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		<title>We are hiring! Trinity International is looking for a Junior Associate (2-3 years&#8217; PQE) to join its international disputes team.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>About the Role Trinity International LLP is seeking a talented Junior Associate (2–3 years’ PQE) trained in, and with experience of working in, a leading City, Magic Circle or US</p>
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<p><strong><u>About the Role</u></strong></p>



<p><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.trinityllp.com/">Trinity International LLP</a> is seeking a talented Junior Associate (2–3 years’ PQE) trained in, and with experience of working in, a leading City, Magic Circle or US firm (or equivalent international practice) to join its international disputes team in London.</p>



<p>The firm’s international disputes practice focuses on the prevention and resolution of disputes arising out of the energy, power, natural resources, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural sectors, principally through international commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings.</p>



<p>The team also works closely with our transactional colleagues on the negotiation of dispute resolution clauses and the preparation and implementation of investment protection strategies.</p>



<p>The firm’s clients include sponsors, lenders and public sector representatives.</p>



<p>This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing, high-performing team with a strong focus on politically and socially significant, cutting-edge projects in emerging markets. Many of the projects with which the firm is involved are ‘world-firsts’.</p>



<p><strong><u>Responsibilities</u></strong></p>



<p>Day-to-day tasks will include:</p>



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<li>Gathering, reviewing and analysing contemporaneous documents;</li>



<li>Gathering witness evidence and assisting with the preparation of witness and expert evidence;</li>



<li>Conducting legal research and preparing drafts of legal advice;</li>



<li>Preparing <em>inter partes </em>and Tribunal-facing correspondence;</li>



<li>Preparing written pleadings;</li>



<li>Liaising with clients, witnesses and experts, Tribunals and opposing counsel;</li>



<li>Preparing for jurisdictional and merits hearings; and</li>



<li>Supporting colleagues with ongoing business development initiatives for the international disputes practice.</li>
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<p><strong><u>Summary of Candidate Profile, Skills and Knowledge</u></strong></p>



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<li>Excellent academic background.</li>



<li>Qualified and admitted to practise in England &amp; Wales.</li>



<li>Trained in, and experience of working in, the international disputes / international arbitration practice of a leading City, Magic Circle or US firm (or equivalent international practice).</li>



<li>Excellent analytical, communication and presentational skills.</li>



<li>Strong understanding, and practical experience, of the substantive and procedural aspects of international commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings (whether conducted under the arbitration rules of major institutions or on an <em>ad hoc </em>basis).</li>



<li>Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a professional environment whilst managing competing demands and deadlines.</li>



<li>Right to work in the UK (without sponsorship).</li>



<li>Fluency in foreign languages is highly desirable (but not essential).</li>
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<p><strong><u>About the Firm</u></strong><strong><u></u></strong></p>



<p>Trinity International is a boutique law firm with a unique focus on projects, finance, corporate and commercial transactions and international dispute resolution in emerging markets, with a particular focus on Africa. With nearly 60 lawyers and offices in London, Paris, Singapore and Washington, D.C., we are a boutique firm with a global vision.</p>



<p>The firm’s transactional practice is continually listed in Tier 1 for its energy and power work, and the firm features amongst the top five legal advisers for project finance for Sub-Saharan Africa. The growth of the international disputes practice is a key part of the firm’s strategy.</p>



<p>Interested applicants should submit their CV and cover letter to <a href="mailto:james.dingley@trinityllp.com">james.dingley@trinityllp.com</a> with the subject line “<em>Junior Associate – International Disputes</em>”.</p>



<p>Any queries about the role should also be directed to <a href="mailto:james.dingley@trinityllp.com">james.dingley@trinityllp.com</a>.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/we-are-hiring-trinity-international-is-looking-for-a-junior-associate-2-3-years-pqe-to-join-its-international-disputes-team/">We are hiring! Trinity International is looking for a Junior Associate (2-3 years&#8217; PQE) to join its international disputes team.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com">Trinity International LLP</a>.</p>
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		<title>FOCUS &#8211; October 2024</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In a French construction law update, senior associate Sébastien Plamondon reviews the latest jurisprudence on the applicability of the 1975 law on subcontracting to construction contracts governed by French law</p>
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<p>In a French construction law update, senior associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/sebastien-plamondon/">Sébastien Plamondon</a> reviews the latest jurisprudence on the applicability of the 1975 law on subcontracting to construction contracts governed by French law for international projects located outside of France.  <em>(<a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Applicability-of-the-1975-law-on-subcontracting-to-construction-contracts-governed-by-French-law-for-international-projects.pdf">Read more)</a>.</em></p>



<p>Senior associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/sebastien-plamondon/">Sébastien Plamondon</a> looks at multi-contract structures in construction contracts, and practical solutions to manage interface risk in such structures.  <em>(<a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Managing-interface-risk-in-a-multi-contracting-approach-to-construction.pdf">Read more)</a>.</em></p>



<p>In <strong>Trinity News</strong>, we are pleased to announce that we continue to grow our team across our offices. In London, we welcome <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/pravesh-lallah/">Pravesh Lallah</a> as counsel, who joins us from his own political risk consultancy having also worked for several years at Allen &amp; Overy. We also welcome <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/kahema-mungili/">Kahema Mungili</a> as an associate specialised in projects and construction matters, who joins us from Clyde &amp; Co. In addition, Darren Williams joins us as billing manager.</p>



<p>In <strong>Deal News</strong>, since the last edition of Focus, we have been delighted to advise our clients in reaching the following milestones:</p>



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<li>Our Paris office has advised <strong>Africa REN and Walo Storage SASU</strong> in relation to the Walo Storage project which reached financial close in July 2024. The Dutch development bank FMO and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), acting through Ninety-One, fund manager of EAIF will invest up to a total of €32 million in syndicated debt into Walo Storage. Walo storage is the first battery storage project in West Africa dedicated to frequency regulation. In a country challenged by grid constraints due to limited spinning reserves and the ongoing integration of intermittent energy, the Walo storage project will bring much-needed stability to the local grid and reduce power outages. Furthermore, this initiative supports Senegal&#8217;s 2030 Universal Access goal by producing 16 MW from green energy sources and is anticipated to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 17 000 to 21 000 tpy. The Trinity team led in Paris by Partners <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/marianna-sedefian/">Marianna Sédéfian</a>, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/pierre-bernheim/">Pierre Bernheim</a>, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/luke-muchamore/">Luke Muchamore</a> (London), with support from Senior Associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/alexis-giroulet/">Alexis Giroulet</a>. <em><a href="https://www.africa-ren.com/en/investments-and-projects/walo-storage/">(Read more)</a>.  </em></li>
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<li>Our Paris office has advised <strong>Scatec ASA and AEOLUS SAS</strong> on the successful financial close of the 100MW Sidi Bouzid &amp; Tozeur solar projects in Tunisia. This major milestone marks a significant advancement in Tunisia&#8217;s renewable energy landscape. The total project cost, estimated at EUR 79 million, is being financed through a combination of non-recourse project finance debt, concessional loans, and equity contributions from the partners. The senior lenders for the projects include the EBRD and Proparco, with additional concessional financing provided by the Clean Technology Fund and the Global Environment Facility. The Trinity team was led in Paris by Partners <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/marianna-sedefian/">Marianna Sédéfian</a>, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/pierre-bernheim/">Pierre Bernheim</a>, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/luke-muchamore/">Luke Muchamore</a> (London), with support from Senior Associates <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/yassine-allam/">Yassine Allam</a> and <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/sebastien-plamondon/">Sébastien Plamondon</a>.  <em><a href="https://scatec.com/2024/08/05/scatec-and-aeolus-part-of-toyota-tsusho-group-join-forces-for-tunisia-solar-projects/">(Read more)</a></em>. </li>
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<li><strong>The Government of Malawi and Mkango Resources Ltd</strong> announced in July the completion of a Mining Development Agreement for the Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project to be developed in Phalombe, Malawi. The execution of the MDA marks a significant milestone for Malawi’s mining sector and is reflective of Africa’s central role in the supply of rare earths which are critical for the green transition.&nbsp; Trinity is privileged to have worked closely with the Malawi Government to support the Government and advise on the Mining Development Agreement. Partners <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/">Conrad Marais</a> (London) and <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/lucien-bou-chaaya/">Lucien Bou Chaaya</a> (Paris) and Senior Associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/anne-gaelle-cottenceau/">Anne-Gaëlle Cottenceau</a> (Paris) advised on the transaction.</li>
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<li>Trinity advised the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/facility-for-energy-inclusion/"><strong>Facility for Energy Inclusion</strong></a> (FEI), on its multi-million USD facility to finance its telecoms transaction in South Sudan, alongside <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/finnfund/"><strong>Finnfund</strong></a>, and the asset management company of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-engineering-group/"><strong>iEng Group</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/communication-and-renewable-energy-infrastructure-crei/"><strong>Communication and Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI)</strong></a>. The financing will enable CREI to provide “energy as a service” to a telecoms company in South Sudan by developing, building, operating, and maintaining energy assets. The transaction team comprised <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rinku-bhadoria/">Rinku Bhadoria</a> (Finance), <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/luke-muchamore/">Luke Muchamore</a> (Projects) and associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/katchenin-kone/">Katchenin Kone</a>.&nbsp; The deal marks Trinity&#8217;s closing of an infrastructure transaction in its 50th country in Africa.  <em><a href="https://www.cygnumcapital.com/news/fei-finnfund-and-crei-sign-us-20-million-facilities-to-finance-its-telecom-energy-service-company-in-south-sudan">(Read more)</a></em>. </li>
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<li>A team from Trinity London &#8211; Partner <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/fiona-gulliford/">Fiona Gulliford</a> together with Associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rhiannon-lock/">Rhiannon Lock</a> &#8211; have advised the <strong>Government of the Maldives and the Asian Development Bank</strong> in the design, drafting and tendering of a 12.5MW grid-tied solar PV project to be developed across multiple islands in the Maldives archipelago. The bid deadline closed in September 2024 and the Government is currently evaluating the bid submissions. The scope of the Project will be to design, build, finance, own, operate, maintain, and transfer or decommission 12.5MW solar photovoltaic power facilities across 66 Sites in 11 outer islands in the Maldives. The capacity of sites range from 25kWp to 1.2MWp. The generation facilities will connect to new interconnection facilities and BESS systems, which are currently being constructed and upgraded by the Government on each of the relevant islands under a separate project Accelerating Sustainable System Development Using Renewable Energy Project.</li>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of Focus. &#160;Trinity is proud to be attending the Africa Energy Form (AEF) in Barcelona from 25 to 28 June 2024. Please come and</p>
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<p>Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of Focus. &nbsp;Trinity is proud to be attending the <strong>Africa Energy Form (AEF)</strong> in Barcelona from 25 to 28 June 2024. Please come and see us at Stand A114.</p>



<p>The beginning of June saw the <strong>Asia Clean Energy Forum</strong>, hosted by the <strong>Asian Development Bank</strong> in Manila. The theme of the forum was “<em>Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition and ensuring Energy Security and Affordability – Time for Urgent Action Now</em>”, focusing on how to improve access to clean energy amongst some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Asia-Pacific and Central Asian region. Over five days, the conference looked at green energy transition, energy efficient policies, the role of the carbon markets, ocean technologies and financing solutions – with varied sessions focusing on specific sectors and jurisdictions. Trinity London Partner, <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/fiona-gulliford/">Fiona Gulliford</a></strong>, joined the panel for an ADB led session on “<strong>Structuring and Financing Pathfinder Climate Projects in New Sectors</strong>”. The session looked at diverse and complex pathfinder projects supported by ADB in the region, including structuring bankable green hydrogen projects and promoting and subsidizing clean cooking fuel projects in South East Asia to district heating projects in Uzbekistan, and the first in jurisdiction floating and ground mounted solar IPP being developed in the Maldives. With her fellow panelists, Fiona looked at the key challenges to developing climate friendly projects in new sectors, often utilizing new technologies, and how to address or mitigate the key risks to the private sector, in order to catalyze project development and procure financing support.</p>



<p>In recent times clear signs are showing of a growing <strong>secondary market for African infrastructure assets</strong>. Many of our readers will have been involved in primary market transactions over the years, and partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/">Conrad Marais</a></strong> and associate <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/adekanmi-lawson/">Adekanmi Lawson</a></strong> provide their observations <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/The-expanding-secondary-market-for-infrastructure-in-Africa.pdf">here</a> on the growing maturity of the sector on the African continent.</p>



<p>Partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/natasha-peter/">Natasha Peter</a></strong> and associate <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/maksym-kodunov/">Maksym Kodunov</a></strong> take a look at approaches to excluding liability for wilful default, looking at recent English case law and comparing with principles of French law. You can read their article <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EXEMPTIONS-FROM-LIMITATION-OF-LIABILITY.pdf">here</a>.</p>



<p>In an OHADA law update, partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/marianna-sedefian/">Marianna Sédéfian</a></strong> summarises the entry into force of the new uniform act on organisation of simplified procedures for debt recovery and enforcement procedures <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ohada-article.pdf">here</a>.</p>



<p>We are again pleased to announce that we continue to grow our team across our offices.  In London, we welcome <strong>Katchenin Kone</strong> as an associate, who joins us from a large UK firm having also worked for several years in-house at a major investment bank. <strong>Yusuf Olalere</strong> joins as a paralegal, and he has previously worked at one of the largest Nigerian law firms. We also welcome <strong>Lydia Morgan</strong> as a legal secretary.  In Paris, we are very pleased to announce that <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/alexis-giroulet/">Alexis Giroulet</a></strong> has been promoted from associate to senior associate, and <strong>Mama-Sahale Souare</strong> will be promoted from intern (<em>stagiaire</em>) to associate this month. In addition, <strong>Yolande Lopez</strong> joins the Paris office as Office Manager and Personal Assistant.</p>



<p>In <strong>Deal News</strong>, since the last edition of Focus, we have been delighted to advise our clients in reaching the following milestones: </p>



