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Evenpar invests in South African Water Infrastructure, facilitating access to clean water

Zeist, 23 April 2024 – Evenpar Fund, a leading sustainable infrastructure investor, has invested in a South African water treatment plant, processing polluted industrial water. For this transaction, Evenpar is supported by Aqua for All, an international foundation working towards accelerating access to clean water and good sanitation for all (SDG 6). This Evenpar investmentContinue reading “Evenpar invests in South African Water Infrastructure, facilitating access to clean water”

Kenya to grant IPPs access to its electricity distribution market

Exciting news! The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) of Kenya has published new regulations that will allow independent power producers (IPPs) access to the electricity distribution market. The regulations will also allow private companies to import power from neighbouring countries. This is breakthrough lawmaking opening up a whole array of new investment opportunities. ReadContinue reading “Kenya to grant IPPs access to its electricity distribution market”

Advantages of Impact Project Finance over Venture Capital

In emerging markets, the pursuit of sustainable development and social impact has gained momentum. As a result, both impact project finance and impact venture capital have emerged as vital mechanisms to support socially and environmentally conscious initiatives. While both play crucial roles in fostering positive change, impact project finance holds several distinct advantages over impactContinue reading “Advantages of Impact Project Finance over Venture Capital”

Evenpar partners with Cardano Development

It is with great pleasure that we announce our partnership with Cardano Development. Cardano Development is an incubator and fund manager that empowers emerging and frontier economies to realize true impact by filling gaps in financial systems. Cardano Development has over $6 billion assets under management and 190 professionals in over 60 countries (www.cardanodevelopment.com). Cardano willContinue reading “Evenpar partners with Cardano Development”

Climate Finance Forum 2023

Pjotr Schade attended Climate Finance Forum 2023 by ICFA – International Climate Finance Accelerator on 26 May 2023 in Luxembourg. The forum aims to delve into the challenges on how to tackle pressing climate issues through finance, and to collectively work on solutions to overcome these barriers through inspirational keynote speeches and thematic round-table discussions. The eventContinue reading “Climate Finance Forum 2023”

1.5 Degrees Africas net zero conference

Our Fund Manager, Caspar Slagboom, participated in the 1.5 Degrees Africas net zero conference and exhibition to discuss investments in wastewater treatment solutions in South Africa. It was a real pleasure to have contributed to the panel discussion! Many thanks to 1.5 Degrees Africas net zero conference and exhibition for the great organisation, and KaacKai and Citra – Live Different for theContinue reading “1.5 Degrees Africas net zero conference”

Newsletter 26-01-2023

Africa’s crucial role in fighting climate changeAn article published by the Financial Times noted that Africa is more central to the issues of climate change than almost anyone recognises. Today, with 1.4 billion people, Africa accounts for approximately 6 per cent of global carbon emissions. Going forward, the continent’s carbon emissions will rise dramatically under anyContinue reading “Newsletter 26-01-2023”

Newsletter 30-01-2023

“Advanced” recycled material will be incorporated by Mars to pack KIND bars in Mars Incorporated announced it is packing its KIND snack bar utilising materials sourced from advanced recycling in order to reduce the amount of virgin plastics in its packaging portfolio. Thanks to a ‘closed loop’ collaboration with SABIC, Landbell, Plastic Energy, Taghleef, andContinue reading “Newsletter 30-01-2023”

One of Kenya’s oldest bottling companies gets funded for a clean energy upgrade

Sustainable energy developer Safi Power has completed a 400kWp rooftop solar PV installation at the Coastal Bottlers plant in Mombasa, helping the soft drinks bottler to transition one of its PET production lines to a cleaner and more affordable source of energy. The project, funded by Spark Energy Services (Spark), is expected to generate c.600MWh ofContinue reading “One of Kenya’s oldest bottling companies gets funded for a clean energy upgrade”