POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS | 23 AUGUST 2019 How South Africans could REIPPP the benefits of renewable energy Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > How South Africans could REIPPP the benefits of renewable energy Bhavtik Vallabhjee Senior International Banker & Head: Power, Utilities and Infrastructure SHARE Absa’s Colin King and Bhavtik Vallabhjee how investors are focusing on renewable energy. https://youtu.be/3gOjHsnywZM In this instalment of the 2019 Absa Insights Series, Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Senior International Banker & Head: Power, Utilities and Infrastructure, Absa CIB and Colin King, Principal: Resource and Project Finance, Absa CIB discuss the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) Programme. Video highlights: Prior to 2010, there were 27 Independent Power Projects (IPP) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Today there are 102 in South Africa alone thanks to the REIPP project. The future of global energy is ‘green’. The price of gas versus coal speaks to this. It’s therefore an opportunistic time to leverage the energy market. Investors are focusing on renewable energy solutions amidst increasing challenges around the coal industry. Bhavtik Vallabhjee Senior International Banker & Head: Power, Utilities and Infrastructure https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS What Africa’s Renewable Investment Wave Requires Most Is Design 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. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa Is Rewriting the Rules of Clean Power – As It Plays the Game 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. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS De-Risking Africa’s Renewable Energy Agenda 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. Read more
