2016 - EAAIF Staging

Uganda’s energy minister attends formal opening of his country’s largest solar farm

pidg-admin-wp December 12, 2016 No Comments

The Hon. D’Ujanga Simon, Uganda’s Minister of State for Energy, today (12th December) took part in a ceremony to mark the opening of his country’s largest solar farm, at Soroti…

EAIF invests US$25 million in new power station development at Freetown, Sierra Leone

pidg-admin-wp November 22, 2016 No Comments

• Project is country’s first independent power producer • Increasing electricity capacity in Freetown by approx 130%

EAIF chair congratulates Investec Asset Management on prestigious awards wins

pidg-admin-wp October 11, 2016 No Comments

David White, chairman of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, has congratulated the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund’s manager, Investec Asset Management, on winning awards from two prestigious specialist finance publications.

Telco towers deal “boost to enterprise and business growth in Democratic Republic of Congo” says EAIF chair

pidg-admin-wp August 8, 2016 No Comments

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF or the Fund) has announced that it has loaned US$20 million to Helios Towers Africa (HTA) to partly finance the purchase of c 950…

EAIF renewable energy successes feature in America’s top FDI publication

pidg-admin-wp August 1, 2016 No Comments

In mid-July 2016, Site Selection International focussed a special issue looking at African energy infrastructure developments on recent renewable energy projects supported by EAIF. Site Selection International is a prestigious…

EAIF welcomes prestigious award for financing of Nigeria’s Azura-Edo power plant

pidg-admin-wp June 10, 2016 No Comments

One of the world’s leading project finance magazines, EMEAFinance, has awarded its 2015 African public/private partnership prize to the financing of the Azura-Edo power plant in Nigeria. The Emerging Africa…

Rwanda celebrates success of Lake Kivu methane to electricity project

pidg-admin-wp May 18, 2016 No Comments

PIDG member, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund arranged project finance and loaned US$25 million. “Project benefits everyone,” says EAIF Chair President Paul Kagame of Rwanda yesterday (16 May) joined local people…

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund appoints Investec Asset Management as fund manager

pidg-admin-wp May 9, 2016 No Comments

Following a competitive tender process that brought interest from over 30 companies, from across Europe, Africa and North America, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund Limited (EAIF or the Fund) has…

EAIF participates in Lubilia Kawembe Hydro financing in Uganda

pidg-admin-wp April 19, 2016 No Comments

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has participated in the financing of a project to develop and construct a 5.4MW run-of-the-river hydropower project in Uganda.

EAIF stimulates UK parliament event on sustainable energy for Africa

pidg-admin-wp March 23, 2016 No Comments

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF or the Fund) has 15 new sustainable energy projects in its new business pipeline, said non-executive director, Julia Prescot at a meeting at the…

Year: 2016