State of The African Minigrid Business: INENSUS GmbH

Nico joins us this week to share from his two decades of experience deploying Decentralized Renewable Energy projects, consulting governments on off-grid electrification policy, and what the emerging trends mean for financiers looking into Sub-Saharan Africa.

This episode has already been published on "The Mini-Grid Business" podcast hosted by Nico. You can listen to an exclusive part 2 linked here.

Guest Bio:

Nico is the CEO, and co-founder of Inensus - a consultancy with over 15 years of experience supporting Decentralized Renewable Energy projects and policy in Africa and Asia. He holds a degree in Power Systems Engineering from Clausthal University of Technology, Germany.

Nico has more than 16 years of professional experience in the mini-grid sector, advising development banks, governments, and investors on setting up rural electrification programs. He co-developed the award-winning MicroPowerEconomy business and risk management model for solar mini-grid electrification and the rural industrialization concept The KeyMaker Model. Nico is a juror for the German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment and a lead juror for the European Business Awards for the Environment. He is based in Goslar and speaks German and English.

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The Energy Talk is a platform dedicated to telling the energy transition story of Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing first on the perspective of Financiers, Policymakers, and Operators devoted to pushing the continent towards a sustainable energy future.

This podcast is hosted by Olubunmi Olajide and produced by Chigozie Ubah.