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Feb 23, 20211 min read
Annual Review: the decade to rise to the climate emergency
A large part of 2020 was of course given to the pandemic but we stayed on course for our investment targets and closing the SET Fund.
SunFunder
Feb 19, 20214 min read
Q&A: Innovative financing for productive use
Last week we disbursed a new $11m syndicated loan for SunCulture. We discussed some of the innovative aspects with the transaction team.
SunFunder
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Groundbreaking $11m syndication for SunCulture to expand solar irrigation
Today we made the first disbursement from a new $11m syndicated debt facility to SunCulture, a solar irrigation company based in Nairobi.
SunFunder
Dec 22, 20202 min read
New InspiraFarms investment supports agricultural cold chain
A new $500k loan will help InspiraFarms deploy its agricultural solar-powered cold chain installations.
SunFunder
Sep 2, 20202 min read
Swedfund invests $12m in the SET Fund
Swedish development finance institution Swedfund has committed $12m to SunFunder’s Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund.
SunFunder
May 14, 20203 min read
Serving our sector through the Covid-19 crisis
SunFunder acted fast to get ahead of Covid-19 impacts and help mitigate the risks to our sector as best as possible.
SunFunder
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Our 2019 review: pioneering and scaling financing for solar + storage
The end of the decade gives us a chance to reflect. SunFunder has now financed 50 solar companies and unlocked $135m for distributed...
SunFunder
Feb 10, 20204 min read
Q&A: Structuring for scalability in C&I solar
We discussed pragmatic structuring for our first transaction in Nigeria with C&I solar developer Daystar with the transaction team.
SunFunder
Feb 7, 20202 min read
SunFunder makes first investment in Nigeria with Daystar Power
We made our first investment in Nigeria: a facility of up to $4m with C&I solar developer Daystar Power.
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Aug 28, 20194 min read
Q&A: Ensol's entrepreneurship, sustainability and the C&I solar sector
We interviewed Prosper Magali, Ensol's Co-founder, to share insights into the C&I sector in East Africa.
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Jul 1, 20192 min read
SunFunder expands relationship with d.light with $5m investment
We are supporting d.light’s growth across Africa with a new $5m working capital loan.
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Jun 11, 20192 min read
SunFunder announces the launch of new $30m Kenyan government solar debt fund
We are managing a new $30m debt fund with SNV for Kenya’s Ministry of Energy as part of the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP).
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May 20, 20193 min read
Catalyzing capital for energy access and climate change
We convened a roundtable in London on the financing needs for scaling up the energy access sector and achieving lasting impact.
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Mar 26, 20192 min read
SunFunder and IKEA Foundation launch new partnership
We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with the IKEA Foundation. Last month we reached the first close of our $85m SET Fund,...
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Mar 20, 20192 min read
SunFunder provides $2.5m for PEG Africa in partnership with CDC
We are joining CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), on a $15m multi-currency debt facility for PEG Africa, a...
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Feb 28, 20191 min read
Our 2018 Review: SunFunder's $100m Solar Energy Transformation
SunFunder has now unlocked over $100m for solar energy in emerging markets. Our 2018 Annual Review highlights the progress we’ve made...
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Feb 19, 20193 min read
SunFunder reaches first close on new nine-year solar energy debt fund
We reached the $42.5 million first close of our new Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund with anchor investors
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Jan 17, 20192 min read
SunFunder closes $2m multi-currency debt facility in Mozambique with MFX Solutions for SolarWorks!
We are expanding into new markets, with our first transaction in Mozambique with SolarWorks!, the country’s leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)...
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Jan 8, 20192 min read
SunFunder arranges $9m debt financing facility for SolarNow
We are launching 2019 with the news that we closed a $9m receivables financing facility with Kampala-based off-grid solar company...
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Dec 3, 20181 min read
SunFunder closes first mini-grid facility with PowerGen
SunFunder has started investing in the mini-grid sector. We have launched a new $1.2m facility with mini-grid developer PowerGen in...
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