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<li>Our Paris Office has advised Groupe Qair (“<strong>Qair</strong>”), an independent renewable energy company, in the context of the financing of a greenfield solar photovoltaic plant with a total capacity of 10-megawatt&nbsp;to be located in Feriana town, Kasserine Governorate, Tunisia. The project, developed&nbsp;under Tunisia’s authorisation regime, will enable the country to reduce its CO2 emissions by 8,560 tonnes a year and to decrease its reliance on fossil energy. The project is in line with Tunisia&#8217;s goal of achieving 30% renewable energy production by 2030. Trinity’s team was led from Paris by <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/marianna-sedefian/">Marianna Sédéfian</a></strong> (Partner) and <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/yassine-allam/">Yassine Allam</a></strong> (Senior Associate) acting as international legal advisers, with the support of Meziou Knani &amp; Khlif on Tunisian law aspects. <a href="https://www.qair.energy/tunisia-qair-secures-financing-for-two-10-mw-photovoltaic-power-plants/">https://www.qair.energy/tunisia-qair-secures-financing-for-two-10-mw-photovoltaic-power-plants/</a></li>
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<li>We are delighted to have advised <strong>Meridiam</strong> on the pivotal loan from <strong>British International Investment</strong> to <strong>Rift Valley Energy</strong>, its wholly owned subsidiary, to finance projects that will expand access to sustainable electricity in rural areas in Tanzania. The wind and hydropower projects supported by the financing will provide energy to about 170,000 people per year and connect 4,000 businesses and households to the grid for the first time. The deal highlights Trinity’s continued commitment to supporting rural electrification and our expertise in portfolio-based financing. The Trinity team was led by partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rinku-bhadoria/">Rinku Bhadoria</a></strong> with corporate input from partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/">Conrad Marais</a></strong> and support from senior associate <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/elizabeth-handley/">Elizabeth Handley</a></strong>. <a href="https://www.bii.co.uk/en/news-insight/news/bii-signs-agreement-with-meridiam-to-provide-15m-to-rift-valley-energy-to-expand-access-to-sustainable-energy-in-tanzania/">https://www.bii.co.uk/en/news-insight/news/bii-signs-agreement-with-meridiam-to-provide-15m-to-rift-valley-energy-to-expand-access-to-sustainable-energy-in-tanzania/</a></li>
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<li>Trinity International&#8217;s Paris Office has advised the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), a fund managed by Cygnum Capital, on all aspects of a financing granted to <strong>NuRAN Wireless (Africa) Holding</strong>, a wholly owned subsidiary of NuRAN Wireless Inc. (NuRAN). NuRAN is a rural telecommunications company that meets the growing demand for wireless network coverage in remote and rural regions, especially in Africa. The financing will enhance the implementation of renewable energy assets for mobile network infrastructure in respect of existing and new Network as a Service agreements in Cameroon and DRC. The funding from FEI will allow NuRAN to connect a population of over 3 million, bringing connectivity to undeserved communities. We are proud to have assisted the FEI team. Trinity’s team was led from Paris by <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/marianna-sedefian/">Marianna Sédéfian</a></strong> (Partner), <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/yassine-allam/">Yassine Allam</a></strong> (Senior Associate) and <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/yalda-khalife/">Yalda Khalife</a></strong> (Associate) acting as international legal advisers, with the support of <strong>Benoit Chambers</strong> on Mauritian law aspects, <strong>Amadagana &amp; Partners</strong> on Cameroonian law aspects and <strong>OVK Law Firm</strong> on Congolese law aspects.</li>
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<li>Trinity is proud to have advised <strong>AgDevCo</strong> on its recent investment in Cashew Coast – a fast-growing cashew nut processing business in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire. AgDevCo’s mezzanine loan of €9.0 million (5.9 billion FCFA) will finance the expansion of the company’s processing capacity and the construction of new warehouses, alongside farmer productivity programmes. The investment is a huge step in the right direction for African agribusiness. Partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/lucy-johnson/">Lucy Johnson</a></strong> led the team with assistance from counsel <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/adekanmi-lawson/">Kanmi Lawson</a></strong> and associate <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/demilade-banjoko/">Demilade Banjoko</a></strong>. Further details are provided in AgDevCo’s press release here: <a href="https://agdevco.com/site/assets/files/2079/press_release_cashew_coast_june_2024_-_english.pdf">https://agdevco.com/site/assets/files/2079/press_release_cashew_coast_june_2024_-_english.pdf</a></li>
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<li>Our Paris Office has advised <strong>STOA</strong>, an impact fund created in 2017 by the Caisse des Dépôts and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) investing in infrastructure and energy in emerging and developing countries, in relation with its investment in <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7208954579122618368/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(ugcPost%3A7208954576094294017%2C7209316263855058944)&amp;dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A(7209316263855058944%2Curn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7208954576094294017)">NetZero</a></strong>, the French company pioneering the long-term sequestration of atmospheric carbon in soils. This marks STOA’s first investment in carbon removal. The transaction relates to a total proposed investment of €18 million and should allow NetZero to industrialize its technology and to deploy its sites on a large scale in tropical countries, with a view to sequester more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 in aggregate, from now and until 2030. The Trinity team was led by <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/giuliano-lastrucci/">Giuliano Lastrucci</a></strong> (Counsel), supported by <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/pierre-bernheim/">Pierre Bernheim</a></strong> (Partner) and by <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/francesca-ngahane/">Francesca Ngahane</a></strong> (Associate) and <strong>Mama Sahale Souare</strong> (Trainee). </li>
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<p><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/">Trinity International</a>’s Paris Office has advised STOA, an impact fund created in 2017 by the Caisse des Dépôts and the <a href="https://www.afd.fr/fr">Agence Française de Développement</a> (AFD) investing in infrastructure and energy in emerging and developing countries, in relation with the entering into of a memorandum of understanding regarding a proposed investment in NetZero, the French company pioneering the long-term sequestration of atmospheric carbon in soils.<br><br>The transaction relates to a total proposed investment of €18 million and should allow NetZero to industrialize its technology and to deploy its sites on a large scale in tropical countries, with a view to sequester more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 in aggregate, from now and until 2030.<br><br>NetZero is a Milestone Award winner of Musk Foundation&#8217;s XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, a recipient of the “Efficient Solution” label from Solar Impulse Foundation, a Green Tech prize winner of the Tech for Good Awards, and a certified carbon-removal project under the Puro Standard.<br><br>We are proud to have assisted the STOA team (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAMuK1wBWRmzILrRX4DsJvFXqPBJkWlGujc"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-laure-mazaud-164a5215/">Marie-Laure Mazaud</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAE1JUUBgqdEw2oSvFk7VCYhXR95wJX_LwE"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-krasa-7719506/">Patrick Krasa</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACB94J4BxBeMRWS0J7-q5BNSaGfWzhTFsYo"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/capucine-leroux/">Capucine Leroux</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABY-K1MB-tbyt3ok2v_8nfb_olZwTnXCN0c"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugolucienmorel/">Hugo Morel</a>).<br><br>The Trinity team was led by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAzeAV8BzwBnAeUOgxJpSFbQmMnfdISjJ_U"></a><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/giuliano-lastrucci/">Giuliano Lastrucci</a> (Counsel), supported by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAZoS2cBxNxcOBMkCzXad9epJvuhByN4qRs"></a><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/pierre-bernheim/">Pierre Bernheim</a> (Partner) and by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAB2lrewBm2K_xs-G1srSntyNRuGlLcV9vp8"></a><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/francesca-ngahane/">Francesca Ngahane</a> (Associate) and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACaW9nIBob6BZB_D9hCAidlSsE_QGQC0Rgk"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mama-sahale-souare/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_company%3Bqt0TMieiSc66grMS%2ByHAgg%3D%3D">Mama Sahale Souare</a> (Trainee).</p>
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<p>On 12 March 2024, Eni announced the completion of the sale to <a href="https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2024/03/eni-sale-of-some-upstream-assets-in-congo-to-perenco-completed.html">Perenco of Eni</a>’s participation interest in several upstream permits in Congo, non-core to the Company strategy in the Country, after having obtained the approval of relevant authorities.</p>



