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
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 InvestingInsightSustainability Financing Climate Change Adaptation: The Emergence of Municipal Green Bonds in South Africa Article written by Petrus van Niekerk with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the…External AuthorJanuary 12, 2022
InsightRenewable EnergySolar Energy Off-Grid Energy Solutions Can Transform Africa Article written by Siyabonga Mazibuko with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of…External AuthorOctober 27, 2021
InsightRenewable EnergySolar Energy 10 Exciting Technologies to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry Article Written by Evan Fleischer (intern for Blue Horizon ECS) with support from Chris Ahlfeldt.…External AuthorMay 5, 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
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
Impact InvestingInsightRenewable Energy How Developers Can Unlock Financing from Impact Investors As a follow-on to a previous article we published for impact investors looking to invest…Chris AhlfeldtMay 9, 2019