The Regional MSME Investment Fund for Sub Saharan Africa S.A. SICAV-SIF ( REGMIFA) was launched on the 5th f May 2010, Since then it has played a relevant role in the promotion of renewable energy projects and financing for public and private investors as multilayered fund with a focus on local small-scale industry and handcraft.
The overall goal is the technical support to REGMIFA for the financing of small-scale renewable Energy Projects in Sub-saharan Africa for the promotion of renewable energy in the region.
MACS supported REGMIFA as technical advisor and capacity buildings trainer for small-scale RE projects, providing the fund with technical assessments of project proposals and determining becnhmarks for credit risk and investment performance.
Based on his career as financial consultant and development banker, Thomas thought consulting and management services in the utility sectors should integrate economists and engineers as well as social scientists in a core team of permanent international staff for sustainable solutions. Thus MACS was born.
His experience in micro- and macro-economic policy analysis as well as detailed sector assessments in the fields of Finance, Water and Energy makes Thomas an expert in developing comprehensive finance strategies for network utilities including building the institutional and policy framework around it.
As one of the Partners and Managing Directors of MACS he is responsible for strategic development and controlling.