COP28: The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria, The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank and Solarge International BV Announce the Intention to manufacture lightweight Solar Panels with an Ultra-Low Carbon footprint in Nigeria

3 December 2023: The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp), a US$15 billion government-backed, privately managed infrastructure development, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank and Solarge International BV, a leading European manufacturer of lightweight solar panels, for establishing a solar panel manufacturing factory...

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African groups launch Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships Hub to mobilize trillions for green infrastructure

The African Unions’ Continental Business Network (CBN), the CFA New York’s Global Asset Owners Council and The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank, working in partnership with Africa investor (Ai) and industry partners, have launched the Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs) Hub. The hub is an online portal on IIPPs, which will allow...

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Leaders urge the mobilization of $30b per year for water projects in Africa

The International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa has called for Institutional Investor–Public Partnerships (IIPPs) to mobilize an additional $30 billion per year toward bankable and investable water security and sustainable sanitation investment opportunities across Africa. IIPPs are innovative infrastructure investment partnerships between a government and investors, which seek to...

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African NDC Investment Awards Shortlist Announced at UN Climate Week

Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment group, today announced, at its African Heads of State and Government-Institutional Investor Climate Finance Dialogue, during UN Climate Week in New York, the release of the shortlist for its prestigious, first-ever African NDC Investment Awards Shortlist. These first-of-their-kind Awards, sponsored by the African Green Infrastructure Investment...

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Matthew Diserio & Hubert Danso Explain Why You Should Invest In Water Infrastructure in Africa

Listen in to learn about the African Water Investment Platform! Hubert Danso, Chairman & CEO of Africa investor along with Matthew Diserio, President of Water Asset Management, LLC joins us today on #TheIMPACT with Vincent Molinari to share with us about the public-private investment strategy focused on the water infrastructure and sponsored by the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB). Tune in...

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Africa investor (Ai) Group’s Hubert Danso on green infrastructure objectives for COP 27, Part 2

Hubert Danso, CEO and chairman of Africa investor (Ai) Group, discusses the institutional investment community’s plans and expectations for COP 27, to take place in Egypt in November. (02/2022) To view Part 1, click here. To read about the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank’s advisory board of African and global institutional investment...

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Africa investor (Ai) Group’s Hubert Danso on green infrastructure objectives for COP 27, (Part 2)

Hubert Danso, CEO and chairman of Africa investor (Ai) Group, discusses the institutional investment community’s plans and expectations for COP 27, to take place in Egypt in November. (02/2022) To view Part 1, click here. To read about the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank’s advisory board of African and global institutional investment...

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Ethiopia Unveils Ten-Year Power Project Plan

  ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Electric Power has disclosed plans to build 71 power projects over the next 10 years. This will cost at least U.S.$40 billion and will consist of 16 hydropower, 24 wind, 17 steam, and 14 solar power projects. Andualem Siae, CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power has said that the...

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Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Targets Africa, Renewables to Lift Returns

(Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi’s top sovereign wealth fund is looking to Africa and renewable energy to generate greater returns, while relying more on artificial intelligence to mine data and spot new investment opportunities. “With an abundance of natural resources and young, growing and increasingly educated populations, African countries are among those...

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