British International Investment

Actis Energy Cameroon Holdings (Eneo)

CameroonCentral AfricaInfrastructure

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.

Eneo is Cameroon’s national integrated power utility, supplying electricity to over 1.8 million customer connections across the country. Eneo operates the country’s distribution network, supply business and c. 1GW of generating capacity, governed by concession agreements, which have been extended until 2031.

Based in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, the company employs over 3,700 people across the country.

Investments made by BII in this company:

Investment name Commitment Region Sector Start date Status
Investment 01 $1m Infrastructure June 2014 Active
Investment 02 $9.1m Infrastructure June 2014 Active
Investment 03 $0 Infrastructure June 2016 Active

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