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June 10, 2021

Impact investing in times of crisis

From theory to practice: balancing impact, return, and risk to achieve the magical impact investment outcome [...]
June 4, 2021

Q&A with Laura Alsenas, new Head of Funds

Laura is an international development finance expert with considerable experience in impact investing. She tells us more about her new role [...]
May 24, 2021

Could Cambodian Financial Institutions be the next impact investing catalysts? We believe so.

Discover the barriers and opportunities to promote easier access to finance for renewable energy and women-driven businesses [...]
March 31, 2021

USD 25,000 raised for 3S to support the electrification of 5,000 households in Indonesia

Phnom Penh, March 31, 2021 – Nexus for Development, as a Kiva field partner, raised USD 25,000 through the crowdfunding platform for Sumba Sustainable Solutions (3S), to finance [...]
March 10, 2021

Navigating the Voluntary Carbon Market

Discover the latest initiatives for scaling the Voluntary Carbon Market and supporting the frenzy observed around carbon compensation [...]
December 24, 2020

Pioneer Facility signs a USD 500,000 loan agreement with Okra solar for last-mile electrification

Phnom Penh, December 24, 2020 – The Pioneer Facility, an impact fund managed by Nexus for Development, closed its last 2020 financing with Okra Solar [...]
December 21, 2020

លាហើយឆ្នាំ ២០២០! Goodbye 2020! Au revoir 2020! Adeus 2020! Hejdå 2020! Tạm biệt năm 2020!

The 2020 world proved full of challenges and surprises. This was certainly true for Nexus. Globally, greenhouse gas emissions plummeted as a result of [...]
December 18, 2020

USD 50,000 raised for Agrosolar to distribute solar irrigation systems to farmers in Myanmar

Phnom Penh, December 18, 2020 – Nexus for Development, as a Kiva field partner for Agrosolar, raised USD 50,000 to finance the growing demand for their solar-powered irrigation systems [...]
November 26, 2020

Clean Energy Talk: Cambodia’s Renewable Energy Future

This event is part of Clean Energy Week Cambodia 2020. Happening on MONDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2020 from 09:00-12:00 (UTC+07) - Register now!
November 23, 2020

Carbon Finance – 10 years and over USD 7M unlocked to develop the biogas sector in Vietnam

This month, Nexus concludes a momentous chapter as the Vietnam Biogas Programme (BPV) comes to an end. BPV, in which Nexus partnered for a decade, addressed both climate change mitigation and energy access for 850,000+ users [...]
October 20, 2020

Pioneer Facility raises additional half million dollars for Clean Energy and Water access in Southeast Asia

Phnom Penh, October 20, 2020 – The Pioneer Facility is happy to welcome onboard two new investors, in the Facility’s mission to provide scale-up capital to enterprises [...]
September 29, 2020

Pioneer Facility finances biogas-to-energy development in Indonesia

Phnom Penh, September 29, 2020 – The Pioneer Facility, an impact fund managed by Nexus for Development, signed its first investment in Indonesia, with GREE Energy, an integrated biogas-to-energy operator [...]
September 15, 2020

Hydrologic’s contribution to climate change mitigation confirmed once again, with 70,000 carbon credits issued

Our Technical Services team is thrilled to announce the successful issuance of over 70,000 new Gold Standard certified carbon credits for the voluntary carbon market [...]
June 25, 2020

Annual Report 2019

Amidst new global challenges, 2020 is crucial to accelerate climate actions to achieve the Paris agreement targets. Stakeholders at all levels are setting up new [...]
June 2, 2020

Okra Solar is expanding energy access with smart microgrids in Cambodia

The plug-and-play smart grid technology provider focuses on bringing clean energy to last-mile communities that allows the interconnection between households [...]
May 26, 2020

Nazava, the Indonesian water-filter provider, secures 3-years of carbon revenue thanks to their outstanding impacts

Nexus for Development (Nexus) announced the signature of a 3-year contract for over 57,000 Gold Standard certified carbon credits on behalf of Nazava Water filters.[...]
May 21, 2020

Meet Mrs. Eam Kheng newly connected to safe drinking water

Like millions of Cambodians, Mrs. Eam Kheng from Trapang Russei village used to rely on expensive water deliveries by truck, as there are no readily available sources [...]
May 19, 2020

Over 700.000 Gold Standard Carbon Credits issued for Vietnam Biogas Programme

[Originally published on SNV] The project has reduced Vietnam’s GHG emissions by over 3 million tons of CO2, one of the highest volumes for voluntary carbon credits available on the market [...]