Coliba launches container-based collection kiosk in Cote D’Ivoire

Frankfurt (Germany) and Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire), October 2020. GreenTec is very pleased to report that our Cote D’Ivoire-based portfolio company Coliba has deployed their first plastic collection kiosk in Abidjan. The container-based plastic collection point expands on the company’s current model of collection with agents. Coliba applies circular economy principles to the collection and recycling…

GreenTec invests in Nigeria’s Powerstove

Frankfurt (Germany) and Abuja (Nigeria), September 2020. GreenTec is very happy to announce out investment in Nigeria-based Powerstove Energy. Powerstove has developed an innovative smokeless stove and fuel system to address problems of high fuel costs and greenhouse gas emission. The solution combines sustainable resource use with tech-driven efficiency innovation into a versatile and affordable…

Coliba and Ecodudu compete in the Clim@ 2020 Pitch Competition

Frankfurt (Germany), June 2020. GreenTec Capital is very proud to report that Ecodudu and Coliba were both included among the finalists of the Clim@2020 Pitch Competition, organized by the Green for Growth Fund (GGG). Clim@ and the GGG are advised by Finance in Motion. Due to the COVID situation the competition was held remotely with…

GreenTec invests into Cote D’Ivoire Waste-Management Start-up Coliba

Frankfurt (Germany) and Abidjan (Cote D’Ivoire), March 2020. GreenTec is very pleased to announce our investment in Coliba, an innovative Cote D’Ivoire-based recycling and waste management start-up that is addressing one of the most prominent ecological problems of our time: plastic waste. Over 5 million tonnes of waste are generated each year in Côte d’Ivoire…

Boreal Light to launch largest solar water desalination project in East Africa

Frankfurt (Germany) and Nairobi (Kenya), March 2020. GreenTec Capital is very pleased to report that Boreal Light have announced the launch of the largest decentralized solar water desalination project in Eastern Africa in partnership with WaterKiosk LTD, Atmosfair GmbH and the Bilal Sustainable Development Project. The project’s genesis can be traced to an industry event…

Boreal Light launches WaterKiosk in Wajir, Kenya.

Nairobi (Kenya) and Frankfurt (Germany), February 2020. GreenTec Capital is very pleased to report that Boreal Light has launched another WaterKiosk project in Kenya. The kiosk is a public-private partnership between Boreal Light’s WaterKiosk and the Wajir Water Company with financing support from World Vision. The newly launched water desalination system is powered by a…