Christian Wright (Managing Director)

Christian Wright’s Experience

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The first IPP developer on the ground in Africa in 1996 as Country Director for the Bujagali Hydro Project, Christian has more than 28 years of experience developing, project financing, and operating in excess of 1GW of IPP projects across Africa.

This has included: 

  • the formation and running of an IPP company;
  • origination of opportunities across East, West, and Southern Africa (see deal sheet);
  • the negotiation of contracts with utilities and their governments, driving sector reform, negotiating EPC, operations & maintenance, and related contracts;
  • reviewing financial analyses, arranging equity and debt from funds, commercial banks and DFIs; and 
  • supporting operations through strategy, communications, and restructuring.

Christian has served as Head of Energy & Infrastructure at BCMP, CEO of Elsewedy Energy (Elsewedy Electric’s IPP business), MD of Business Development for East Africa for Globeleq, co-founder of Aldwych International and held senior roles at AES where he developed and brought to financial close multiple gas, wind, solar, and hydro IPP projects in Africa.

Christian holds a Masters in International Relations (University of Cambridge) and BA (hons) in Economics and Politics (Mary Washington University).

Power Sector Track Record

Uganda: 250MW Bujagali Hydro Project

  • $800 million, Ground breaking 2002 (did not reach FC until 2007) 
  • Role: Country Director developing all aspects beginning in 1996, finance, E&S, resettlement, sector reform, financing, EPC, etc

Nigeria: 300MW Ebute Thermal

  • $450 million, FC 2001
  • Role: Development and Ops support of first standalone IPP

Tanzania: 183MW Songas Thermal

  • $340 million, FC 2001 
  • Role: Development up to FC with AES and on Board for Operations (2015-2020) for Globeleq

Cameroon:  AES Sonel Utility

  • $400 million, Acquisition 2001, Present in country 2002-2003
  • 552,000 customers / 930 MW
  • Role: Director, focused on turn around, ops, regulatory/gov’t, communications 

Pan Africa IPP: Aldwych International (now Anergi)

  • Start up in 2005 to become one of Africa’s most successful IPPs
  • Role: Co-Founder / Project Director

Kenya: 90MW Rabai Thermal 

  • $130 million, FC 2008, COD 2010
  • Role: Development and Operations

Kenya: 310MW Lake Turkana Wind

  • $690 million, FC 2014
  • Role: Lead development and on Board during construction

Kenya: 52MW Malindi Solar 

  • $69 million, FC 2016 
  • Role: Development of first utility scale solar and early construction management

Egypt: 130MW BenBan Solar

  • $144 million, FC 2017
  • Role: CEO, Operations in 2020-2021

Southern African: Private Transmission Company

  • Purchase of controlling stake, FC 2023
  • Role: Advisor arranging consortium, coordinated and conducted due diligence, negotiated purchase, advised on debt raising

PowerGen – Distributed Energy – Capital Raise 

  • Closed $45m facility in January 2025 on behalf of InfraCo leading the transaction
  • Involved company, equity and debt restructure