This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
We have now exited this investment. This is what we achieved.
Achieved impact
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Expected impact
We first invested in M-Kopa Kenya Limited in 2017 as part of a $55 million local currency debt financing facility alongside Stanbic, FMO and Norfund across Kenya and Uganda. This was a landmark deal in the off-grid energy sector, being the largest commercial local currency debt facility to date for a pay-as-you-go company. Since then we have provided further local currency debt financing, to continue helping the business to grow. This facility was refinanced and BII rolled over US$5m into the new facility.
Impact information
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
What?
Impact |
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How?
How? |
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Our investment will finance sales growth by providing debt capital to fund M-KOPA’s PAYGo phones product, enabling more affordable access to smartphones and mobile internet. Our investment will help to finance sales growth, by providing debt capital to fund M-KOPA’s receivables book for PAYGo solar home system products, enabling more affordable access to energy services and unbanked customers to establish credit histories. |
Who?
Stakeholder | Geography | Characteristics |
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Consumers (mobile phones) |
Kenya |
Mobile phone customers are mostly peri-urban/rural consumers earning a median daily income of KES 395 ($3.60). Average income for customers previously owning a feature phone is $3 per day while those previously owning a smartphone earn on average $4.50 a day. |
Consumers (cash loans) |
Kenya |
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Consumers (solar home systems) |
Kenya |
Solar home system consumers are peri-urban/rural consumers earning a median daily income of KES 18,000 ($5.40). 80 per cent of current solar customers are low-income, earning $2-3 per day. |
How much?
Scale | Depth/Duration |
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The most recent investment will reach 5,896,000 new phone customers. In addition, it will reach 28,700 new households through solar home system sales. This would bring total households with new energy access to 983,000. Further, as of 2022, M-KOPA will also reach customers through its cash loan product. We expect to reach 693,300 cash loan customers. |
Expected to be deep as 60 per cent of phone customers are accessing mobile internet for the first time and 80 per cent of M-KOPA’s PAYGo solar home system customers did not previously have electricity access, and |
Contribution/additionality
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Risk
Execution Risk
Execution Risk
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Reporting and Complaints Mechanism
The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism allows anyone outside BII to report alleged breaches of the business integrity or environmental and social provisions of BII’s Policy on Responsible Investing. This includes breaches made by BII, a BII investee, or a portfolio company of a fund in which BII has invested. The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism Rules are available here. Reports and complaints can be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
For any other general enquiries contact us at [email protected]
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Key facts
- Last updated
When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- June 2024
- Project number
An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D2140
- Status
The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Exited
- Region
The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- East Africa
- Country
The countries where the investment delivers impact. Where impact is delivered in multiple countries, this is indicated.
- Kenya
- Sector
We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Financial services
- Investment type :
- Debt
- Start date :
- June 2017
- End date :
- February 2023
- Amount :
- $18m
- Currency of investment :
- KES
- Domicile
The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- Kenya
We provide capital in the following ways: directly – through direct equity, direct debt, guarantees and other non-intermediated financial instruments; and indirectly – principally through investment funds.
For direct investments and fund investments, this is the date BII committed capital to the investments. This is typically the date on which legal agreements are signed by all parties.
For the portfolio companies of our fund investments, this is the date (either the month or the quarter) on which the fund committed capital to the portfolio company.
For direct equity investments, this is the date at which British International Investment exited the investment.
For debt investments, this is the date at which the final debt repayment was made.
For funds, this is the date at which the fund was terminated.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date at which the fund manager exited the investment.
The total amount committed, per financial instrument, per investment, on the date BII becomes subject to a binding legal obligation to provide funding or assume a contingent liability. This information is provided in US dollars.
For direct investments, this is the amount that BII has committed to the business or project. For fund investments, this is the amount BII has committed to the fund.
The currency in which the investment was made.
- Last updated
Related investments made by BII into this company:
Investment name | Commitment | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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Investment 02 | $1.99m | East Africa | Financial services | April 2021 | Exited |
Investment 03 | $4.93m | East AfricaEast Africa | Financial services | December 2022 | Active |