Press Release

August 2, 2023

1 million carbon credits issued by Cambodian enterprise

Phnom Penh, November 14, 2022 – The Pioneer Facility, an impact investment fund managed by Nexus for Development, signs an agreement with Agros, a social enterprise specialized in providing solar-powered irrigation systems [...]
November 14, 2022

Pioneer Facility invests in Agros to expand solar irrigation access for smallholder farmers

Phnom Penh, November 14, 2022 – The Pioneer Facility, an impact investment fund managed by Nexus for Development, signs an agreement with Agros, a social enterprise specialized in providing solar-powered irrigation systems [...]
September 6, 2022

Pioneer Facility invests in Techno Hill to expand solar microgrids in Myanmar

Phnom Penh, September 6, 2022 – The Pioneer Facility, an impact investment fund managed by Nexus for Development, signs its first investment in Myanmar with Techno Hill, a pioneering solar microgrid developer [...]
April 13, 2022

Pioneer Facility makes 300,000 USD loan to E-Green in Vietnam

Phnom Penh, April 13, 2022 – The Pioneer Facility signed its first investment in Vietnam with E-green, an eco-engineering company that provides biogas-to-energy solutions [...]
February 28, 2022

Nexus for Development appoints Mike Cipresso as Head of Carbon Finance

Phnom Penh, February 28, 2022 – Nexus for Development is pleased to announce that Mike Cipresso has been appointed Head of Carbon Finance, effective immediately. [...]
November 26, 2021

Laura Alsenas appointed Executive Director

Phnom Penh, November 26, 2021 – The Nexus for Development Board of Directors is delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Alsenas as the organization’s next Executive Director, effective December 10th. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 14, 2020

Pioneer Facility approves USD 220,000 loan to TapEffect for piped water infrastructure in rural Cambodia

Phnom Penh, May 05, 2020 – The Pioneer Facility, an impact fund managed by Nexus for Development, signed a new financing agreement with TapEffect Co., a water utility [...]
May 11, 2020

Nexus for Development appoints Clarisse Kehler Siebert as Executive Director

Phnom Penh, May 11, 2020 – The Board of Directors of Nexus for Development is pleased to announce the appointment of Clarisse Kehler Siebert as the organisation’s next Executive Director. [...]
February 25, 2020

Veolia Environment renews its commitment until 2023 to offer carbon neutral services in France supporting anti-deforestation project in Cambodia

Through the purchase of Hydrologic carbon credits [...]
August 6, 2019

Indonesia’s first water filter carbon credits issued by Nazava

Nexus for Development (Nexus) announced the issuance of over 28,000 carbon credits on behalf of Nazava Water filters under the Gold Standard. This is the first time [...]
July 24, 2019

Scaling up access to renewable energy financing in Cambodia

Scaling up access to renewable energy financing in Cambodia. Case Study Analysis for Small and Medium Agri-Food Businesses. Author by: Sarou Long. Financial Support: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) [...]
July 18, 2019

New Board Chair appointment: Jeffrey Lamb

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 17th, 2019 – Nexus for Development (Nexus) announced that it has appointed Jeffrey Lamb to join the Nexus Board of Directors as Board Chair [...]
June 24, 2019

Annual Report 2018

This year’s annual report pays tribute to 10 years of commitment and presents Nexus’ positive impact over the past decade alongside key milestones reached in 2018. [...]