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Actis Raises US $1.7 Billion for Second Long Life Infrastructure Fund
"The Actis long life infrastructure strategy invests into brownfield infrastructure assets across growth markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa."
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- Global
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Press Release: IFC and Canada Invest in Husk to Catalyze Solar-Powered Economic Growth in Rural Nigeria
The financing will support the rollout of Husk’s portfolio of solar hybrid minigrids in Northern Nigeria, helping address one of the country’s most urgent development challenges.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Expanding Access to Finance for Energy Enterprises: EnDev Partners with Kiva
Through this collaboration, Kiva will provide tailored financial solutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy access sector across EnDev’s portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Coal India to Build $3 Billion Clean Energy Projects to Power Green Ammonia Facilities
"The initiative is part of the company’s strategy to offset emissions and support India’s national goal of reaching net zero by 2070."
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: IFC Announces US $30 Million Investment in Fund Managed by Beel Infrastructure Partners to Enhance Mexico’s Infrastructure, Energy and Real Asset Sectors
"Through this investment, IFC aims to increase access to finance for infrastructure projects and support the deepening of capital markets by promoting an underdeveloped asset class in Mexico."
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: BII Invests $100 Million in ReNew to Boost India’s Solar Manufacturing Ecosystem
The investment supports the expansion of a resilient and self-reliant renewable energy supply chain in India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Funding African Solutions to the Climate Crisis: Why Local Venture Capital Innovation Holds the Key to Climate Resilience
Africa contributes just 4% of global carbon emissions and faces the world’s most devastating climate impacts — yet it receives only 3.3% of global climate finance (as of 2021/22). Dotun Olowoporoku and Dolapo Morgan at Ventures Platform argue that this disparity presents an urgent need for locally-developed innovation driven by African venture capital. They explore how African VCs can leverage this opportunity to play a central role in the continent’s climate response.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Investing
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Ghana’s Kofa Closes $8.1 Million Pre-Series A Round to Expand Energy Access in Urban Africa
Leveraging its cutting-edge technology and proprietary Internet of Things (IoT) system, Kofa now facilitates over 200 battery swaps daily.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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