The first close of CrossBoundary Energy was covered by GreenTech Media. They ask whether this signals "the start of a strong commercial solar market in sub-Saharan Africa." 

CrossBoundary Energy today announced the first close of CrossBoundary Energy Fund I, Africa’s first dedicated fund for Commercial & Industrial solar. Over the next 18 months, the fund will deploy over $25M to build solar facilities to power African enterprises through the SolarAfrica platform.

Pieter Joubert will join a panel on 'Alternative funding for renewables for mines' at the upcoming 'Energy and Mines' conference in London in January 2016. He will discuss how CrossBoundary Energy can provide an effective finance solution to make solar an attractive power supply option for mines in Africa.

On November 16, Senior Associate Pieter Joubert was featured as a speaker on “Financing Solar Solutions for Kenyan Enterprises” at the AHK Kenyan-German Renewable Energy Conference in Kenya.

The Wilson Center has posted a webcast recap of its recent event, "Charging Ahead: Scaling Up Renewable Energy in the Developing World", where Managing Partner Jake Cusack spoke on solar power's potential as a cost-effective energy solution for African enterprises.

Managing Partner Matt Tilleard speaks about distributed generation in the Emerging Market Private Equity Association's new report, "Private Investing in the Power Sector in Emerging Markets."  Mr. Tilleard states, "Africa has become a laboratory for pioneering new methods of energy delivery."

Last week, Managing Partner Matt Tilleard was featured as a panelist at "Africa 2030: An Enterprise-Led Future" - hosted by Chadbourne & Parke and Akon Lighting Africa. Mr. Tilleard spoke alongside representatives from Akon Lighting Africa and Persistent Energy Partners.