Closing the US$50 billion per annum Investment Gap in Africa’s Energy Sector

The webinar marks the launch of a technology that will disrupt the traditional ways that energy companies have raised funds in Africa. Puttru exists to facilitate and fast track access to funds for Africa state owned and privately owned energy companies, Puttru’s vision is an African energy market able to meet its current and future energy demands in a manner that ensures sustainable development. The webinar explored the opportunities and challenges in African energy markets.
Read the report of this webinar that gathered Thecla Wilkie, journalist, Mr Dona Jean-Claude Houssou, Honourable Minister of Energy, Republic of Benin, Mr Matthew Nkhuwa, Honourable Minister of Energy, Republic of Zambia, Mr Amitesh Sinha, SIMA LLC, Mr Timothy Ononiwu, Axxella, Bunmi Otoki, BMCE Bank International and Monica Maduekwe, Puttru.

20 pages – Contents:

• Key take-aways
• Projects in Benin modernizing and extending local generation
• The electricity sub-sector and rural electrification programme in Zambia
• Off grid is changing lives
• Conditions that African energy companies need to meet to attract private investments
• How to access the most favourable terms for large loan size and long tenure