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Looking forward to SOCAP!

on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 04:17

Looking forward to seeing everyone at SOCAP next week! Jonathan Strahl, our CEO, is a featured entreprenuer on SOCAP's blog:

http://socap12.socialcapitalmarkets.net/blog/

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Update: Thoughts from Indonesia

on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 04:14

 

We just returned from a site visit to Indonesia! See below for a piece our CEO, Jon Strahl, wrote from the field:

What problem are we addressing? Globally, 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity, an estimated 84% of whom live in rural areas. Approximately $40bn per year is spent on fuel-based lighting alone. Electricity is a critical enabler of economic development and improved health and education, with annual welfare benefits of $600 per household.

A scalable approach to financing and project development that:

Empowers local communities to provide self-sustaining, affordable, and reliable electricity in their villages, and

Offers attractive returns to investors