Green Bond Assignments
Completed Pre-Issuance Green Bond Verification in line with the Climate Bonds Standards for Darway Coast Nigeria Limited’s ₦1.6 Billion Green Debt Issue for six hybrid-solar mini-grids in Nigeria in September 2022 (Solar sector).
Completed Pre-Issuance Green Bond Verification in line with the Climate Bonds Standards for the Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit) Climate Finance Blending Facility’s ₦100 Billion Green Finance Programme for renewable energy projects in Nigeria in December 2022.
Ongoing Green Bond Verification for Lagos State Government’s ₦14.815 Billion Green Bond (covering renewable energy, waste management, water, forestry and agriculture sectors).
Completed County Green Finance Assessment for 10 counties in Kenya (Nairobi, Laikipia, Embu, Wajir, Nandi, Kisumu, Vihiga, Kirinyaga, Makueni & Taita Taveta) sponsored by FSD Kenya and launched in April 2023.
Completed Post-Issuance Green Bond Verification for Access Bank Plc’s ₦15 Billion Five Year Fixed Rate Unsecured Green Bond (covering solar, water Infrastructure sectors and transportation sectors) in May 2023.
Completed Pre-Issuance Green Bond Verification in line with the Climate Bonds Standards for Hotspot Network Limited’s ₦955 Million Tranche A Green Debt Issuance under InfraCredit’s Clean Energy Funding Programme for rural telephony network in Nigeria in August 2023.
Completed Second Party Opinion on Burn Manufacturing USA LLC (Kenya Branch) Green Bond Framework and up to US$10 million Green Short and Medium term Notes Programme for Clean Cookstoves in Kenya in September 2023.
Completed Pre-Issuance Green Bond Verification in line with the Climate Bonds Standards for ACOB Lighting Technology Limited’s ₦1.51 Billion Green Debt Issue for seven hybrid-solar mini-grids in Nigeria in December 2023 (Solar sector).