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Unlocking the Financing of Africa’s Power Projects

Participants at the PAFO meeting will ask probing questions about the difficulties of financing power projects in Africa, for instance, why is it getting more difficult to finance power projects in Africa?

• Is it fault of the governments?
• Is it the fault of the banks?
• Is it the fault of the lawyers?
• What is the responsibility of the developer?
• And what is a “Sponsor Support Guarantee”?

The PAFO Meeting aims to draw on the participants collective experience to offer solutions for the African power sector.

Confirmed participants (to date)

Gary Akpobire

Chairman, Delta Integrated Development Programme, Nigeria

Orli Arav

Director, Frontier Markets Fund Managers, London

Brigette Baillie

Partner, Webber Wentzel, Johannesburg

Karim Barrada

Director, DelArz Projects, Johannesburg

Jonathan Berman

Principal, Fieldstone Africa, South Africa

Nicoline Bredenkamp-Boshoff

International Trader, Eskom Transmission Division

Dan Croft

Director of Business Development, Empower, United Kingdom

Daniel B. Dexter

Vice President - TAQA Global Power, TAQA New World, Inc.

Stephan Diefenthal

Vice President New Business Africa, DEG, Germany

Paul Eardley-Taylor

Director: Project Finance Power & Utilities, HSBC Africa, South Africa

Khalil Elahee

Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius

Bernhardt Esau

Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Namibia

Indur Fagoonee

Vice Chancellor, University of Mauritius

Andre Fillet

Chairman & CEO, Hydelec Madagascar SA, Madagascar

Jay Govender

Director, Siwendu and Partners Inc, South Africa

Penny Herbst

Specialist Multilateral Finance, Eskom Treasury, South Africa

Oti Ikomi

Executive Director, Oceanic Bank, Nigeria

Juliet R. Kairuki

Project Manager, Public Private Partnerships, SADC Banking Association, South Africa

Charles Keter

Assistant Minister for Energy, Kenya

Thierry Koenig

Director, The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited

Paul Kunert

Principal Investment Officer, Actis, United Kingdom

Lui Kai

Regional Director, Sinohydro Corporation Limited, Beijing

Makole Maponya

Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group, South Africa

Zeph Mbugua

Vice-Chairman, Trans-Century Ltd, Nairobi

Miquelina Menezes

Chairperson, National Fund for Energy (FUNAE), Mozambique

Edwin Momife

CEO, MTel, Nigeria

Stéphanie Mouen

Investment Officer, Infrastructure and Mining, Proparco, Paris

Ben Munanga

CEO, Oceangate Congo, DRC

James Mworia

Senior Investment Officer, Trans-Century Ltd, Nairobi

Anand Naidoo

Head: Power & Energy: Investment Banking Division, ABSA Capital, South Africa

Pat Naidoo

Senior General Manager of Transmission Company, Western Power Corridor Project of SADC, South Africa

Christophe Nairac

Sustainomics Limited, Mauritius

Jean Michel Ng Tseung

Chief Manager, The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited

Felix Ngamlagosi

Director Regulatory Economics, Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA), Tanzania

Patrick Okonjo

Partner, Okonjo & Okonjo, Nigeria

Brian Parry

Project Development Manager, ClimateCare, Mauritius

Jason van der Poel

Partner, Webber Wentzel, Johannesburg

Brian Potgieter

Director, SAHA International, South Africa

Judy Raphael

Corporate Specialist (Finance), Eskom Corporate Finance Advisory Services, South Africa

Jean Pierre Sanchis

Director General, Hydelec Madagascar SA, Madagascar

Haddis Tilahun

Director, United Africa Group, Namibia

Fiona Thompson

Energy Consultant, London

Haddis Tilahun

Director, United Africa Group, Namibia

John Titus

Director: Administration & Finance, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia

Neil Upton

Partner-Head of Power & Water EMEA, DLA Piper UK LLP, United Kingdom

Lynette Vajeth

Generation Division: Strategy, Technology and Assurance Department, Eskom, South Africa

Darma Veragoo

Chief Financial Officer, Central Electricity Board, Mauritius

David White

Head of Regional Representation for Southern African & Indian Ocean, European Investment Bank