Kabengele Bredt holds a degree in Industrial Engineering, specializing in Electrical Power Engineering, from the RWTH Aachen University in Germany. He joined the Fichtner Group in Germany in 2007, working first as a management consultant and later as a business development consultant for Africa.

In 2012 he relocated to Nairobi and is responsible for business development in Eastern Africa.

Since 2024, Kabengele Bredt has been the Chairperson of the German Business Association in Kenya (GBA), which represents more than 160 companies in Kenya.

Fichtner Company Profile: Fichtner is one of the leading German internationally active engineering consulting companies. The Fichtner Group is present in over 100 locations worldwide. Fichtner is globally positioned with a total of more than 2200 employees and a turnover of more than 336 million EUR.

In Africa, the Fichtner Group provides consultancy services in the energy sector related to Solar PV, Wind, Hydropower, Biomass, Geothermal Power, Power Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, Green Hydrogen, and Energy Policies.

Green hydrogen and power-to-X-applications: With 3 decades of experience Fichtner is working with its customers to advance the development of hydrogen in a wide range of sectors. Since 2022, Fichtner has been involved in more than 15 green hydrogen and power-to-X projects in Africa, covering countries such as:

• Kenya • Namibia • Mauritania

• Uganda • South Africa • Senegal

• Egypt • Tunisia • Morrocco                                         

Quote: We at Fichtner are at the forefront of shaping the hydrogen sector through our extensive engineering know-how in all project phases of the hydrogen value chain. We believe that hydrogen will play a key role in decarbonization, reshape the energy sector, boosting economies, and enhance the livelihoods of people in Africa