GW Saavi Energia portfolio, which GIP had lent to, is the firm’s first direct equity investment in the country.
‘There is a massive deficit in data centre capacity and terrestrial backhaul for fibre’, says African Infrastructure Investment Managers investment director Ed Stumpf.
Dai-ichi Life, Standard Chartered, MUFG and a fourth LP have committed $137.5m to the blended finance vehicle, targeting emerging markets climate infra.
The region can use infrastructure not just as an economic stimulus, but also to bring developing areas the technology needed to compete, reports Joel Kranc.
The continent presents untapped opportunities for investors seeking to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
Overcoming misconceptions about risk is essential to attracting more private capital to Africa, according to four specialists.
Infrastructure investment is key to the recovery, argues Amadou Hott, Senegal’s minister of the economy, planning and co-operation.
Global themes of digital transformation, urbanisation, electrification and the adverse impact of climate change are as pronounced in Africa as in other global emerging markets, says African Infrastructure Investment Managers’ managing director and co-head, Olusola Lawson.
Actis partner and head of operations, energy infrastructure, Barry Lynch, and director, energy infrastructure, Liam Smith, see wind power going from strength to strength, but say the industry must get better at predicting performance.