William Makwinja

Senior Professional, Infrastructure Finance at New Development Bank

Speaker

William is a senior professional at the New Development Bank in the Infrastructure team. He holds a Master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from the University of Tilburg, in the Netherlands. William is responsible for the structuring of projects across the energy, transport, ICT and water sectors. With his background in economics, statistics and finance, he is well equipped to advise clients on the financing of large infrastructure deals across the continent.

William has conducted market assessments, project appraisals and financial analytics for infrastructure projects across the continent. He has also been involved in several instrumental infrastructure projects across the continent, including the: 340MW Cenpower Kpone Independent Power Project in Ghana (2014 PFA Africa Power Project of the Year), 300MW Maamba Collieries Power Project in Zambia (2015 PFA Africa Power Project of the Year), and the 370MW Angola Solar (2020 ECA/DFI-backed deal of the year” by “TXF Perfect 10”).