SAPP, CFM Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility signing

SAPP appoints Climate Fund Managers to free up power interconnector bottlenecks


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Issue 502 - 05 Mar 2024 - By John Hamilton | 6 minute read

CFM’s appointment to manage the Southern African Power Pool ’s $1.3bn Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility could free up a decades-long blockage in the development of cross-border transmission infrastructure. How quickly this happens depends on the success of fundraising efforts in the coming months, and the willingness of utilities and finance ministries to make the RTIFF scheme work.

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