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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.
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- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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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- Oct 5, 2018
- 1 min
The Global Impact Investing Network showcases SunFunder’s BTG Fund
The GIIN published a case study on our BTG Fund for its Climate InvestingTrack.
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- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
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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