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Press Release: d.light Closes New USD $176 Million Securitization Facility for Affordable Off-Grid Solar In Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Off-grid solar provider d.light and impact investor African Frontier Capital partner on new financing to support consumer loans for solar and high efficiency appliances in East Africa.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zero Gap Fund Mobilizes $1.04 Billion in Private Capital To Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Zero Gap Fund: 2023 State of the Portfolio report highlights the critical role of catalytic capital in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Nuveen Raises $200 Million for Private Equity Impact Strategy
Nuveen’s second climate inclusion strategy will build on the firm’s first private equity impact strategy, launched in 2021.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Scalable Mini-Grid Design Requires Expandable Systems: Why Modular Technology and Finance are Key to the Sector’s Growth and Sustainability
Mini-grids offer a proven, low-cost solution to bring energy access to hard-to-reach communities. But as Nathan Sermonis and Liam Murphy at Vittoria Technology argue, mini-grid projects need to start small and grow alongside customer demand for optimal sustainability. They explore why smart mini-grid design requires expandable, right-sized systems with “modular” finance and technology, and discuss how recent innovations in batteries and other solar technologies can enable this change in the sector’s approach to system design.
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- Energy, Technology
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Report: Progress on Basic Energy Access Reverses for First Time in a Decade
A combination of factors contributed to this including the global energy crisis, inflation, growing debt distress in many low-income countries, and increased geopolitical tensions.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Press Release: The Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity, Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR Lead Creation of Coalition to Mobilize Infrastructure Investment in the Indo-Pacific Region
The coalition aims to accelerate investment in infrastructure and support IPEF economies in achieving their economic development, human capital and sustainability goals.
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- Investing
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- Global
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African Development Bank Provides Malawi with $22 Million to Combat Climate Vulnerability
This grant, awarded via its African Development Fund (ADF), will be invested in agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Standard Bank Mobilises Market First Debt Fund to Support up to $2 Billion Sustainable Infrastructure in Africa
Standard bank has committed to acre impact capital’s export finance fund I to support the financing of sustainable projects in Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa