Clean Energy InvestmentEmerging MarketsGrid ModernizationInsight South Africa Electricity Market Reform 2026–2030: SAWEM, Grid Access & Investment Implications Article written by Chris Ahlfeldt and Carter Medved. South Africa’s electricity market reform is entering a critical phase…Chris AhlfeldtMarch 3, 2026
Clean Energy InvestmentEmerging MarketsInsightInvestment StrategyRenewable Energy Why PPPs Alone Aren’t Enough to Deliver Clean Energy at Scale PPPs and Clean Energy Investment in Emerging MarketsChris AhlfeldtMay 30, 2025
Clean Energy InvestmentDistributed Energy ResourcesGrid Modernization How Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Help Solve Power System Challenges While energy systems around the world are facing significant challenges from the impact of extreme…Chris AhlfeldtApril 29, 2025
Impact InvestingInsightRenewable EnergySolar Energy How to Scale Clean Energy Investment with Blended Finance in Emerging Markets (Photo Source: UNCDF, 2020)Chris AhlfeldtMarch 17, 2025
Impact InvestingNews ArticleRenewable EnergyUncategorized Lots of Interest from Investors for Round 5 of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Procurement Program South Africa's Round 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) is…Chris AhlfeldtSeptember 21, 2021
Impact InvestingInsightSustainability Teaching Environmental Finance in South Africa Early last year, I taught my first course on Environmental Finance at the University of…Chris AhlfeldtJanuary 19, 2021
Impact InvestingRenewable EnergySustainability Interview from Sense & Sustainability (Part 2) I recently participated in an interview with Ken Fullerton about sustainability and empowering the next…Chris AhlfeldtMay 28, 2020
News ArticleRenewable Energy Green Energy Can Stimulate South Africa’s Economy post Covid-19 South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown began in March of this year & led to a decrease…Chris AhlfeldtApril 30, 2020
InsightRenewable Energy Renewable Energy Has Bright Future, but Coal is Still King in South Africa Note: Graph builds on data provided in the IRP 2019. Assumes constant availability factor from…Chris AhlfeldtOctober 23, 2019
InsightRenewable Energy Green Businesses on the Rise at African Utility Conference The discussions at the Africa Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa (AUW) conference in Cape Town last…Chris AhlfeldtJune 7, 2019