SOLESCO CENTROAMÉRICA S.A.
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Who is our customer
Kingo, trade name for Solesco Centroamérica S.A. is the first commercial venture in Central America for rolling out off-grid prepaid energy solutions for households. Kingo positions itself as a utility-like provider of electricity to rural off-grid communities. The company’s business model consists in installing home solar systems which remain the company’s property and distributing prepaid energy credit through local distributors (shop keepers) that customers can purchase according to their budget and their energy needs.
What is our funding objective?
The objective of the USD eq. 10.5 million in GTQ is to allow Kingo to continue its expansion in the market and be able to show significant growth on solid/validated business model. The proceeds of funds are mainly used to fund the acquisition of new devices and installation/maintenance activities.
Why do we fund this investment?
Kingo provides first time energy access to households via solar home systems in rural areas without a grid connection. Moreover, the energy access contributes to productivity of households and ultimately to economic growth (proper lighting and charging facilities allow work and study activity beyond sunset).
What is the Environmental and Social categorization rationale?
Kingo is a category B project with regards to E&S given the energy service provided and the Solar Home Systems (SHS) installed in the customer’s household. The E&S impacts are considered minimal in this transaction.
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| Date | Total FMO financing |
|---|---|
| 8/22/2018 | USD 6.50 MLN |
- Region
- Latin America & The Caribbean
- Country
- Guatemala
- Sector
- Energy
- Publication date
- 5/24/2018
- Effective date
- 8/22/2018
- Total FMO financing
- USD 5.00 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - B