According to data firm Preqin, only one emerging markets greenfield renewables fund has raised more than Copenhagen wants to amass, although the 2014 $3.26 billion Guangzhou City Development Industry Fund is focused on China.
While a deal to phase out fossil fuels has been hard to agree, more than 60 countries have backed a global agreement to triple renewable energy this decade.
The growth in demand for electricity is enormous," he told Reuters, adding that renewable energy was often the cheapest energy source.
Founded in 2012, Denmark's Copenhagen manages 26 billion euros ($28.3 billion) of assets and runs 12 funds.
Recent development projects include an offshore wind farm in Bangladesh and the first 100% foreign-owned offshore wind energy schemes in the Philippines.
Persons:
Niels Holst, Holst, Simon Jessop, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes, Jan Harvey
Organizations:
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Reuters, Guangzhou City Development Industry Fund, Denmark's, Thomson
Locations:
DUBAI, Copenhagen, China, Dubai, Britain, Denmark's Copenhagen, Bangladesh, Philippines, Asia, Pacific, America