Episode 8. Financing Energy Access in Africa | Benjamin Gatemi

What does it take to finance Africa's energy transition? Millions of people still lack reliable access to electricity.  Expanding energy access requires more than new technologies. It depends on investment models that reflect local realities, patient capital, and businesses capable of delivering solutions at scale. In this episode of Voices & Visions, Ivana Heijnen sits down with Benjamin , Investment Manager at Nithio, a climate finance platform accelerating access to clean energy across Sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on his experience deploying more than $30 million in debt capital across distributed energy, commercial and industrial solar, and e-mobility, Benjamin explains how Nithio finances businesses working to close the continent's energy gap.  The episode covers: The realities of energy access across Africa Financing off-grid energy and distributed solar Commercial and industrial renewable energy projects Climate finance and impact investing The role of policy in attracting investment Why patient capital matters in infrastructure investing Financing e-mobility across African markets Productive uses of renewable energy beyond electricity Building businesses that expand economic opportunity through energy access Produced by TuttoPassa Agency, in partnership with TechCabal. #ClimateFinance  #EnergyAccess #ImpactInvesting #AfricaBusiness