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正如今天在迪拜2020年世博會上宣布的那樣，西門子和沙漠技術(shù)公司已經(jīng)成立了一家合資企業(yè)，在非洲、中東和亞洲開發(fā)和投資太陽能和智能基礎設施。Capton Energy是一家名為Capton Energy的合資企業(yè)，其目標是在總發(fā)電量超過1千兆瓦（GW）的項目上建立投資組合，將支持在最需要清潔、可靠、價格合理的能源領域提供能源的項目。
Capton Energy（“Capton”）的總部位于阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國迪拜，由Umer Ahmad領導，他于2022年1月加入，擔任首席執(zhí)行官和首席投資官。艾哈邁德是能源和基礎設施融資行業(yè)的知名專家，在發(fā)達和新興市場擁有超過21年的股權(quán)投資者、貸款人和顧問經(jīng)驗，曾領導巴克萊、德勤、SNC-Lavalin和Equitix等多家知名機構(gòu)的業(yè)務和團隊。
西門子通過其融資子公司西門子金融服務公司（SFS）和位于沙特阿拉伯的沙漠技術(shù)公司是Capton的聯(lián)合股東。該公司將主要針對現(xiàn)有和新建太陽能發(fā)電項目進行投資，通常發(fā)電容量在20至100兆瓦（MW）之間。Capton將受益于合作伙伴提供技術(shù)和專業(yè)知識的能力，以促進新太陽能設施的開發(fā)。該平臺還將為第三方投資者提供參與能源轉(zhuǎn)型之旅的機會。
“太陽能在全球能源轉(zhuǎn)型中扮演著關(guān)鍵角色，”SFS股權(quán)融資主管斯特芬·格羅斯（Steffen Grosse）說。“Capton的推出為推動更可持續(xù)、更靈活的能源系統(tǒng)在中東、非洲和亞洲部分地區(qū)的擴張奠定了基礎，我們期待著與沙漠技術(shù)一起共同建設這個平臺。”
沙漠科技是一家太陽能光伏和智能基礎設施控股公司，專注于制造業(yè)和可持續(xù)投資。該公司總部位于吉達，在22個國家完成了40多個太陽能項目。
沙漠技術(shù)公司的創(chuàng)始人努爾·穆薩說：“太陽能發(fā)電使沒有可靠能源網(wǎng)絡的地方能夠超越發(fā)達國家常見的傳統(tǒng)基礎設施，并從可持續(xù)、清潔和廉價的電力中受益。”。“我們渴望與Capton和西門子合作，支持項目，推動符合我們ESG理想的積極變革。這些充分優(yōu)化太陽能潛力的努力，以及可持續(xù)迷你電網(wǎng)和智能分布式能源系統(tǒng)等技術(shù)，將鞏固我們的理想，并體現(xiàn)積極影響。”
“太陽能驅(qū)動的智能基礎設施是可持續(xù)發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵，”沙漠技術(shù)集團首席投資官兼Capton董事會成員Khaled Sharbatly說。“基于可再生能源、存儲和數(shù)字技術(shù)的整合，它們有可能改變我們生活的方方面面，成為從能源平等到清潔交通和電力移動等新的社會和經(jīng)濟模式的推動者。”。
在陽光充足的中東、非洲和亞洲國家，對太陽能的需求正在激增。僅在中東，根據(jù)阿布扎比國際可再生能源機構(gòu)的數(shù)據(jù)，太陽能發(fā)電的總裝機容量從2016增加到2020倍。
隨著越來越多的國家不再使用導致全球變暖的化石燃料，通過使用離網(wǎng)和電池存儲系統(tǒng)為農(nóng)村地區(qū)帶來可持續(xù)電力供應的努力正在幫助刺激這一增長。
Capton Energy首席執(zhí)行官兼首席信息官烏默爾·艾哈邁德（Umer Ahmad）表示：“Capton Energy在組建太陽能主題投資渠道方面已經(jīng)取得了進展，并正在逐步討論啟動首次融資。”。“有了西門子和沙漠技術(shù)公司作為戰(zhàn)略合作伙伴，以及我們在Capton內(nèi)部組建的出色團隊，我們相信我們有完整的工具包，能夠?qū)㈤_發(fā)、投資和技術(shù)能力最佳地結(jié)合起來，從而滿足我們目標市場對太陽能日益增長的需求。”
Siemens and Desert Technologies have launched a joint venture to develop and invest in solar and smart infrastructure in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as announced today at Expo 2020 Dubai. The venture, Capton Energy – which aims to build up a portfolio of investments in projects with an aggregate capacity of more than 1 gigawatts (GW) – will support projects providing clean, reliable, and affordable energy in areas that need it most.
Capton Energy ("Capton") has its headquarters in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and is led by Umer Ahmad, who joined as chief executive and chief investment officer in January 2022. Ahmad is a well-known expert in the energy and infrastructure financing industry, bringing more than 21 years' experience as an equity investor, lender and advisor in developed and emerging markets, having led businesses and teams in a number of high-profile organizations, such as Barclays, Deloitte, SNC-Lavalin and Equitix.
Siemens, through its financing arm Siemens Financial Services (SFS), and Saudi Arabia-based Desert Technologies are joint shareholders in Capton. The company will primarily target investments in existing and greenfield solar power projects typically in a range of 20 to 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity. Capton will benefit from the partners' ability to supply technology and expertise to facilitate the development of new solar facilities. The platform will also offer third party investors the opportunity to participate in the energy transition journey.
"Solar power plays a critical part in the global energy transition," said Steffen Grosse, head of Equity Finance for SFS. "The launch of Capton sets the stage to help drive the expansion of more sustainable and flexible energy systems across the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia and we're looking forward to jointly building this platform alongside Desert Technologies."
Desert Technologies is a solar PV and smart infrastructure holding company, focused on manufacturing and sustainable investments. based in Jeddah, the company has completed more than 40 solar projects in 22 countries.
"Solar power enables places without reliable energy networks to leapfrog the legacy infrastructure common in developed nations and benefit from sustainable, clean and affordable power," said Nour Mousa, the founder of Desert Technologies. "We are eager to work with Capton and Siemens to back projects and drive positive change in line with our ESG ideals. Such efforts to fully optimize the potential of the sun and technologies such as sustainable mini-grids and smart distributed energy systems will anchor our ideals and embody positive impact."
"Smart infrastructure powered by the sun are the key to sustainable development", said Khaled Sharbatly, Group Chief Investment Officer of Desert Technologies and Capton's Board Member. "based on the integration of renewables, storage and digital technologies, they have the potential to change for good every aspect of our life, acting as enablers of new social and economic paradigms, from energy equality to clean transportation and electric mobility".
Demand for solar energy is surging in the Middle East, Africa and Asian nations with abundant sunshine. In the Middle East alone, total installed capacity for solar power generation more than quadrupled from 2016 to 2020, according to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi.
Efforts to bring sustainable electricity supplies to rural areas through the use of off-grid and battery storage systems are helping to spur this growth, as more countries shift away from fossil fuels that contribute to global warming.
"Capton Energy is already advanced in assembling a pipeline of solar-themed investments and is in progressive discussions to launch the inaugural fund raising," said Umer Ahmad, CEO and CIO of Capton Energy. "With Siemens and Desert Technologies as strategic partners, and the exceptional team we are bringing together within Capton, we are confident that we have the complete toolkit to bring an optimum blend of development, investment and technological capabilities, so we can meet the growing needs for solar energy in our target markets."
原標題：Siemens與Desert Technologies成立合資公司，助力非洲光伏基建
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