Wakaba, James

Senior Asset Manager
Infraco Africa

James Wakaba has been in the energy sector since 2001, his experience spanning energy efficiency, energy generation, energy access and climate change. He has helped design, implement and monitor projects and programs in these areas in more than 25 countries, mostly in Sub-Sahara Africa including South Africa. He has worked for and with Governments, Utilities, the private sector and donors, both local and international in these projects. He has run two renewable energy Independent Power Producers in Kenya and Uganda and two Africa-wide NGOs in the area of energy access. He currently manages assets on behalf of Investor InfraCo Africa, focusing on mini-grid and e-mobility investments. James has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nairobi, is a registered Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya and is a licensed energy auditor with the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority.