d.light raises $176m for East African finance platform

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Manufacturing & equipment, Renewables

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Middle East & Africa

d.light has raised about $176 million in debt funding to expand its PayGo solar consumer finance platform in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The multi-currency facility was provided by asset management company African Frontier Capital and will support the distribution of solar-powered products to...

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