James Cumming
James Cumming
Speaker
General Manager

Africa Clean Energy Developments

South Africa

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Plenary Room

Shedding light: Renewables development across Sub-Saharan Africa

Aqueel Bohra
Senior Director, Project Development,
AMEA Power
Katherine Persson
Head of SOLA Assets,
SOLA
James Cumming
General Manager,
Africa Clean Energy Developments
Robert Doyle
Chief Financial Officer,
Sun Africa LLC
Robert Voskuilen
Manager Agribusiness, Food and Water Asia,
FMO - Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank
Moderator
Ralph Gunn
SVP,
Standard Bank

Whilst fossil fuels are likely to remain an important part of Africa’s energy mix, there is significant appetite for developing more renewables. This session considers:

  • Sourcing bankable renewable projects in Africa
  • The role of ECA and DFI backing in African renewables
  • The unique challenges dealmakers face when procuring renewables project across the continent