Since we set up Gridworks, it’s pioneered several projects that deliver clean electricity to African businesses and communities.
Unreliable electricity is one of the biggest barriers to business growth in Africa. We set up Gridworks in 2019 to develop the networks that carry electricity to homes, factories and businesses in Africa, providing African businesses with the power needed to support sustainable economic growth.
In 2024, Gridworks partnered with the Mozambique Government and national utility, EDM, to deliver two phases of the Chimuara–Nacala transmission line. The $450 million project will build 460km of transmission lines and two new substations to connect the centre and north of Mozambique and deliver reliable electricity to industries in key growth zones.
In Uganda, Gridworks is developing the $100 million Gamani Transmission project which will add nearly 80km of high-voltage lines and two new substations, enabling up to 250MW of clean energy to reach the grid from the Mount Elgon region.
And in Burundi, investee company Anzana Electric Group is leading one of Africa’s most ambitious rural electrification efforts. The Weza Power project aims to bring clean, reliable electricity to 9 million people, or two-thirds of the population. Anzana is also developing two hydropower plants that will increase Burundi’s total energy generation by 10 per cent and begin supplying the grid in 2025 and 2027.
Together, these projects demonstrate that Gridworks is helping to build the energy needed to power Africa’s economic future, while supporting a cleaner, more inclusive transition.