<p>Trinity International advised Eni on this transaction, in liaison with Thierry Mamimoue at AfrikaBlue for Congolese law advice. </p>



<p>The Trinity team was led from Paris by <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/lucien-bou-chaaya/">Lucien Bou Chaaya</a> (Partner) and London by <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/adekanmi-lawson/">Adekanmi Lawson</a> (Counsel), supported by <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/giuliano-lastrucci/">Giuliano Lastrucci</a> (Counsel, Paris), <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/anne-gaelle-cottenceau/">Anne-Gaëlle Cottenceau</a> (Senior Associate, Paris) and <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/francesca-ngahane/">Francesca Ngahane</a> (Associate, Paris), with valuable input from <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/stephane-brabant/">Stéphane Brabant</a> (Senior Partner, Paris).</p>
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<p><em>Welcome to the Spring 2024 edition of Focus.</em></p>



<p><em>Trinity is proud to be a supporter of the inaugural <strong>Johannesburg Arbitration Week</strong>, which takes place from 9 to 11 April 2024. Bringing together arbitrators and arbitration practitioners from across Africa and worldwide, the conference will be a great opportunity to discuss the current themes that are shaping and transforming dispute resolution in Africa. Partner <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/natasha-peter/">Natasha Peter</a> is participating and is due to speak on a panel on “The Africanisation of Arbitration”. She looks forward to seeing many of our clients there, and, without wishing a dispute on anyone, some of our future clients too.</em></p>



<p><strong><em>Green hydrogen</em></strong><em> is increasingly becoming the fuel of choice to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. Our newest Partner, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/lucy-johnson/">Lucy Johnson</a>, explores the political risks of green hydrogen projects in emerging markets in our main article this season <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Political-Risk-in-Emerging-Market-Green-Hydrogen-Projects.pdf">here</a></em>&nbsp;<em>.</em></p>



<p><i>One of the interesting parts of practice across multiple jurisdictions is to see the development of new laws and regulations, particularly in the emerging economies and sectors in which we practice, where the legal context may not be as developed as it is in Europe and North America. On this theme, associates </i><a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/alexis-giroulet/">Alexis Giroulet</a><i> and </i><a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/maha-sary/">Maha Sary</a><i> explain the </i><strong style=""><i>new electricity law in Burundi </i></strong><em><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Burundi-New-Electricity-Bill.pdf">here</a>.</em></p>



