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This was the important bit:
In 2014, Actis acquired a 56% stake in Cameroon’s national electricity integrated utility, Eneo.
The other 44% is owned by the Cameroon government.
[Good to see you back, RF. Hope all goes well.]
It seems that VOG could lobby the British Government to get ENEO to pay up? Particularly now that Eneo has been refinanced recently.
https://www.act.is/about-actis/actis-at-a-glance/
https://www.act.is/about-actis/our-portfolio/eneo/
(See Eneo Case Study - bottom right pdf)
https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/our-impact/investment/actis-energy-cameroon-holdings-eneo/
'Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Its three separate investment groups focus on energy and infrastructure; real estate; and general sectors, including consumer, education, financial services, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, and retail.
Actis was formed in 2004 following a restructuring of CDC designed to bring more equity capital into developing countries and the two organisations have a shared history.'
CDC investment 2014 $10.1m
https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/about/our-history/page/1/
'Our vision is to become the most developmental DFI: tackling market failures that hold back development such as access to medicines, boosting power generation and transmission....'
https://www.cdcgroup.com/en/news-insight/news/cdc-group-to-invest-2-billion-in-african-businesses-over-the-next-two-years/?fl=true
'...CDC Group is the world’s first impact investor with over 70 years of experience of successfully supporting the sustainable, long-term growth of businesses in Africa and South Asia.
CDC is a key advocate for the adoption of renewable energy in Africa and South Africa in the fight against climate change and a UK champion of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – the global blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for us all.
The company has investments in over 1,200 businesses in emerging economies and a total portfolio value of £5.8bn. This year CDC will invest over $1.5bn in companies in Africa and Asia with a focus on fighting climate change, empowering women and creating new jobs and opportunities for millions of people.
CDC is funded by the UK government...'