Scaling-up energy or water business with uncollateralized debt
We develop and manage new ways to finance social enterprises producing and distributing sustainable energy, clean water, and sanitation solutions to low-income and underserved communities in Southeast Asia. It targets market-based approaches with a medium-term vision of financial sustainability, that will contribute to achieving positive social and/or environmental outcomes.
Our Funds
Indicative Terms
- Status
- Target borrower
. - Sectors
. - Geography
- Use of Funds
.
. - Fund Size
- Currency
- Ticket Size
- Tenor
- Interest Rate*
- Security
Pioneer Facility
- Active & Fundraising
- Growth stage SMEs
. - Clean energy and clean water
- Southeast Asia
- Growth capital, Working capital or capex
- USD6.5M (targeted)
- USD
- USD 100K – 500K
- Up to 3 years
- 10% p.a.
- Uncollateralized**
.
Kiva
- Active
- Early/Growth-stage SMEs
- Clean energy and clean water
- Asia
- Purchase of equipment, Funding of a specific project
- n/a
- USD
- USD 10K – 50K (1)
- Up to 3 years
- 8% p.a.
- Uncollateralized
.
CERF
- Closed
- Small and Medium Agri-businesses
- Clean energy and clean water
- Cambodia
- Purchase of renewable energy equipment
- USD 450,000
- USD
- Up to USD50K (2)
- Up to 5 years
- 8% p.a.
- Renewable energy asset only
Climate Funds
- Closed
- Carbon emissions reduction projects
- Clean cooking and clean water
- Asia
- Carbon project verification costs
. - USD590,000
- USD
- From USD 30K (3)
- Up to 3 years
- 10% p.a.
- Uncollateralized
.
*(subject to risk assessment and country benchmarking)
**but may look at guarantee structures
(1)Loans are raised via crowdfunding thus opening up investments to smaller, individual lenders
(2)Repayment schedules are based on farmers’ projected energy savings from making the switch to clean energy technologies
(3)Loans are paid back from the proceeds of carbon credits issued and sold. Carbon projects are managed by Nexus on behalf of the borrower
Partners
We are providing access to finance for development projects in Asia with support from our partners.
