The Best Markets for Wind and Solar Are Not Where You Think | Ep216: Daniel Calderon

2025-07-10

In a world where 17% of all electricity is generated from wind and solar and where 93% of all new capacity added to the grid is from renewables, it can be easy to forget that countries got their first wind and solar resources within just the last few years. And in fact, some countries are still waiting for their first. Today on Cleaning Up, we’re joined by Daniel Calderon, Founder and Managing Partner of Alcazar Energy Partners. Daniel has made it a specialty of going into countries overlooked by others, building their fir...

And in fact, some countries are still waiting for their first.

Today on Cleaning Up, we’re joined by Daniel Calderon, Founder and Managing Partner of Alcazar Energy Partners. Daniel has made it a specialty of going into countries overlooked by others, building their first wind and solar farms, and as he explains, doing it profitably.

Leadership Circle:

Cleaning Up is supported by the Leadership Circle, and its founding members: Actis, Alcazar Energy, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP of Portugal, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information on the Leadership Circle, please visit https://www.cleaningup.live.

Discover more:

Alcazar Energy Partners: https://alcazarenergy.com/
Episode 196 with Lucy Heintz: https://youtu.be/nhGDI_0QIHg
Episode 181 with Ethan Zindler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf5_r3V3Vs8
Episode 204, the Sierra Leone special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5QjSfy2SM

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