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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.
Private equity investment has helped power a connectivity revolution in Africa.
Investors will require local knowledge and expertise to make the most of the opportunities that growth markets have to offer.
Massive investment needs in energy and digital infrastructure mean that opportunities abound in the growth markets for global investors, says Torbjorn Caesar, senior partner at Actis.
Despite some troubled economies, the region is growing as an infrastructure investment opportunity, writes Joel Kranc.
The majority of African infrastructure investment is concentrated in just a handful of countries. But significant opportunity lies in those markets that are less well travelled.
The 67km toll road will be the first asset the Canadian pension will add to its Indian roads platform, which it launched and staffed last year.
The Bank’s campaign to rally private money for infra and lopsided risk allocation has failed to mobilise funds for developing countries, and offers little help for building back better, Motoko Aizawa and Howard Mann argue.
The UK-based firm will fund the investment through one of its Asia real estate funds.
The firm’s latest energy fund is targeting $4bn and is a continuation of a strategy focused on building platform companies managing energy-related infrastructure assets.