Energy transition

The latest monthly report from the Amsterdam-based consultancy shows growth of more than 10% in both the number of infrastructure impact funds on its database and the amount of capital raised by them over the last year. 

The company, which processes hard-to-recycle plastics, is in talks with  institutional investors over the launch of a $340m bond to fund expansion.

Plus UK’s Growth Impact Fund supports 65,000 people facing systemic inequalities | First close of $25m Arāya Super Angel Fund.

Attracting public market investment to sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy sector is challenging. UK development programme MOBILIST is working with South African fund manager Revego to make the concept more attractive.

Octopus Investments is expanding and diversifying its portfolio as it aims to nearly quadruple assets under management by 2050. Impact Investor talks to Benjamin Davis, the company’s CEO of Fund Management.

The equity raised will support the further deployment of wind-solar-hybrid and storage projects across India.

The fund is seeking to inject investment into businesses addressing the energy transition in Africa, as the continent continues to face a massive funding gap in the renewables sector. 

The funding aims to target carbon reduction across Asia, with a focus on Vietnam and India’s energy transition, looking at areas such as renewable energy, electric mobility and energy efficiency.

The French fund is betting on clean energy infrastructure development in sub-Saharan Africa, which has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world.

Ecop says its rotation heat pump device will enable industrial producers and municipalities to slash the use of fossil fuels for heating and save thousands of tonnes of CO2 per year.