Moritz Thompson
Moritz Thompson
Speaker
Investment Director

Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

South Africa

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Plenary Room

Power to the people: Financing transmission

Hitesh Kumbhat
CFO,
Kalpataru Power Sweden
Angela Perez
Head of Structured Finance,
Elecnor
Moritz Thompson
Investment Director,
Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Moderator
Ron Hansen
Managing Director ING Structured Export Finance Amsterdam,
ING Bank

It’s all very well generating power, but how do we transport it to communities? South Africa, in particular, is renowned for poor electricity transmission, but the issue pervades across the continent. This session considers:

  • How do we bring more transmission lines to market?
  • How do dealmakers mitigate risks and navigate the legal challenges of working on cross-jurisdictional projects?
  • What do we need from governments to improve Africa’s energy transmission?
  • What work needs to be done to convince governments that transmission projects are important?