Camco is pleased to publish the first paper in a new five-part series exploring the lessons learned from the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) and its role in catalysing decentralised renewable energy investment across Africa over the past decade. Financed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), REPP was established to address the financing gap facing small-scale renewable energy projects in frontier markets. Over its investment period, the pla

Camco is pleased to announce the release of its 2025 annual report, highlighting a defining year for the business marked by transformation, disciplined execution and meaningful progress across emerging markets. Despite challenging market conditions, Camco strengthened its position as a leading climate and impact fund manager, expanding its platforms, welcoming new colleagues, opening new offices and financing high-impact solutions across Africa, Latin America, the Pacific and

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) have approved USD11.5m in funding to pilot the P-REC Aggregation Facility (PAF), a first-of-its-kind climate finance instrument designed to support off-grid renewable energy projects in some of Africa's most fragile and energy-poor countries. The facility will be managed by Camco in partnership with Energy Peace Partners and will provide upfront payments to project developers in exchange for o

The REPP 2 Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), managed by Camco, is now accepting applications for Proof of Concept (PoC) grants under Pillar 2: Gender Equity. The grants support the next generation of women-led innovation in Africa’s distributed renewable energy (DRE) sector. These 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 are designed to help early-stage enterprises test, validate and refine innovative business models, products or ser

REPP 2, managed by Camco, has successfully completed its first deal close, making a debt investment in Kwama Energy to support the development of Ilute, a pioneering utility-scale solar project in Zambia. The Ilute project is a 25MW (32MWp) solar power plant and the first utility-scale project in Sub-Saharan Africa to sell electricity under a market-based Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Africa GreenCo. By moving beyond the traditional reliance on state utility offtake agr

The Camco-managed Spark platform has reached financial close on its largest commercial and industrial (C&I) solar transaction to date, supporting a major hybrid solar and battery storage project for South African poultry producer Bushvalley Chickens. Delivered in partnership with New Southern Energy (NSE), the second phase of the project will add 2.7MWp of solar PV capacity and 7.2MWh of battery energy storage at Bushvalley Chickens' facility in Limpopo province, South Africa