Wind and solar company , Mainstream Renewable Power , is to invest $ 60 m in Pan - African renewable energy platform , Solar Power , to build wind and solar projects with a capacity of over 200 by 2018 , including wind farms in Egypt , South Africa , Senegal , and Ghana and a solar field in Egypt . The investment will finance Mainstream’s continued expansion of the Lekela Power platform, a joint venture with private equity firm Actis. The platform is also to receive funding from investors including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , IFC , Ascension Capital Management , and Sanlam , bringing the total to $ 177.5 m .
Wind and solar company , Mainstream Renewable Power , is to invest $ 60 m in Pan - African renewable energy platform , Solar Power , to build wind and solar projects with a capacity of over 200 by 2018 , including wind farms in Egypt , South Africa , Senegal , and Ghana and a solar field in Egypt . The platform is also to receive funding from investors including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , IFC , Ascension Capital Management , and Sanlam , bringing the total to $ 177.5 m .