This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Bihongora Hydropower Ltd is a subsidiary of East African Power, an integrated renewable energy development company delivering affordable reliable clean energy and operating small and medium hydro and solar power plants in sub-Saharan Africa. The company is financing and developing the Bihongora Hydroelectric Power Plant in the North West area of Rwanda. It will combine a hydropower plant with a sustainable aquaculture business and a local mini-grid.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
:
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, East Africa
- Countries:
- Rwanda
- Sector
:
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
- Infrastructure
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund:
- DI Frontier Fund 2
- Fund Manager:
- Frontier Investment Management
- Start date
:
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- June 2020
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Rwanda
