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Janice Kotut-Sang is a founding member of Sustainable Links, which aims to mobilise capital towards Climate solutions with a gender lens.

Challenges notwithstanding, Desnei remains positive about the impactful developmental role of affordable and sustainable electricity that can be generated through private sector participation while never losing sight of the responsibility of government, business and the financial community as this is crucial inaccelerating the transition of the energy sector in a manner that is both just for all members of society and sustainable for the planet.įounding Member, Sustainable Links Janice Kotut Sang She believes that while there has been a growing interest from IPPs, EPC’s and financial institutions, a replicable, profitable model remains an attractive challenge for the African continent. Until recently, Desnei had been focusing on raising awareness and capital for distributed energy for corporate and industrial clients as well as off-grid power at the household and village level. Between 20 she spent time as a Development Banker, first with the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and then with the International Finance Corporation, where she leveraged her power sector and regional experience to deepen access to limited recourse financing for infrastructure projects. Desnei has also worked for the AES Corporation in the United States and Cennergi, a South African IPP. Amassing over 10 years in developing power projects, she is actively involved in the asset management side by taking responsibility for the plants delivering clean and reliable electricity to the people of South Africa, uplifting local communities through the technical and financial support of social and environmental projects, and ensuring shareholders receive a good return on their investment. Leaf-Camp, who is currently engaged with ENGIE as the CEO of Xina Solar One, which owns a 100MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

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One of the forerunners in the IPP business in Africa, Desnei has worked for both IPPs and financial institutions raising over USD2 billion in financing for renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, plus an additional USD170 million for non-energy related projects. CEO Xina Solar One, ENGIE Desnei Leaf-Campįor over 20 years, Ms Leaf-Camp has been involved in “powering” the development of Africa through enhanced access to affordable capital and access to safe and reliable electricity.

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