Jemima Larbi is a Paralegal at Trinity International LLP with over nine years of legal experience working on complex cross-border project finance, infrastructure and banking transactions across Africa and other emerging markets. She regularly works with sponsors, lenders, development finance institutions and project companies on the development, financing and implementation of energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on the power and renewable energy sectors.

Jemima has experience across a broad range of project finance and lending transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions. Her recent work includes the development and refinancing of a 340MW gas-fired power plant in Ghana, advising lenders in connection with the Gigawatt independent power project in Mozambique, and the procurement and negotiation of a 40MW biomass independent power project in Eswatini. As part of the Eswatini project, she contributed to the implementation of an Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement toolkit and capacity-building initiatives aimed at strengthening the government’s ability to tender and negotiate complex power sector transactions.

She has also worked on a number of renewable energy, infrastructure and financial institution financings, supporting teams advising development finance institutions and commercial lenders across the continent. Her experience includes a 20MW solar project in Uganda, a US$60 million subordinated debt facility for the development of a 223MWp solar photovoltaic plant and 526MWh battery energy storage system in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a USD 50 million loan facility provided by a regional development finance institution to a leading commercial bank in Nigeria. She has also been involved in advising the lender group on the financing of Botswana’s first utility-scale solar project 100MW renewable energy development designed to supply power into the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), as well as the financial close of a debt financing for a leading Kenyan internet services company backed by international development finance institutions.

Prior to joining Trinity, Jemima gained in-house legal experience at a major state-owned commodities company in Ghana, where she worked on a US$600 million expansion project aimed at increasing production capacity and strengthening international operations. She also completed a placement with Ghana’s former Attorney General and current Minister for Railways Development, contributing to strategic infrastructure initiatives, including the Western Railway Line project connecting the Port of Takoradi to Kumasi.

Alongside her transactional practice, Jemima is committed to improving access to justice and has undertaken pro bono work through the University House Legal Advice Centre, providing free legal assistance on housing, welfare benefits and small claims matters.

She holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Southampton.