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Lebohang Ramokonopi

Associate | Johannesburg

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T: +27 11 669 9427

Overview

Lebohang specialises in project finance and construction, and advises local and multinational developers, contractors, sponsors, lenders and equity investors on a wide range of commercial/transactional matters in major private and public sector projects across the African continent, predominantly serving clients within the energy, mining, industrial, real estate, resources, utilities and infrastructure sectors.

Experience

*  Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.

Some of Lebohang’s experience includes:

  • ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund Tati HoldCo and Etavi Renewables Ltd on the limited recourse financing made available by Rand Merchant Bank for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 100MW Solar Facility in Botswana.
  • FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) on the limited recourse financing made available to SolarAfrica Sun Central 2 (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 100MW Solar Facility.
  • FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and RMB International (Mauritius) Ltd in connection with a USD55,825,000 bridge facility and USD55,825,000 term facility made available to a Mauritius based infrastructure investment and private equity group.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, ABSA Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited on the provision of financing to a consortium (made up of South African independent power producer Mulilo and TotalEnergies Renewables South Africa, part of French multi-energy group TotalEnergies SE) for the development of the 140-MW De Aar 2 South wind farm and the 120-MW Paarde Valley PV2 solar farm in the De Aar region.
  • ABSA Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited on the provision of financing to South African independent power producer Mulilo (in partnership with EDF International) for the development of the Oasis Mookodi BESS project under the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on the financing on a limited recourse basis of the Mogobe battery energy storage system facility totalling 103 MW/412 MWh developed by Scatec ASA as part of the first bidding round of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) implemented by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. This was the first project to achieve financial close in that bidding round. FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Investec Bank Limited in connection with ZAR4.5 billion loan facilities made available to a JSE listed company. FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in connection with US$40,000,000 loan facilities made available to a conglomerate of Kenyan, Mauritian and Nigerian entities.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on the financing of the 105MW (75MWac) Du Plessis Dam Solar PV2 facility near De Aar in the Northern Cape for Mulilo. This was the first project to achieve financial close under an aggregator model in South Africa, with Etana Energy as the offtaker. The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Absa Bank Limited on the limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Mookodi (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Mookodi Battery Storage Facility. The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Absa Bank Limited on the limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Aggeneis (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Aggeneis Battery Storage Facility.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Absa Bank Limited on the limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Nieuwehoop (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Nieuwehoop Battery Storage Facility.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Absa Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited on a limited recourse financing made available to Ukuqala Solar (RF) Proprietary Limited for the design, development, financing, construction, testing, commissioning, ownership, operation and maintenance of the 75 MW Ukuqala Solar Plant. Discovery Green in respect of the development and roll out of their energy trading business.

Qualifications

  • BCom (Finance, Insurance and Law), University of the Witwatersrand.
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand.

Overview

Lebohang specialises in project finance and construction, and advises local and multinational developers, contractors, sponsors, lenders and equity investors on a wide range of commercial/transactional matters in major private and public sector projects across the African continent, predominantly serving clients within the energy, mining, industrial, real estate, resources, utilities and infrastructure sectors.

Experience

*  Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.

Some of Lebohang’s experience includes:

  • ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund Tati HoldCo and Etavi Renewables Ltd on the limited recourse financing made available by Rand Merchant Bank for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 100MW Solar Facility in Botswana.
  • FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) on the limited recourse financing made available to SolarAfrica Sun Central 2 (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 100MW Solar Facility.
  • FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and RMB International (Mauritius) Ltd in connection with a USD55,825,000 bridge facility and USD55,825,000 term facility made available to a Mauritius based infrastructure investment and private equity group.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, ABSA Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited on the provision of financing to a consortium (made up of South African independent power producer Mulilo and TotalEnergies Renewables South Africa, part of French multi-energy group TotalEnergies SE) for the development of the 140-MW De Aar 2 South wind farm and the 120-MW Paarde Valley PV2 solar farm in the De Aar region.
  • ABSA Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited on the provision of financing to South African independent power producer Mulilo (in partnership with EDF International) for the development of the Oasis Mookodi BESS project under the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on the financing on a limited recourse basis of the Mogobe battery energy storage system facility totalling 103 MW/412 MWh developed by Scatec ASA as part of the first bidding round of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) implemented by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. This was the first project to achieve financial close in that bidding round. FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Investec Bank Limited in connection with ZAR4.5 billion loan facilities made available to a JSE listed company. FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in connection with US$40,000,000 loan facilities made available to a conglomerate of Kenyan, Mauritian and Nigerian entities.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on the financing of the 105MW (75MWac) Du Plessis Dam Solar PV2 facility near De Aar in the Northern Cape for Mulilo. This was the first project to achieve financial close under an aggregator model in South Africa, with Etana Energy as the offtaker. The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Absa Bank Limited on the limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Mookodi (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Mookodi Battery Storage Facility. The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Absa Bank Limited on the limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Aggeneis (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Aggeneis Battery Storage Facility.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Absa Bank Limited on the limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Nieuwehoop (RF) Proprietary Limited for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Nieuwehoop Battery Storage Facility.
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Absa Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited on a limited recourse financing made available to Ukuqala Solar (RF) Proprietary Limited for the design, development, financing, construction, testing, commissioning, ownership, operation and maintenance of the 75 MW Ukuqala Solar Plant. Discovery Green in respect of the development and roll out of their energy trading business.

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