Base de dados de financiamento
Solar Frontier Capital (SFC)
Current as of: 2025-11-13
Description
Solar Frontier Capital (SFC) is a dedicated impact investment vehicle that provides working capital to pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) solar home system (SHS) distributors in Sub-Saharan Africa. SFC provides, indirectly through PAYGO SHS distributors, consumer financing to consumers of off-grid solar energy.
Instrument Type
Debt
Type of loans provided
Senior debt
Junior or subordinated debt (non-convertible)
Junior or subordinated debt (non-convertible)
Range of loan tenors
4 - 7 years
Ticket sizes per transaction (EUR)
1 million - 3 million
Currencies used
US Dollars
Local currencies
Local currencies
Eligible market segments
E-Mobility
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Energy for productive use
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Energy for productive use
Special requirements pertaining to gender, diversity and local content
Gender lens
Technical assistance
Technical assistance is provided at cost
Eligible regions under GET.invest mandate
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
Eligible countries under GET.invest mandate
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Examples of past investments
Instrument Capitalisers
Norfund
DFC
responsAbility
Oikocredit
Chapel Hill Denham
Trade and Development Bank
FMO
Nithio
Acumen
European Investment Bank
Off-Grid Energy Access Fund
DFC
responsAbility
Oikocredit
Chapel Hill Denham
Trade and Development Bank
FMO
Nithio
Acumen
European Investment Bank
Off-Grid Energy Access Fund
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Eligibility criteria
For more information on eligibility criteria, contact the fund manager at the details providedApplication process
For more information on the application process, contact the fund manager at the details providedCurrent status of instrument
ActiveContact
Go to fund websiteHeadquarters
London, UKOther branches
Ebene, MauritiusJersey, US
Fund manager
African Frontier Capital (AFC)
About
African Frontier Capital (AFC) serves as the fund manager for Solar Frontier Capital. Through structured finance and securitisation instruments, it provides capital to Sub-Saharan Africa’s entrepreneurs and companies to expand financial inclusion.