Ana Hajduka, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Africa GreenCo, will be among the top speakers at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference, taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, South Africa. Her participation is expected to shed light on Africa GreenCo’s significant contributions to renewable energy development, energy trading, and power market integration across southern Africa.
Ana Hajduka, a legal and energy finance expert, leads Africa GreenCo in providing market-based clean energy solutions for businesses, governments, and renewable energy developers. The company focuses on regional electricity trade and private-sector participation in Africa’s growing power sector, aligning with global calls for decarbonisation and sustainable development.
During the event, which is known for drawing energy stakeholders from across the continent, Hajduka will engage with renewable energy financiers, project developers, and government officials, sharing insights on how Africa GreenCo is enabling energy security through private sector innovation.
Africa GreenCo’s approach, described as “the future of energy in Africa,” has already achieved notable milestones. The company has facilitated over 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) of electricity trade, contributing significantly to cross-border power exchange via the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). One of its recent moves includes signing a long-term power purchase agreement with AXIAN Energy, a pan-African energy group, to develop two grid-connected solar PV projects in Zambia. These projects will contribute 25 megawatts (MW) to Zambia’s national grid. Standard Bank is backing the financing of these initiatives, reinforcing Africa GreenCo’s commitment to leveraging blended finance for clean energy.
Additionally, through its subsidiary GreenCo Power Services, the company signed a power purchase agreement to procure electricity from Zambia’s 32 MW Ilute Solar Project. This project enables power delivery across national borders without the need for sovereign guarantees – a groundbreaking model that lowers government risk and enhances regional power integration.
In November 2024, Africa GreenCo achieved another financing breakthrough. Its financial services arm, GreenGo Finance Solutions, secured a $55.5 million facility from Stanbic Bank Zambia and Standard Bank to fund emergency electricity imports. The deal supports the prepayment of 130 MW of cross-border power supply, aimed at resolving liquidity challenges among local offtakers in Zambia and stabilizing the country’s power grid.
The financing came shortly after Africa GreenCo helped facilitate a 125 MW power import agreement between Zambia’s utility ZESCO, mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), and other regional suppliers. Under this model, 85 MW is allocated to Zambia’s national grid and 40 MW directly to FQM operations, highlighting Africa GreenCo’s role in enabling industrial growth through energy partnerships.
Africa GreenCo has also entered South Africa’s electricity market, after securing domestic trading and import/export licenses from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) in October 2024. This regulatory clearance allows the company to operate fully within South Africa’s competitive electricity sector, and to expand its cross-border electricity transactions through the SAPP.
The African Energy Chamber’s VP of Commercial and Strategic Engagement, Tomás Gerbasio, said Hajduka’s presence at AEW 2025 will be timely. “Her participation will offer crucial insights into how blended finance, regional power trade, and regulatory reforms can come together to tackle Africa’s urgent energy challenges,” he noted.
AEW: Invest in African Energies is regarded as Africa’s premier platform for energy investment, attracting project developers, financiers, policymakers, and international energy companies. The 2025 edition is expected to focus on clean energy, private sector participation, and infrastructure finance, making Africa GreenCo’s model especially relevant to discussions on Africa’s power future.
Africa GreenCo’s efforts are helping build a new energy landscape in Africa – one that is sustainable, interconnected, and driven by private investment rather than traditional government-backed utilities. By providing market certainty and de-risking investment in renewable energy, the company continues to open new frontiers in energy trade and regional power reliability.
