Vishwas Gupta, Director at Synergy Consulting, Inc., participated in the panel discussion, “Offtake Structures in Liberalising Power Markets in Africa,” at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) 2026.
The discussion explored how Africa’s power markets are evolving beyond traditional single-buyer utility models toward a more diverse ecosystem of utilities, corporates, mining companies, traders, and regional power markets.
Drawing on Synergy’s experience across Sub-Saharan Africa, Vishwas brought a transaction advisory perspective to the discussion, sharing insights on emerging offtake structures, project bankability, and the evolving risk allocation frameworks required to attract private investment in a liberalising market.
The panel brought together a diverse group of industry stakeholders, including policymakers, developers, lenders, and investors.
We thank the Africa Energy Forum (AEF), the moderator, and fellow panellists for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion.
Moderator:
Iain Macaulay, Director, Head of Project Finance, BII
Scene Setting Remarks:
Vasanie Pather, Senior Manager Project Delivery, Energy Council of South Africa
Speakers:
Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director: Energy, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Davide Pasi, Business Development Director, Red Rocket
Bernard Geldenhuys, Energy Sector Lead, Investec Corporate & Investment Banking
Vishwas Gupta, Director, Synergy Consulting, Inc.
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