Andreas Cremer
Andreas Cremer
Speaker
Director of Infrastructure and Energy

Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG)

Germany

As the Director of Infrastructure and Energy at DEG, Andreas Cremer leads the financing of green hydrogen and infrastructure projects in Africa and Latin America, with a loan portfolio of over US$ 1 billion. He has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and project finance, working as a financial advisor and project manager for various energy and infrastructure transactions.

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Better together: ECA & DFI collaboration

Andreas Cremer
Director of Infrastructure and Energy,
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG)
Tusekile Kibonde
Resident Underwriter,
ATIDI (formerly ATI)
Afolabi Obisesan
Senior Manager,
Afreximbank
Nes Ruwo
Head: Syndication & Distribution,
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Moderator
Alarik D'Ornhjelm
Director - Head of STEF MEA,
Deutsche Bank

When risks are high, support from agencies can make a huge difference to a project’s viability. Over the last years, we’ve seen ECAs and DFIs working together more and more to help mitigate risk on vital projects. This session considers the trend:

  • What type of project can benefit from combined ECA and DFI support?
  • What challenges arise from the collaboration between ECAs and DFIs on African projects?
  • We examine real-life transactions which have benefitted from collaboration between ECAs and DFIs