The Authors

The knowledge and guidance presented in this book are not intended to represent the opinion of any one author. As emphasised throughout this book, the development of transmission infrastructure through a partnership between the public and private sector requires close collaboration between stakeholders and the application of expertise from many disciplines. To hold to this guiding principle, the development of this handbook also brought together a diverse group of stakeholders and experts. Our group of authors, who each contributed their time on a pro- bono basis, includes contributors from governments, development banks, investment funds, project developers, universities and leading international law firms. Equally important is that our group includes engineers, economists, lawyers and regulators who collectively have over 200 years of experience in the energy sector. Our sincere hope is that the collective wisdom and dedication of this group demonstrates how important it is to make progress in addressing the infrastructure gap in Sub-Saharan Africa and that our contribution will make a meaningful impact on that effort.

Reason Abajuo
Legal Counsel
African Legal Support Facility
(Côte D'Ivoire)

Samson O. Masebinu
Development Assistance Specialist: Energy Finance
USAID/Power Africa (South Africa)

Mohamed Rali Badissy
Professor of Law
Penn State Dickinson Law (USA)

Subha Nagarajan
Managing Director
Global Capital Advisory (USA)

Christopher Flavin
Business Development Director
Gridworks (UK)

Gadi Taj Ndahumba
Head of Power Sector
African Legal Support Facility (Côte D'Ivoire)

Jay Govender
Energy and Infrastructure Legal Expert
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. (South Africa)

Kaushik Ray
Partner
Trinity International LLP (UK)

Ryan Ketchum
Partner
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (UK)

Stratos Tavoulareas
Energy Advisor and Visiting Scholar
George Washington University (USA)

Julius Kwame Kpekpena
Chief Operating Officer
Millennium Development Authority (Ghana)

Omar Vajeth
Principal Corporate Relations Officer
African Development Bank (South Africa)

Mohammed Loraoui
Attorney Advisor (International)
U.S. Department of Commerce (USA)