A first mover on the African continent with over a decade of superior investment performance.
Power and electricity generation infrastructure based on commercially-proven clean technologies that comprise renewable (wind, solar PV, solar thermal, geothermal and hydropower) and sustainable energy (hybrid gas, biomass, biogas and combined heat and power), and the value chains that support them. Excludes primary fossil fuels like coal and oil, as well as discard coal as a fuel source.
Making clean energy products universally available and affordable, through decentralised energy and solar home technology solutions, can alleviate energy poverty that remains prevalent in many African countries, hindering economic development and exacerbating social inequalities.
Wiser resource use through the adoption and deployment of resource efficient technologies and (disruptive) business models by businesses and industry, their products and services, which results in ‘doing more with less’ and thereby contributing to alleviation pressure on Africa’s threatened natural resource base.
Our specialised funds are crafted and deployed with passion, care and dedication to create a diverse portfolio that remains relevant to transforming Africa’s energy future
Inspired Evolution has raised around USD 850 million across three funds, being USD 550 of funds under management plus USD 300 million in co-investments.
With proven top-quartile performance, we offer a dynamic multi-disciplinary professional team with pan-African multiple-sector experience and a thorough understanding of the African business landscape.
First mover in Africa, driven by our specialised climate-centred investment mandate
We remain more dedicated than ever to delivering measurable and lasting development outcomes in contribution to the global climate compact.
Founded in 2007, we perfect this through our award-winning best-in-class ESG active investment management approach, aligned to the United Nations SDGs.
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Washington, D.C., October 17, 2025 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), and founding partners today announced the appointment of Inspired Evolution as the investment manager for Zafiri, a new investment vehicle focused on expanding access to electricity and clean cooking for tens of millions of people […]
Nairobi / Cape Town, 8th October 2025 — Evolution III Fund, Inspired Evolution’s dedicated next-generation energy transition fund, has signed transaction agreements committing USD 20 million to Cold Solutions East Africa Holdings Limited (CSEAHL), a leading temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics platform operating across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The investment will support the development and […]
Climate change is accelerating environmental, social and governance (ESG) adoption by pushing companies to view sustainability as a source of competitiveness, consistent with the Ecological Modernisation Theory (EMT), says University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Graduate School of Technology Management associate professor Schalk Grobbelaar. Thank you for reading!
CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) has announced a significant partnership with iSAT Africa to deliver renewable energy solutions for telecom sites across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. iSAT Africa, a leading communications provider specializing in connectivity, mobile, and satellite solutions for rural and underserved markets, will benefit from this collaboration. The renewable […]
The region is also seeing a push towards renewable energy. “There’s a lot of appetite for energy infrastructure, meaning there is momentum and opportunity,” said Monya Bassingthwaighte. Thank you for reading!
Sibanye-Stillwater and its partners in the Castle consortium celebrated the significant milestone of the launch and commercial operation of its Castle wind farm project. The Castle is the largest private-offtake wind farm in operation in South Africa to date. Thank you for reading!
Investec has become one of the first major banks in South Africa to enter the electricity market after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) granted it a trading licence. Thank you for reading!
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a €545-million Team Europe package to support Africa’s transition to clean energy. Thank you for reading!
Discovery Green, the renewable energy business of Discovery Limited, said on Tuesday that it has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with independent power producer Red Rocket for Tournee Solar Park, a 300 MW solar farm to be built in Standerton, Mpumalanga. Thank you for reading!
Headquartered in Cape Town, we also offer regional and country offices in London, Nairobi, Abidjan and Mauritius. Our growing African advisory platform presence, resource base and networks underpin our proprietary deal origination and execution capabilities.