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Utilities and Infrastructure

There are established markets, and then there are conditions that precede them. Africa’s renewable energy sector finds itself suspended between the two – an area where assets have begun to accumulate, but where the mechanisms for scaled capital reallocation remain embryonic.

Africa holds a critical position in the global energy transition – both as a frontier for renewable deployment and as a proving ground for how legal and policy instruments can be used to mobilise capital at scale.

Every driver starts a long journey with the same question: am I prepared for potential issues? The spare tyre is checked, fluids topped up, and the route carefully mapped. Preparation is built in from the start, not improvised when conditions change.

As a leading Pan-African bank, we are committed to utilising our unique investment, finance solutions and expertise to power the continent’s sustainable renewable energy transition.

At the inception of South Africa's sixth administration in 2019, government took a bold decision to replace the annual Industrial Policy Action Plans (IPAPs) with sector-specific master plans.

In the late '80s, Anglo American pioneered an innovative supplier development model in South Africa.

Almost five years since that first terrifying lockdown, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the African continent are still feeling the impact of the global pandemic.