REFA 2026

25 – 26 Nov 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria

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Wednesday, 25 November 2026 | 13:30 - 14:30

Dry Powder, Stalled Pipeline: Why committed capital and bankable African renewables projects still aren't finding each other

Location:Room ATrack:Finance stream

Funds, DFIs and commercial investors active in African renewables routinely describe capital ready to deploy, while developers describe a pipeline of permitted, contracted projects still waiting for financial close. This session goes beyond blended finance instruments to ask why the two are not connecting: deal sizes that do not match fund mandates, track record requirements that lock out newer developers, and the practical steps, on both sides, needed to close that gap. A direct exchange between capital allocators and the developers trying to reach them.