IFC, Finland, along with EIB, subscribe to Nicolas Rochon’s Afrigreen debt fund
This vehicle, which will operate in senior debt, aims to finance small solar projects and was initiated by the French fund manager RGREEN with a target size of €100 million.
02/11/2022 at 17h27, by Africa Business+
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank‘s private sector arm, is on board with the new Afrigreen debt fund. The financial institution will grant €20 million to the impact vehicle created by the French independent fund manager RGREEN Invest, founded and led by Nicolas Rochon, a prominent figure in the French renewable energy sector and a former member of Financière de Champlain.
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