African Infrastructure Investment Managers has reached a $65M first close on the $200M African Transition Acceleration Fund. FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners anchor with $50M. Proparco, IFC and KfW co-invest. Africa’s most experienced infrastructure manager is now running a dedicated energy-transition vehicle.
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Africa’s Clean Energy Blind Spot: How Drought Is Destroying the Continent’s Largest Power Source
Southern Africa’s hydropower crisis: how drought is destroying baseload power in seven countries that bet everything on rain. Analysis of Kariba, Cahora Bassa, and the path forward.
Africa’s Battery Gap: How Grid-Scale Storage Becomes the Missing Layer in the Solar Buildout
Africa’s BESS market 2026: South Africa’s Kenhardt facility, BESIPPPP pipeline, and why battery storage is now the critical missing layer in Africa’s clean energy buildout.
Africa Clean Energy Finance Q1 2026: $8B Quarter, Commercial Banks Break Through
Africa clean energy finance Q1 2026 review: $8B in transactions, record commercial bank participation, and the structural shift in how African clean energy gets funded.
Carbon Credits Are Financing Clean Cooking in East Africa — and the AfDB Just Made It Official
AfDB BEEP carbon finance for clean cooking in East Africa — how carbon credits fund cookstove programmes and whether the model scales.
Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will
Persistent $52M Africa Climate Ventures first close — fund thesis, LP composition, target sectors, and the gap it aims to fill.
South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There
South Africa EV manufacturing tax deduction 2026 — 150% deduction design, target beneficiaries, and whether it creates a genuine EV manufacturing hub.
AIIM’s ATAF Reaches First Close: The $200M Fund Designed to Fix Africa’s Climate Finance Architecture
AIIM ATAF first close 2026 — $200M fund structure, LP composition, blended finance design, and why the architecture matters for African climate capital.
Africa BESS 2026: The Battery Layer That Turns Solar Into Reliable Power
Africa BESS 2026 — battery energy storage market, project pipeline, financing structures, and why storage is the critical missing piece in African renewables.
Kenya Has Africa’s Greenest Grid. Why Is Electricity Still Unaffordable?
Kenya clean grid electricity paradox — 93% renewable power but high industrial tariffs. The cost structure behind Africa’s greenest grid.