Piet Hein Dankelman 2026 Speakers

“Piet Hein Dankelman

Founder & CEO | Dutch & Co. Ltd. | Scaling Renewable Energy Across Africa

Piet Hein Dankelman is the Founder and CEO of Dutch & Co. Ltd., a Ghana-based renewable energy company focused on accelerating the energy transition across Africa.

An experienced entrepreneur with more than three decades in corporate development, management and strategy, Piet Hein has founded, managed and invested in businesses across Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa. His international experience, combined with a strong belief in local entrepreneurship and execution, has shaped Dutch & Co.’s approach: Think Global, Act Local.

Founded in Ghana in 2010, Dutch & Co. has developed into an established full-service renewable energy company specialising in C&I Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), energy efficiency and emerging EV charging solutions.

With an experienced local team and in-house development, engineering, EPC and O&M capabilities, Dutch & Co. provides clients with an end-to-end solution—from initial feasibility and design through procurement, construction, commissioning and long-term operation and maintenance.

Dutch & Co. has successfully delivered more than 23 MW of solar capacity, including one of Ghana’s largest single-rooftop solar PV installations, and has built a strong reference list of commercial and industrial projects. The company is fully licensed by the Energy Commission of Ghana and compliant with Ghanaian local-content and local-participation requirements.

Building on its established platform in Ghana and growing activities across West Africa, Dutch & Co. is now entering its next phase of growth: scaling its proven business model across Africa.

We are seeking the right strategic and/or financial equity partner—a “big brother or sister”—who can bring capital, strategic capabilities, international networks and complementary expertise to accelerate this expansion.

For international energy companies and investors seeking exposure to Africa’s rapidly growing renewable-energy market, Dutch & Co. offers an established market-entry and growth platform combining local execution capabilities, a proven track record, market knowledge, regional networks and a growing project pipeline.

At AFSIC, I am particularly interested in meeting:
• Strategic investors and renewable-energy companies seeking to enter or expand in Africa
• Private equity, infrastructure and impact investors
• C&I solar, BESS and distributed-energy investors and developers
• Companies looking for an established African operating and market-entry platform
• M&A and corporate-finance advisors with a strong Africa and energy network

If you are looking to participate in the growth of renewable energy across Africa, I would be very pleased to connect during AFSIC 2026 in London.

I deliberately made the partner search prominent rather than burying it at the end. That should help attract the strategic investors, PE/infrastructure funds, international renewable-energy companies and M&A advisers you specifically want to meet at AFSIC.”