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The eighth edition of the FII Institute Summit officially kicks-off today, with a strong Actis and General Atlantic presence in Riyadh this week, including Torbjorn Caesar, Lucy Heintz, Neda Vakilian, Sherif H. Elkholy, Ph.D. and Mohammed Kensara on the Actis side. For those attending, Actis’ Chairman Torbjorn Caesar will be speaking at 16:40 today on how firms are adapting their strategies for growth in a changing macro-environment. Actis Partner and Head of Energy Infrastructure, Lucy Heintz will be speaking on a panel, moderated by General Atlantic’s Gabriel Caillaux, on patient capital and value creation at 10:00 on Thursday. We are looking forward to connecting and discussing how Actis can continue to be an essential partner in delivering the region’s transition plans. #FII8 #Investment #InfrastructureInvesting

Last week Tareq Sirhan, Head of Energy for North Asia at Actis, spoke at the Infrastructure Investor Australia Forum on a panel focused on renewables platforms as an investment strategy. Tareq used the panel to underscore the importance of continuing to invest in renewable energy, both because of the opportunities presented by renewables projects but also because such investments are crucial if countries are to reach their net zero targets. He also highlighted that growth markets with large demographics receive a minority of infrastructure investments, meaning there is a demand/supply imbalance for infrastructure in these markets. Tareq also discussed Actis' investment into Japanese renewable energy platform Nozomi Energy as a case study, explaining how initially the platform was created to focus on onshore wind and solar generation but that it now also invests in battery storage as this technology has become more financially attractive and helps to create a more compelling market offering. One of the main takeaways from the Forum is that digital infrastructure and energy transition in particular remain key themes of interest to LPs. Find out more about what was top of people's agenda in Melbourne by reading the reporting from the event here: https://lnkd.in/gJtMruUS #InfrastructureInvesting #SustainableInvesting #SustainableInfrastructure

If you’re attending FII Institute 8 next week, don’t miss General Atlantic’s panel session looking at patient capital in an impatient world and the levers and lessons this approach offers for value creation. Actis Partner and Head of Energy Infrastructure, Lucy Heintz, will join a panel of experts, moderated by Gabriel Caillaux, Co-President, Head of EMEA & Global Head of Climate at General Atlantic, to discuss this key subject and explore the transformative potential of long-term partnerships between visionary founders and management teams. With a KPMG survey finding only 10% of private investment firms consistently unlock the full financial potential of their investments through value-creation strategies, this is clearly a topic in need of deep thought and Lucy will explain Actis’ rigorous approach to value creation. To attend the panel, please arrive in LAB 5 by 9:30am on Thursday 31 October - we hope to see you there. #FII8 #Investment #InfrastructureInvesting

Rahul Agrawal, Head of Energy for Southeast Asia at Actis, spoke at The Asset’s 19th Philippine Summit last week on a panel about transforming the infrastructure landscape.   The session looked at how the public and private sectors can work together to ramp up the delivery of critical energy infrastructure, including how the Philippines can further accelerate its ambitious infrastructure programme and stay on track with its energy transition goals. This provided an ideal platform for Rahul to discuss Actis’ investment in Terra Solar Project – the world’s largest integrated renewables and energy storage project in the Philippines*.   It was a great conversation between Rahul, Eduardo Francisco, Wick Veloso and Jeffrey M., moderated by Daniel Yu.   #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting #InfrastructureInvesting   *When fully commissioned, as measured by battery energy storage capacity

Congratulations to Lucy Heintz, Partner and Head of Energy Infrastructure at Actis, who has been included in Tamarindo’s 2024 Energy Transition Power List, which features the top 100 individuals that have had the greatest impact on the rollout of renewable energy projects in the last 18 months. Actis has now built or operated c.36GW of installed capacity globally to date, with a majority of this capacity coming from renewables. Learn more about our investments in energy infrastructure here: https://lnkd.in/eeKuFy2X Find the Tamarindo Energy Transition Power List 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/exnPiyf9 #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting #EnergyTransition

Congratulations to Actis' renewable energy platform in India BluPine Energy for the signing of another PPA. The platform now has an installed capacity of c.2.5GW, providing critical utility and commercial and industrial scale renewable energy projects and spurring India's energy transition forward. #EnergyTransition #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting

Tomorrow (Tuesday) Tareq Sirhan, Head of Energy for North Asia at Actis, will be speaking at the Infrastructure Investor Australia Forum 2024 in Melbourne about renewables platforms as an investment strategy, including looking at which jurisdictions are proving the most attractive for such investments, investing in renewables platforms as a strategy to mitigate risk, and looking at distributed vs utility-scale renewables generation.   If you're attending the conference, do check out Tareq's panel session and connect with him and Actis attendees Dukyoung Moon and Kay Padiernos, CFA.    #EnergyTransition #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting  

Actis has won the Digital Infrastructure Africa Award at the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2024 for its successful investment in and recent exit from Octotel. The award, which recognises a transaction that has truly moved the dial on ESG within digital infrastructure, follows the completion of Actis' Octotel exit in September following a period of significant growth for the South African fibre business under Actis ownership which saw the number of homes passed with fibre rising from 195,000 at investment to 350,000 by exit signing and the number of customers connected increasing from 56,000 to 110,000 over this period. Under Actis ownership, Octotel became a true sustainability leader, notably thanks to its social initiatives, which included: - Providing a free 1GB fibre internet connection to every registered primary and high school passed when deploying the network, with more than 150 schools accessing free internet. - Securing a new ZAR 2 billion ‘social loan’ facility, provided by RMB - Rand Merchant Bank, to support network expansion into lower living standards measure areas and drive digital inclusion. - Increasing the proportion of female employees. - Investing in community development activities, reaching thousands, including bringing connectivity to Waumbe Youth Development Centre to enhance digital literacy programmes and give 150 students access to online literacy. - Creating employment opportunities in lower income areas, recruiting a minimum 30% of construction and installation project teams from local communities. This target was typically exceeded, with 50-60% local workers on most projects. - Passing fibre to c.70,000 homes in lower living standards measure areas, increasing connectivity with affordable internet on an uncapped basis. Congratulations to our team, particularly Matthew McCollum, David Cooke and James Magor for this achievement. Actis is continuing to invest in the fast growing digital infrastructure sector, with US$1.7 billion committed. #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting #DigitalInfrastructure

In the next piece for our inclusion and diversity Spotlight On series we speak with Jovana Nikolic, CFO at Actis platform Connectis Tower, a leading independent telecom tower company headquartered in the Balkans. In her Q&A, Jovana discusses her career and what she has learnt along the way, as well as why inclusion and diversity continue to matter in the world of business. Read the Q&A here and watch the video below ⬇️: https://lnkd.in/gQ3nKBxM #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting #Inclusion 

Alberto Estefan, Partner, Energy Infrastructure at Actis, recently contributed to an article in Infrastructure Investor, discussing how Mexico is benefitting from the surge in nearshoring and supply chain reallocation, particularly thanks to its proximity to the U.S., and its favourable demographic dynamics. This industrial development is creating significant opportunities in energy infrastructure, with Actis playing its part in supporting this expansion, having built or operated more than 7GW of installed capacity in the country*. For more, click here: https://lnkd.in/gKE5dsHP #SustainableInfrastructure #SustainableInvesting #InfrastructureInvesting *Operating or under construction as at the reporting date or at exit