Onshore renewables
17 January 2019
Managed by a newly incorporated majority black-owned fund manager, the investment vehicle will seek to acquire equity in operational renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa. In a region where energy poverty is a major inhibitor of economic development, the investment vehicle aims to accelerate the installation of new clean generation capacity by helping developers to unlock and recycle capital in established green energy projects.
With an intention to seek a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the first half of 2019, the investment vehicle aims to demonstrate the investment potential of the region’s renewable energy sector. The targeted initial listing size of the investment vehicle is approximately R2 billion. The new vehicle is expected to generate significant interest from the institutional investment.
Claire Perry
UK Energy and Clean Growth Minister
Richard Abel
Managing Director of UKCI
Harriet Baldwin
UK Minister of State for Africa
Access to a source of reliable and affordable energy is a critical enabler of poverty alleviation. In sub-Saharan Africa, where only one in three people have access to electricity, the build-out of renewable energy infrastructure is critical for sustainable economic development and the creation of communities more resilient to the challenges posed by climate change.
Investec Bank Limited (“Investec”), a founding shareholder of Revego Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd, the manager of the investment vehicle, has also confirmed a conditional commitment of R500 million to act as a cornerstone investor. Both UKCI and Investec’s commitments will realise once the investment vehicle is listed.
UKCI is a joint venture between the Green Investment Group and the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which aims to help the world’s developing economies tackle climate change and promote cleaner, greener growth. UKCI is managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, the world’s largest infrastructure fund manager.
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About UK Climate Investments
UKCI is a £200 million pilot investment programme mandated to invest in India and sub-Saharan Africa. It targets transformational green energy investments where UKCI capital can mobilise additional private sector capital on a sustainable basis to promote cleaner, greener growth in these developing economies. UK Climate Investments LLP (UKCI) is a joint venture between the Green Investment Group and the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It forms part of the UK aid funded International Climate Finance, which is a UK Government commitment to support emerging markets and developing countries to respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change. For further information, please visit: www.greeninvestmentgroup.com/funds/international/ and www.gov.uk/guidance/international-climate-finance.
About Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers. For more than twenty-five years, MIRA has partnered with investors, governments and communities to manage, develop and enhance assets relied on by more than 100 million people each day. As at 31 March 2019, MIRA managed approximately £99 billion in assets that are essential to the sustainable development of economies and communities, including; 155 portfolio businesses, 600+ properties and ~4.7 million hectares of farmland.
MIRA is a part of Macquarie Asset Management, the asset management arm of Macquarie Group, a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities. Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs more than 15,700 people in 30 markets. For further information, please visit: www.MIRAFunds.com.
About Investec
Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a niche client base in three principal markets, the United Kingdom and Europe, South Africa and Asia/Australia, as well as certain other countries. The group was established in 1974 and currently has approximately 10,100 employees.
Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity namely, Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking.
In July 2002 the Investec group implemented a dual listed company structure with listings on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges.