InfraCo Africa

Discover how InspiraFarms Cooling is transforming agricultural cold chains across Africa 🧊⤵️ With 30%-50% of crops produced on the continent ending up in landfills due to inadequate cooling, InspiraFarms Cooling set out to significantly reduce #FoodWaste and energy costs. Founded in 2012, the company develops and provides modular and energy-efficient cold rooms and pack-houses for fresh fruit, vegetable, flower and animal protein supply chains across #Africa. Today, clients in over 16 countries are saving on their electricity bills and preserving the quality of their produce while boosting livelihoods and creating more jobs within the cold chain 🌾 Facing challenges to raise finance, including those posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the launch of their lease-to-own model, the GET.invest #FinanceCatalyst supported InspiraFarms with strategic advisory. This included further development of the lease-to-own model and preparation for investor discussions, as well as financial structuring, fundraising support and transaction advisory later on 💼 As a result of the fundraising efforts, the infrastructure investor InfraCo Africa led a 5m EUR deal to support the roll-out of the lease-to-own model. Thanks to this, InspiraFarms is now able to pilot this model and deploy more cooling assets across target countries in East Africa, as well as Ghana and Zimbabwe. We are excited to see InspiraFarms making efficient #cooling accessible to even more agri-businesses across Africa! 🎉 Read the full story ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gehdfGUN With Julian Mitchell and Daniele Guidi

ICYMI: The Private Infrastructure Development Group company, InfraCo Africa, recently signed an agreement with Energywise Equipment (Pvt) Ltd and Impala Power Company Ltd, investing US$1.5m to progress development of the 30MWac Vungu #Solar project in #Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province. Vungu Solar is poised to become Zimbabwe’s first internationally project financed solar Independent Power Producer. https://lnkd.in/eZevUp6X

This new animation from our sister The Private Infrastructure Development Group company, GuarantCo, explores mobilising capital for #ESG projects through certified #greenbonds, #ChampioningChange

Dr Emily Wood, Global Head of HSES at The Private Infrastructure Development Group and Neil Winspear, HSES Manager, visited Helios Towers Africa (HTA) project sites in Malawi accompanied by the African Development Bank Group. The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, a PIDG company, was anchor investor in Helios Towers's $850 million public bond offering in May, supporting the company to improve access to information and communication services across its nine African markets. The telecoms sector has high inherent health and safety risks, due to the complex contracting and the many thousands of miles driven by workers. HTA is tackling these challenges with honesty and commitment. It was encouraging to see the strong HSE leadership and HSE culture being driven from the top and empowered across the company. We look forward to continuing to work with a company that puts safety as a central value!

Wow - what a way to end this week - thank you so much to Krutham and all the judges for this incredible award - thank you to Zambian National Advisory Board for Impact Investment (NABII) for all the support and for the recommendation. We at Africa GreenCo are delighted that our push for accelerated deployment of renewable energy generation and risk diversification via the power pool Southern African Power Pool is recognised in this manner. There are many ups and downs one has to tolerate and survive when acting as a pathfinder of new market structures so these recognitions do matter to give us energy to continue and to remain as we are - the #happypeople of Africa GreenCo. Thank you also to our investors and supporters for their never ending trust and support in our vision and mission to lead innovation and to sustainably transform energy markets IFU The Private Infrastructure Development Group InfraCo Africa GuarantCo European Commission U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Power Africa USAID P4G Partnerships Convergence Blended Finance SADC Secretariat The Rockefeller Foundation

Dr Emily Wood, PIDG Global Head #HSES, was able to see first hand the agri-solar initiative being undertaken by our partner JCM Power in #Malawi. This project showcases how a solar farm footprint can be utilised to deliver not only #cleanenergy, but chillies, honey, and even sheep! We are looking forward to watching this pioneering project scale up to deliver #sustainablefarming for the project and for local communities. Well done to Samuel Kapota and the JCM team! InfraCo Africa, The Private Infrastructure Development Group, Alan Cochran

Want to stay up to date on blended finance local currency credit solutions supporting sustainable infrastructure projects in lower income countries across Africa and Asia? Sign up for GuarantCo’s Blended Knowledge Bulletin https://lnkd.in/eKit9xe9 or read and listen to previous editions with contributions from some of our partners: Acorn Holdings Limited, African Development Bank Group, Clifford Capital, Convergence Blended Finance, DLA Piper, EVN Finance Joint Stock Company, FSD Africa, GreenYellow Indian Ocean, InfraCredit, MetLife Bangladesh, NAM LONG, The Private Infrastructure Development Group Technical Assistance , Pran Agro Limited, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, Sustainalytics and many others. #blendedfinance #sustainableinfrastructure #creditsolutions #impactinvesting

A very positive session was held by the East Africa Marine Transport team last week in #Kampala, #Uganda, providing an opportunity to engage with potential customers for the M.V. Mpungu which will be Lake Victoria's first scheduled roll on / roll off freight vessel, linking Uganda and Tanzania. The event was covered by Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC): https://lnkd.in/eeq3kijw InfraCo Africa, The Private Infrastructure Development Group, Grindrod, OSK Design, SECO Marine (U) Ltd, S & O Maritime Services Pvt Ltd #marinetransport

Joseph' s story is a testament to the transformative power of SunCulture's solar pump technology. By switching to solar-powered irrigation, Joseph has not only boosted his farm's productivity but also increased his income. 🚜💧 Join Joseph and many other farmers in discovering the benefits of sustainable and efficient farming solutions with SunCulture. Let's make a difference, one farm at a time. 🌱🌍 #FarmersSuccess #SunCulture #Agribusiness #SolarPower #FarmTransformation #SustainableFarming

The The World Bank Vice President recently committed to accelerating electricity access in #cotedivoire. The Private Infrastructure Development Group company InfraCo Africa recently invested to develop the 50MWp Kong Solaire project in the country's northern region. #renewableenergy #ChampioningChange https://lnkd.in/dMSgYUmM