Climate Finance | Energy Infrastructure

Unlocking capital for
Africa's energy future.

Pan-African climate finance leader. 15+ years structuring the deals that power communities, grow economies, and move capital where it matters most.

Portrait of Barka Sajou, climate finance and energy infrastructure leader
Madrid | Abuja
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Portfolio managed at REA

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Households connected

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World Bank financing for DARES

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Nigerians reached

Approach

I started as an electrical engineer and learned that Africa's energy challenge is a capital allocation problem.

From northern Nigeria to Madrid, my work sits at the intersection of private capital and public impact — finding the deals that are both commercially sound and genuinely transformative for the communities they serve.

As Executive Director, Technical Services at Nigeria's Rural Electrification Agency from 2020 to 2024, I oversaw a $1.3 billion+ portfolio that reached approximately five million Nigerians and exceeded multilateral targets by 15%.

Latest writing

Catalysing Nigeria's Industrial Development

Premium Times | 29 May 2023

Catalysing Nigeria's Industrial Development through Decentralised Off-Grid Systems

Decentralised energy is not just an electrification strategy — it is an industrial policy. The countries that get this right will define the next decade of African manufacturing.

Institutions I have worked with

World Bank
African Development Bank
USTDA
INSEAD
Rocky Mountain Institute
Shell New Energies
GIZ
Cygnum Capital

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