British International Investment

Energy Access Ventures Fund

ChadDemocratic Republic of CongoEast AfricaGhanaGlobalKenyaMaliSenegalZimbabweAfricaCommunications & IT servicesConsumer - other servicesFinancial servicesInfrastructureManufacturing

Energy Access Ventures Fund (EAVF) specialises in early and growth capital for businesses active in the energy value chain that focus on underserved households and businesses.

Investments made by BII into this fund:

Investment name Commitment Region Sector Start date Status
Investment 01 $18.63m Communications & IT services, Consumer - other services, Financial services, Infrastructure, Manufacturing February 2015 Active
Investment 02 $5.95m Communications & IT services, Consumer - other services, Financial services, Infrastructure, Manufacturing December 2017 Active

Investments made by this fund into companies:

Investment name Country Region Sector Start date Status
Bboxx Africa Ltd. Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, West Africa Africa, West Africa Financial services June 2016 Active
Candi Solar Global Rest of the World Infrastructure July 2019 Active
d.light Kenya East Africa Infrastructure September 2016 Exited
InspiraFarms Kenya East Africa Manufacturing February 2017 Active
ManoCap Energy Ghana West Africa Infrastructure December 2019 Active
Mawingu Networks Kenya East Africa Communications & IT services March 2019 Active
Nuru Democratic Republic of Congo Central Africa Infrastructure March 2019 Active
Palgo Kenya East Africa Financial services November 2018 Active
PayGo Energy Kenya East Africa Consumer - other services April 2017 Active
Solarise Africa Kenya East Africa Financial services October 2018 Active
SolarX Mali West Africa Infrastructure June 2020 Active
Sunculture Kenya Ltd Kenya East Africa Infrastructure April 2017 Active
ZIZ Energie Chad Central Africa Infrastructure June 2020 Active
Zola Electric East Africa Africa Financial services November 2015 Active
Zonful Solar Energy Zimbabwe Southern Africa Financial services November 2018 Active

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