MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Oikocredit Loans Ecoligo $5.7m to Fund Solar Energy for 15 SMEs, NGOs in Ghana, Kenya

Oikocredit, a Dutch cooperative investor, recently loaned EUR 5 million (USD 5.68 million) to Ecoligo, a German firm that provides solar-as-a-service solutions, to expand its operations in Ghana and Kenya. The loan is to finance solar energy equipment that will provide power to 15 clients, which will pay Ecoligo for the power on a monthly basis. Siebren Wilschut, an investment officer at Oikocredit, said,