Our team consists of some of the most qualified experts in their field; together we hold over 40 years of experience in the African energy sector.

Victor Mallet
Founder and Lead Principal
With over a decade worth of experience in the power sector, Victor has developed a pipeline of over 500 MW of projects in Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique. Most recently he was Sub-Saharan Sales Director for APR Energy and before that the Southern Africa Projects Manager for Aggreko. In the course of these engagements, Victor closed projects including an emergency 18MW thermal power installed in Nacala (Mozambique) in 2015 and the 40MW gas power installed in Beluluane (Mozambique) which exported power through SAPP to South Africa and Zambia from 2014 – 2016. Victor currently lead’s Catalyst Energy development work. Victor holds a B.Sc in chemical engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Gabriel Fossati-Bellani
Director of US Investor Relations
Gabriel is a Mozambican, Italian and American national and has lived in Mozambique for almost two decades. He has worked in both the consulting and philanthropic sectors, working for a Mozambican Management Consulting firm, EUROSIS, and as a Director at the Maria de Lurdes Mutola Foundation in Maputo. Gabriel, via the company Pembaland, has been involved in sustainable sourcing of land use rights (DUAT) in almost every province of Mozambique, including Maputo, Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Zambezia. Gabriel holds a BA in economics from Princeton University and a MBA from the University of Cape Town GSB. He currently splits his time between Maputo and California.

Chipepo Chibesakunda
Director, Zambia Relations
A graduate of Humboldt University in Germany, Chipepo’s experience has extended into airline, hospitality and the telecommunications space. Chipepo has a demonstrated history of working successfully in the mining, metals and renewable energy industry. Chipepo splits his time between Maputo and Zambia.