<p><em>In <strong>Trinity news</strong>, we are very pleased to have expanded our team quite significantly over the past few months. Lucy Johnson’s promotion to Partner is now effective. In Paris, we have new Associates: <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/maha-sary/">Maha Sary</a>, Yalda Khalifé, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/yassine-allam/">Yassine Allam</a>, Sina Abadie and Lucas Aichelmann. We look forward to announcing several new arrivals in London very soon. We are also glad to be hosting interns: Lucas Sadok and Mama-Sahale Souaré. We have also been joined by a new consultant, <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/sarah-smit/">Sarah Smit</a>, who, as many of our clients know, is a senior lawyer with many years’ experience of financing transactions in emerging economies.</em></p>



<p><em>In <strong>Deal News</strong>, over the first calendar quarter, since the last edition of Focus, we have been delighted to advise our clients in reaching the following milestones:</em></p>



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<li><em>We advised Triodos and OikoCredit on their equity investment in ARC Power Rwanda Limited, a company based in Rwanda which is developing low and medium power electricity networks and minigrids within Rwanda.&nbsp;</em></li>



<li><em>Trinity advised Meridiam in closing an equity financing solution for Meridiam’s acquisition of Kipeto PLC, the second largest operating wind power project in Kenya, providing clean power to 250 000 homes. The&nbsp;financing was provided by Standard Bank.</em></li>



<li><em>Following our advice to Norfund, the Norwegian development finance institution, along with Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, a Norwegian pension fund, in respect of the financing of a continuation vehicle established by CEC’s existing shareholder Affirma Capital which will hold Affirma’s existing&nbsp; 36.34% stake in CEC, we advised the same clients on the conversion of their financing into equity in the continuation vehicle.</em></li>



<li><em>We advised Rawbank, FBNBank DRC SA and Absa Corporate and Investment Banking on an innovative mining financing provided to Kamoa Copper in the Democratic Republic of Congo.</em><em>&nbsp;</em><em>The 200 million dollars financing will support phase 3 of the Kamoa mine expansion project, which will produce around 600,000 tonnes of ore and generate an additional 178 megawatts (MW) of clean hydroelectric power for the national grid.</em></li>



<li><em>Trinity advised Eni on the completion of the sale to Perenco of Eni’s participation interest in several upstream permits in Congo, non-core to the Company strategy in the Country, after having obtained the approval of relevant authorities. We worked in liaison with Thierry Mamimoue at AfrikaBlue for Congolese law advice.</em></li>



<li><em>Trinity advised STOA, an impact fund created in 2017 by the Caisse des Dépôts and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) investing in infrastructure and energy in emerging and developing countries, in relation with the entering into of a memorandum of understanding regarding a proposed investment in NetZero, the French company pioneer in the long-term sequestration of atmospheric carbon in soils through biochar. The transaction relates to a total proposed investment of €18 million and should allow NetZero to industrialize its technology and to deploy its sites on a large scale in tropical countries, with a view to sequestrate more than 5 million tonnes of COZ in aggregate, from now and until 2030. NetZero is a Milestone Award winner of Musk Foundation&#8217;s XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, a recipient of the “Efficient Solution” label from Solar Impulse Foundation, a Green Tech prize winner of the Tech for Good Awards, and a certified carbon-removal project under the Puro Standard.</em></li>



<li><em>Trinity is proud to have advised ACWA Power on a public-private partnership agreement with the Republic of Senegal and Senegal’s national water company for the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of 400,000 m³/day desalination plant north of Dakar. This landmark SD 800 million investment will bring clean drinking water to millions of people and contribute to Senegal’s sustainable development goals. Trinity worked with the support of Alioune Mboup from Mame Adama Gueye and Partners on Senegalese law aspects.</em></li>



<li><em>Trinity advised the lenders – Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI) &#8211; a fund managed by Cygnum Capital &#8211; and Proparco, in relation to a facility to AktivCo Madagascar, a subsidiary of AktivCo SAS in Madagascar. This financing is an addition to the EUR 100 million debt package provided by the existing lenders group (FEI, Proparco, Norfund and AfricaGoGreen) in 2022 and 2023 to the AktivCo Group&nbsp;and its subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger and Senegal.&nbsp;This commitment of the lenders to support further the growth of AktivCo to respond to the growing demand from the telecom sector for sustainable energy.&nbsp;<br>AktivCo is an energy services company (ESCO) and a fully owned subsidiary of Camusat Group, a global player for the roll-out of telecom networks. AktivCo SAS provides energy solutions to telecom network operators in Africa, including the construction of renewable energy power plants for telecom towers to replace polluting diesel generators. Trinity advised the lenders in liaison with Sahondra Rabenarivo from ALN Madagascar for Malagasy law advice.</em></li>



