Wind and Solar Power Industry Bodies Join Forces to Drive Investment into Africa’s Energy Transition

Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe said, “Africa is a true ‘sun continent’. As African economies grow, they present enormous potential for solar investment and deployment. ARIS is set to support next-level solar, and clean, green, secure energy for millions of African citizens.”

John van Zuylen, CEO of the AFSIA added, “Based on the many requests we receive at AFSIA, we have noticed the great disconnect between solar project developers and financiers for projects in Africa. With the combined industry knowledge of all partners, ARIS will serve as the ideal match-making platform between stakeholders for all kinds of renewable energy projects.”

Munyaradzi Jani, Executive Director at RenewAfrica added; “With ARIS, we are giving developers and investors a unique opportunity to explore renewable energy opportunities within both the public and private sectors in Africa. We didn’t just want to host another talk-shop, we wanted to make an impact. Africa holds so much potential for renewable energy, and frankly now is the time for investors to ramp up investment on the continent. We are very excited to collaborate with industry leading organisations like GWEC, SolarPower Europe and AFSIA in putting together ARIS, and hope to help play a key role in accelerating Africa’s energy transition.”