About Us

Gridworks develops and invests in Africa's electricity networks. We provide long-term capital to transmission, distribution and distributed renewable energy businesses, both on and off-grid. A partner to governments, utilities, and companies in the energy sector, we connect Africa's people and its businesses to reliable, affordable power.

Gridworks is owned by the UK government, and is funded and created by British International Investment, the UK's development finance institution.


Our Products and Services:

We develop and then invest in critical electricity network infrastructure. This could include:

  • Utility concessions
  • Public private partnerships
  • Management contracts
  • rural electrification programmes
  • Isolated grid systems
  • Off-grid to on-grid investments
  • Utility services companies