<li><em>Trinity advise the Asian Development Bank and the Government of the Maldives in respect of the development of renewable energy tenders to be launched by The Government of Maldives. The first tender was launched in March 2024, for a 12.5MW ground mounted and rooftop solar project, planned for the outer islands. The developer will benefit from ADBs investment in new and upgraded transmission and battery storage facilities on each of the islands, through the&nbsp;Accelerating Sustainable System Development Using Renewable Energy (ASSURE) project,&nbsp;plus financial incentives for the project being offered through&nbsp;Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund, a multi-donor trust fund. The objective of the fund is to support the development and implementation of financial risk management products that can help unlock capital for climate investments and improve resilience to the impact of climate change.&nbsp;The project will be the largest private sector led project in the energy sector in Maldives in terms of capacity and investments and is aimed at reducing the Islands&#8217; reliance on fossil fuels and helping combat the impacts of climate change on the climate vulnerable Islands.&nbsp;Trinity has a world-leading practice in the development and financing of innovative power solutions in island nations</em></li>
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<p><em>Welcome to the January 2024 edition of Focus</em> </p>



<p><strong><em>Trinity News</em></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-align-left">Since the last edition, the Trinity team has been busy advising on ground-breaking and pathfinder renewables deals across the African continent, from <strong>Zambia’s</strong> first green bond to <strong>Togo’s</strong> largest IPP, as well as a swathe of other corporate M&amp;A deals in a burgeoning infrastructure market, bolstered by a growing Trinity corporate team.  We have also been busy in <strong>Asia</strong>, with new mandates in Uzbekistan, India, Timor-Leste, Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.    </p>



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<p>Our global team continues to grow and we are delighted to announce the following promotions:</p>



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<li><strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/sebastien-plamondon/">Sébastien Plamondon</a></strong>, based in our Paris office, to Senior Associate;</li>



<li><strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/giuliano-lastrucci/">Giuliano Lastrucci</a></strong>, also based in Paris, to Counsel;</li>



<li><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/adekanmi-lawson/"><strong>Adekanmi Lawson</strong></a>, based in the London office, to Counsel; and</li>



<li><strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/lucy-johnson/">Lucy Johnson</a></strong>, based in the London office, to Partner.&nbsp;</li>
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<p>The London promotions take effect from the start of April 2024 and the Paris promotions take effect from 1<sup>st</sup> January 2024. Congratulations to our rising stars, and the future of emerging markets transactional advice.</p>



<p>We are recruiting in our Singapore and DC offices too – watch out for LinkedIn announcements in due course!</p>



<p>Whilst much of the activity centred around COP28 in Dubai, our team was busy globally in executing on its promises.&nbsp; Partner, and newly appointed Head of Global Strategy, <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/kaushik-ray/">Kaushik Ray</a></strong> was in Washington D.C. discussed COP28 outcomes at the Atlantic Council and our disputes partner <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/natasha-peter/"><strong>Natasha</strong> <strong>Peter</strong></a> has considered how this rapid growth in the clean energy sector affects dispute resolution in a special article for Focus. (<em><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/?p=6997">Read more</a></em>)</p>



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<p><em><strong>Deal News</strong></em></p>



<p>During COP28, we were pleased to announce that:</p>



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<li>Our clients&nbsp;<strong>Meridiam</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>EDF</strong>&nbsp;signed a concession agreement and a PPA for a 64 MWp photovoltaic power plant in the Republic of Togo. For 25 years, the plant will supply more than 700,000 people with clean, renewable energy and avoid the emission of 1.4 million tons of CO2.</li>



<li>Our clients <strong>Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund</strong> and <strong>African Trade &amp; Investment Development Insurance</strong> signed agreements with <strong>AMEA Power</strong> in respect of a 20MW solar PV project in the West Nile region of <strong>Uganda</strong>.</li>



<li>Our client <strong>Scatec</strong> signed a US$100m loan facility with IFC in respect of the Release by Scatec platform.</li>
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<p>We continue to advise our clients on these transactions to take them to anticipated financial close this year.</p>



<p>Already in 2024, we have advised our clients on the following transactions which have reached close:</p>



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<li><strong>Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC</strong> (<strong>CEC</strong>) on the listing and issuance of the first ever green bond in Zambia. (<em><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/?p=6983">Read more</a>)</em></li>



<li>In a separate deal, advising <strong>Norfund</strong>, the Norwegian development finance institution, along with Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, a Norwegian pension fund, in respect of the financing of a continuation vehicle established by CEC’s existing shareholder Affirma Capital which will hold Affirma’s existing &nbsp;36.34% stake in CEC (<em><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/?p=6985">Read more</a>)</em>. <strong>&nbsp;Standard Bank</strong> also provided a large acquisition finance facility in relation to the transaction.</li>



<li><strong>Scatec</strong> on the signing of a US$100m facility agreement with IFC to fund Release by Scatec programme (containerised solar solutions for quick deployment) with utilities across African jurisdictions. (<em><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/?p=7011">Read more</a>)</em></li>



