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SPARK+ IN THE NEWS

Press releases and articles about Spark+ Africa Fund and its portfolio companies.

Spark+ extends USD 3 million in financing to Altech for expansion of product line into cookstoves in DRC

November 7, 2024

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Spark+ featured at LPG Forum 2024 hosted by the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) in Abidjan

October 24, 2024

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Spark+ featured in "Bridging the Finance Gap" panel at Impact Finance Forum 2024 in Luxembourg

October 15, 2024

Spark+ extends USD 2 million in financing to Jibu Inc for the expansion of its product line to include LPG

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Spark+ featured in fireside chat "The Role of Clean Cooking Investments in Africa’s Growth Story" at the Invest in African Energy Summit in Paris

Spark+ extends USD 1.5 million in financing to ATEC for the launch of IOT-enabled eCook appliances in Africa

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Spark+ announces 2nd and 3rd closings to achieve a total size of USD 64 million

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Spark+ contributes to ClimateHack's feature: "20 ClimateTech Trends in Africa to Watch,according to VCs"

January 26, 2024

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Spark+ featured in fireside chat at "Energy Compact Café" targeting energy access stakeholders in the Netherlands

December 11, 2023

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Spark+ featured on "Engineering Africa's energy transition: innovations, challenges and sustainable solutions" panel at International Vienna Energy & Climate Forum 2023

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Spark+ featured on "Catalyzing sustainable development goals through clean cooking solutions" panel at International Vienna Energy & Climate Forum 2023

November 2, 2023

November 2, 2023

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Peter George featured in ClimateHack's article:
"40+ African ClimateTech Investors to Know"

December 1, 2023

Spark+ featured in article from UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) highlighting contributions at the International Vienna Energy & Climate Forum 2023

November 10, 2023

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Spark+ featured at "Banking on Carbon Markets" workshop organized by UNCDF, AGF, and Clean Cooking Alliance during Africa Climate Week in Nairobi

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Spark+ featured in World LPG Association's
LPG Talks webinar series

September 12, 2023

Spark+ announces its sixth transaction, a $3.5m financing with The African Stove Company (TASC) to distribute 90,000 Burn wood stoves in rural Zambia

Impact Investor Magazine:
Spark+ Africa Fund tackles the world’s most neglected energy challenge

Spark+ featured on "Financing Infrastructure Projects to Accelerate Africa's Energy Transition" panel
at African Refiners and Distributors Association's Annual Meeting in Cape Town

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Spark+ announces its third investment in
Kenyan last-mile distribution company
Bidhaa Sasa

January 31, 2023

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Spark+ featured in
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
Household Energy Hub Insight Meeting

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Spark+ featured in "Renewable energy for climate action, socio-economic transformation in Africa: the role of SEFA" side event at COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

January 27, 2023

November 15, 2022

Spark+ featured in Closing Plenary at
2022 Clean Cooking Forum in Accra, Ghana

Spark+ featured in
Perspectives on Innovation - Finance at Scale session at 2022 Clean Cooking Forum in Accra, Ghana

October 13, 2022

October 12, 2022

Spark+ announces its second investment
in Sumac Microfinance Bank

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Spark+ featured at
Global Distributors Collective's
Last Mile Distribution Investor Forum 2022

September 13, 2022

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Spark+ Africa Fund announces its first investment in BURN Manufacturing

Spark+ Africa Fund featured at SEforAll Forum in Kigali, Rwanda

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Spark+ Africa Fund raises over $40 million in a first close to invest in clean and modern cooking solutions in Africa

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African Development Bank commits to investing in pioneering Spark+ Africa Fund to deliver clean cooking solutions

November 30, 2020

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