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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- Mar 26, 2019
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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, 2019
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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 19, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2019
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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, 2018
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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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- Sep 26, 2018
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OPIC commits $25m to our new Solar Energy Transformation Fund
We are delighted to announce that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has committed $25 million to the Solar Energy...
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- Jul 26, 2018
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SunFunder and ZOLA Electric close new debt facility
SunFunder announced today the close of a $20 million debt financing facility with a values-aligned family office for ZOLA Electric...
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- Jun 11, 2018
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SunFunder closes new equity round with investment by Shell
We are delighted to announce new equity investment from Shell. The round also included existing investors Schneider Electric and Better...
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- Jun 5, 2018
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SunFunder finances Questworks' growing C&I solar pipeline
SunFunder has set up a $1.2 million facility for Questworks, a Kenyan firm focused on delivering its strong pipeline of commercial and...
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- Feb 27, 2018
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Former Rabobank Africa CEO joins SunFunder as CFO
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ritesh Shah to our senior leadership team as SunFunder’s new Chief Financial Officer....
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- Dec 8, 2017
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Greenlight Planet’s $60m round, our fourth transaction together
Long-time SunFunder partner and leading off-grid solar company Greenlight Planet announced this week it had raised $60 million, which...
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- Nov 8, 2017
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SunFunder arranges the first multi-currency syndicated off-grid solar loan in West Africa
We are pleased to announce that SunFunder has led an $8 million syndication for leading off-grid solar company PEG Africa in West Africa....
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- Oct 17, 2017
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SunFunder leads $6m syndicated receivables financing facility for SolarNow
A key pathway for scale in our sector is through syndication – multiple lenders investing together. Today we are delighted to announce...
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- Jul 7, 2017
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From beverage makers to international hotels: commercial solar takes off in The Pacific
SunFunder financing enables Sunergise to launch solar projects totalling 2.4MW in Fiji and 783kW in Vanuatu. As well as energy access for...
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- Apr 24, 2017
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SunFunder chosen as Bloomberg 2017 New Energy Pioneer
We are delighted to announce that SunFunder has been selected as one of Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s 10 New Energy Pioneers for 2017....
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- Apr 4, 2017
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SunFunder starts local currency lending for beyond grid solar
Over the last five years, SunFunder has completed $25 million of loans to more than 30 solar companies in the beyond the grid sector....
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- Oct 12, 2016
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SunFunder reaches first close of the $50m Beyond The Grid Solar Fund
We are delighted to announce the first close of our new $50 million Beyond The Grid Solar Fund, which marks a new and exciting chapter...
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