Investing in off grid solar for commercial and industrial use in Kenya

In Africa, a combination of high energy costs and falling solar PV module prices is accelerating sales of solar directly to commercial and industrial customers. An estimated 74MW of installed capacity of grid solar for commercial and industrial use is recorded with an estimated 15 MW  in Kenya, meaning the market is still small but

Vuma Biofuels secures investment from Kenya Climate Ventures

Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), a Kenyan based impact investor,  has signed a convertible note investment agreement with Vuma Biofuels in order to expand their clean energy production. This is KCV’s sixth line of investment utilizing patient capital to support promising businesses to generate positive financial and environmental returns. KCV will also take a Board seat

KCIC supports the conversion of waste plastic into fuel

Patrick Watene, the Co-founder of Adarsh Polymers is appreciative after Kenya Climate Innovation Center supported him with Early-Stage Financing (ESF) to expand his venture of converting waste plastic into fuel. The recently funded entrepreneur has since managed to expand his venture by investing in more equipment and consequently employing more people to run the equipment.

Impact investing holds steady amid corona storm

While global investment is expected to fall sharply this year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, impact investment – the funding of projects that generate a positive social or environmental impact, as well as a financial return – is tipped to hold relatively steady, and could play a key role in the recovery of

Enterprise Development Officer Vacancy

Commercialising chilli production

Mace foods, a large scale producer of dehydrated spices, herbs, vegetables and chillies based in Eldoret-Kenya is in the value-added market place where they engage small, medium and large scale farmers in the farming, production and processing of chillies for export Founded 17 years ago, Margaret Komen, CEO Mace foods tells us that her passion

How Impact Investing Is Promoting Climate-Friendly Projects

Most startups and small enterprises in Kenya find it difficult accessing flexible financing, tailored to the cash-flow nature of their businesses. The funding gap has particularly been more conspicuous for clean-tech projects, given that it is a relatively new field with lenders lacking a complete picture of its viability. It is for this reason that

Enterprise Development Manager (Portfolio Manager) (U349)

As a member of the management team, the Enterprise Development Manager will contribute to the overall vision and direction of KCV Limited.

Understanding business models in the climate change space

Looking at the climate change space generally, the sector by nature is new. A lot of the things in the sector are new especially from a business model