{"id":562234,"date":"2021-05-17T04:15:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T04:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/17\/actis-to-double-energy-investments-in-egypt-africa-in-5-years\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T04:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T04:15:51","slug":"actis-to-double-energy-investments-in-egypt-africa-in-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/17\/actis-to-double-energy-investments-in-egypt-africa-in-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Actis to double energy investments in Egypt, Africa in 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a> <strong>Emerging markets private equity giant Actis aims to double its energy <\/strong><strong>investments in Egypt and other African countries to USD 2 bn within five years<\/strong>, Lisa Pinsley, head of Africa energy infrastructure at the company, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-12\/actis-aims-to-finalize-six-new-power-project-deals-across-africa?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a>. Actis hopes to sign agreements for six energy projects on the continent this year, and invest between USD 200-300 mn, she said, without disclosing further details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is unclear how much money Actis has earmarked for Egypt<\/strong>, nor is it apparent what investments might be in the firm\u2019s pipeline. A senior company official did not reply to a request for comment yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Actis\u2019 current Egypt portfolio:<\/strong> Actis has invested over USD 1 bn in Egypt and is active in the country\u2019s renewables sector through Lekela Power, which <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e9c58666-e5ae-497b-aa07-756a7c169553\">has invested some USD 350 mn<\/a> in its 250 MW West Bakr wind farm. The company has been an anchor shareholder of Cleopatra Hospitals Group since 2019 and holds <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b3e0aca1-37f1-4794-a796-f7d4f4bfc486\">a 21% stake in consumer healthcare<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b3e0aca1-37f1-4794-a796-f7d4f4bfc486\">giant<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/b3e0aca1-37f1-4794-a796-f7d4f4bfc486\">IDH<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1725a3aa-7d56-47d9-a14c-26b0b967aeb8\">7.2% of Fawry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the pipeline:<\/strong> The company has plans to expand its portfolio of renewable energy and water treatment assets, Actis partner and MENA chief Sherif El Kholy <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e9c58666-e5ae-497b-aa07-756a7c169553\">told us<\/a> earlier this year. Talks with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt over the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1725a3aa-7d56-47d9-a14c-26b0b967aeb8\">privatization of the Siemens power plants<\/a> are also still ongoing. The company is also looking to enter Egypt\u2019s education sector this year with an acquisition through Honoris United Universities, in which it holds a controlling stake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging markets private equity giant Actis aims to double its energy investments in Egypt and other African countries to USD 2 bn within five years, Lisa Pinsley, head of Africa energy infrastructure at the company, told Bloomberg. 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