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POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS The Risk Problem with Investors Treating African Energy as One Market The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. Lake Kariba, which stretches across the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, dropped towards some of its lowest usable levels in years as rainfall across the Zambezi basin dwindled. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa’s Power Market is Learning to Share British power developer Gridworks recently signed two landmark agreements with the Government of Uganda to begin construction on the Amari Project, widely regarded as Africa’s first independent transmission project to reach this phase. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa’s Industries Are Power Hungry, And Investors Want a Seat at the Table When New York-based energy firm Hydro-Link partnered last year with Swiss infrastructure group Mitrelli to develop a 1,150-kilometre transmission line between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the logic behind the investment was difficult to miss. Read more OUR TRACK RECORD Feedback from our clients “Absa provided us with advice on matters related to project finance and maximising interest income on excess cash. The service received has been outstanding and we have had better-than forecasted interest earnings as a result of the guidance and restructuring provided by Absa CIB. 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