Symbiotics Investments, a leading market access platform for impact investing, has arranged a US$10mn green bond for Proparco to be on-lent to Sun King (previously GreenLight Planet), one of the leading solar-home system actors in sub-Saharan Africa
Power Generation
HCB to modernise electricity production system with support of AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan package for Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) in Mozambique to support its vital capex programme aimed at modernising the company’s electricity production system
Expectations from South Africa’s Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme
South Africa’s tussle with shortage of electricity and water, accentuated by the accelerated impact of climate change, has had adverse consequences for its citizens
Bboxx to accelerate electrification in Togo
Bboxx, a super platform providing access to essential products and services, and its partner EDF, a global leader in low-carbon energies, have secured a loan from the Off Grid Energy Access Fund (OGEF), managed by Lion’s Head Global Partners Asset Management (LHGPAM), to ramp up their clean electrification delivery in Togo
Les Soleils enters rural electrification sector
NEoT Offgrid Africa, GDS International, and ARESS have agreed to collaborate to enter the rural electrification sector in Benin by creating a joint company, Les Soleils du Bénin