<li><strong>Meridiam </strong>on the closing of the acquisition of the 100MW Kipeto Wind Farm in Kenya.</li>
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<p>The Trinity team advising CEC on the green bond was led by Senior Partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/paul-biggs/">Paul Biggs</a></strong>, alongside corporate lead partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/">Conrad Marais</a></strong>, finance partner <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rinku-bhadoria/"><strong>Rinku Bhadoria</strong>,</a> project documents partner <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/luke-muchamore/"><strong>Luke</strong> <strong>Muchamore</strong></a> and associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rhiannon-lock/"><strong>Rhiannon</strong> <strong>Lock</strong></a>.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The Norfund / Affirma deal was led by Senior Partner <strong><a href="//www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/paul-biggs/">Paul Biggs</a></strong>, Head of Private Equity Hugh Naylor, corporate partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/">Conrad Marais</a></strong>, finance and project documents lead partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rinku-bhadoria/">Rinku Bhadoria</a></strong>, with assistance from consultant <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/patrick-leece/"><strong>Patrick Leece</strong></a>, newly appointed Counsel <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/adekanmi-lawson/"><strong>Adekanmi Lawson</strong></a>, Counsel <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/eric-filipink/"><strong>Eric</strong> <strong>Filipink</strong></a> and associate <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/rhiannon-lock/"><strong>Rhiannon</strong> <strong>Lock</strong></a>.&nbsp;</p>



<p>On the Scatec/IFC financing transaction, partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/simon-norris/">Simon Norris</a></strong>  and associate <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/demilade-banjoko/" target="_blank"><strong>Demilade Banjoko</strong></a> advised the Scatec Release team.  <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/simon-norris/">Simon Norris</a></strong>,  partner <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/"><strong>Conrad Marais</strong></a>, </strong>Counsel <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/adekanmi-lawson/"><strong>Adekanmi</strong> <strong>Lawson</strong></a> and associate <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/demilade-banjoko/" target="_blank"><strong>Demilade Banjoko</strong></a> advised Meridiam on acquisition of the Kipeto wind project in Kenya.  </p>



<p><strong><em>Indaba</em></strong></p>



<p><strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/stephane-brabant/">Stéphane Brabant</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/lucien-bou-chaaya/">Lucien Bou Chaaya</a></strong> (from our Paris mining team) and <a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/conrad-marais/"><strong>Conrad Marais</strong></a> (from our London team) will be attending the <strong>Mining Indaba</strong> being held in Cape Town from 5 – 8 February.&nbsp; We are working on a number of mining and related infrastructure projects across the continent from Sierra Leone, Ghana, Mali, Ivory Coast to Malawi, the DRC and Zambia and looking forward to catching up with our clients at the conference.&nbsp; We continue to see strong growth in the mining sector with a broad range of engagements including working with government and mining companies on their mining development agreements, investments into exploration/mining projects and M&amp;A.&nbsp; Ancillary infrastructure, particular in relation to renewable power, has also become a significant part of Indaba and added to the significance of the conference. Many of the projects we have advised on recently, such as the CEC Green Bond, are driven by growth and confidence in the mining sector.&nbsp; Please reach out to Stéphane, Lucien and Conrad if you have time to meet.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Simon Norris, with assistance from Demilade Banjoko, advised Release by Scatec (Release) in relation to a USD 100 million loan agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC). The loan agreement is</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/simon-norris/">Simon Norris</a></strong>, with assistance from <strong><a href="https://www.trinityllp.com/meettheteam/demilade-banjoko/">Demilade Banjoko</a></strong>, advised Release by Scatec (<strong>Release</strong>) in relation to a USD 100 million loan agreement with International Finance Corporation (<strong>IFC</strong>). The loan agreement is part of a larger partnership to provide a simpler, more affordable, and cleaner offering of power to African utilities, which also includes a USD 65 million guarantee facility to support the payment obligations of Release’s customers. </p>



<p>The objective is to replace costly diesel and expand electrification in the region. Release operates on a unique leasing model, providing flexible short-or long-term contracts for the mining and utilities market, primarily in Africa, based on modular, movable and redeployable equipment.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the separate role in acting for Norfund, Trinity assisted generally in all processes relating to the acquisition and establishing the continuation vehicle for Affirma’s existing shareholding in CEC.&#160; According</p>
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<p>In the separate role in acting for Norfund, Trinity assisted generally in all processes relating to the acquisition and establishing the continuation vehicle for Affirma’s existing shareholding in CEC.&nbsp; According to Affirma, the deal is the largest ever continuation deal for a single asset in Africa. We are proud to continue to be involved in pathfinder deals for clients such as CEC PLC for whom we have acted as a firm since our inception.</p>



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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The US$200 million green bond programme in Zambia had its first tranche fully subscribed including a large placement with Emerging Africa as well as other local pension funds. The proceeds</p>
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<p>The US$200 million green bond programme in Zambia had its first tranche fully subscribed including a large placement with Emerging Africa as well as other local pension funds. The proceeds from the bond will be deployed towards further solar generation initiatives within the CEC group, and will help fast-track green energy transition in Zambia and the region. In remarks delivered during a ceremony on the listing of the green bond on the <strong>Lusaka Stock Exchange</strong>, Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane noted that the listing paves the way for other companies to raise green finance for their businesses to contribute to the growth of Zambia’s green economy. Collins Nzovu, the minister of Green Economy and Environment, said attracting green finance was an important aspect of enabling Zambia&#8217;s transition to a climate-resilient and inclusive <strong>green economy </strong>under the green growth strategy.</p>



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