Globeleq

Globeleq

Globeleq Africa Ltd

London, United Kingdom

SolarWindHydroGeothermalEnergy StorageOther
Founded 20021.8 GW installed
Profile last updated: May 7, 2026

About

Founded in 2002, Globeleq is a renewable energy company headquartered in London, United Kingdom specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.

Globeleq is a leading Africa-focused independent power producer, founded in 2002 and focused solely on Africa since 2015. It develops, owns and operates power generation across gas, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and battery energy storage, with a portfolio of operating plants and projects under development in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. Headquartered in London, with regional offices across Africa.

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2002

Focus areas

independent power producerAfricarenewable energysolarwindhydrogeothermalbattery energy storagegas-fired generationpower generation

Products & services

Business models

IPP

Value chain

DevelopmentEngineeringProcurementConstructionO&MAsset Management

Service areas (1)

  • Power generation and development

    Developing, owning and operating independent power projects across Africa.

Locations

Headquarters

Martin Lane 24, EC4R 0DR, London, United Kingdom

Operating locations (10)

  • Lombard Street 67, London, United Kingdom
  • Jellicoe Avenue 32A, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Osborne Road 1, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Riverside Drive, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Avenida Zedequias Manganhela 267, Maputo, Mozambique
  • Rue Bertaut, Bali, Douala, Cameroon
  • Blvd Brandon & Mcain, Cocody Riviera Golf 4, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • Kelvin Siwale Road, Green City Office Park Suite B20, Lusaka, Zambia
  • Haile Selassie/Kaole Road, R Square Building Plot No. 274, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Water Way Complex, First Settlement DS-4, 5A, New Cairo, Egypt

Service regions

CameroonCôte d'IvoireEgyptKenyaMozambiqueSouth AfricaTanzaniaZambia

Projects

25

Azito

OperationalGas-fired combined cycle

Combined cycle gas turbine power plant using natural gas from Côte d'Ivoire's offshore fields, supplying around 30% of the country's base load generation.

713 MW capacityAbidjan, Ivory Coast

Kribi Power

OperationalGas-fired reciprocating engine

Natural gas-fired reciprocating engine plant selling electricity to ENEO under a 20-year PPA.

216 MW capacityKribi, CameroonClient: ENEO

Dibamba Power

OperationalHeavy fuel oil reciprocating engine

Heavy fuel oil reciprocating engine peaking plant selling electricity to ENEO under a 20-year tolling agreement.

88 MW capacityDouala, CameroonClient: ENEO

Songas

Operational

Plant providing electricity to the national grid and local industrial users.

190 MW capacityDar es Salaam, Tanzania

Temane 450 MW Gas Project

Under ConstructionGas-fired power

Gas-fired power project supplying Electricidade de Moçambique under a 25-year tolling agreement, using gas from the Pande-Temane fields.

450 MW capacityTemane, MozambiqueClient: Electricidade de Moçambique

Red Sands ESIPPPP Project

Under ConstructionBattery storage

Battery energy storage project, the largest standalone storage project in Africa to reach financial close and enter construction.

153 MW capacityUpington, South Africa

Menengai Geothermal Plant

Under ConstructionGeothermal

Greenfield geothermal project, part of the first phase of the Menengai complex.

35 MW capacityMenengai, Kenya

Kafue Solar Plant

PlannedSolar PV

Solar PV project of two co-located 20 MWac plants with a 3.5 km powerline to Kafue substation.

56 MW capacityKafue, Zambia

LHPC Solar

Under ConstructionSolar PV

First solar PV plant of LHPC, diversifying Zambia's renewable mix.

27 MW capacityKabwe, Zambia

Namaacha Wind

PlannedOnshore wind farm

Mozambique's first wind farm project, in final development with partner Source Energia.

120 MW capacityNamaacha, Mozambique

Lunsemfwa Hydropower Station

OperationalHydropower

Hydropower station managed by LHPC, Zambia's first IPP.

24 MW capacityKabwe, Zambia

Mulungushi Hydropower Plant

OperationalHydropower

Hydropower station operated by LHPC in Zambia's Central Province.

32 MW capacityKabwe, Zambia

Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm

OperationalOnshore wind farm

Wind farm part of South Africa's Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme.

138 MW capacityJeffreys Bay, South Africa

Klipheuwel Wind Farm

OperationalOnshore wind farm

Wind farm located 5 km west of Caledon in the Western Cape.

27 MW capacityCaledon, South Africa

Boshof Solar Power

Solar PV

Solar plant located 55 km north east of Kimberley.

66 MW capacityBoshof, South Africa

Droogfontein Solar Power

Solar PV

Solar plant part of South Africa's Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme.

50 MW capacityKimberley, South Africa

De Aar Solar Power

Solar PV

Solar plant part of South Africa's Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme.

50 MW capacityDe Aar, South Africa

Soutpan Solar Power

Solar PV

Solar plant in Limpopo Province, one of the first REIPPPP solar facilities.

31 MW capacityVivo, South Africa

Konkoonsies Solar Power

Solar PV

Solar facility arising from South Africa's REIPPPP, in the Northern Cape.

11 MW capacityPofadder, South Africa

Aries Solar Power

Solar PV

Solar plant generating approximately 22,000 MWh per year.

11 MW capacityKenhardt, South Africa

Malindi Solar

Solar PV

Solar plant of 40 MW AC located about 50 km from Malindi town.

52 MW capacityMalindi, Kenya

Mocuba Solar

Solar PV

Solar power plant on 126 hectares about 13 km from Mocuba.

41 MW capacityMocuba, Mozambique

Cuamba Solar BESS

Solar PV with battery storage

Solar PV plant with a 7 MWh energy storage system, co-owned with Source Energia and EDM.

19 MW capacityCuamba, Mozambique

ARC Solar

Solar PV

Solar PV plant in the Benban Solar Park, acquired by Globeleq in 2021.

66 MW capacityBenban, Egypt

Winnergy Solar

Solar PV

Solar PV plant within Egypt's Benban Solar complex, majority owned by Globeleq.

25 MW capacityBenban, Egypt

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

IJ Global Awards

IJ Global2025

Windaba Award

Windaba2023

IJ Global Awards

IJ Global2021

IJ Global Awards

IJ Global2020

PFI Awards

2021

Partnerships

Source Energia, IPS, Government of Cameroon, Electricidade de Moçambique

People

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