KGAL New Frontiers (KNF) has acquired a 22 per cent share of SunErgy AS, a Norwegian company delivering innovative solar power infrastructure in emerging markets.
SunErgy AS supplies off-grid electricity to towns in emerging markets. It does this using small solar power plants that it ships in containers from Northern Europe; at their destination the power plants are then connected to houses using the company’s own network, via which they supply homes with power, as well as cable TV and internet access.
The KNF investment is intended to finance the company’s further growth. “In Cameroon, I saw for myself that an energy supply makes a decisive change to living conditions for people,” explains Klaus Wolf, Managing Director of KGAL New Frontiers, adding that he and the company are keen to support development and drive progress.
The goal is for SunErgy to become one of the leading providers of off-grid power supply within eight years, during which time it plans to primarily be active in Cameroon, with an outlook to further expand into West Africa. Eight solar power plants are set to be commissioned this year.
The business purpose of KGAL New Frontiers, founded in 2018 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of KGAL GmbH & Co, is to open up new regions and investment-related topics. The goal is to first secure high-yield investments quickly and flexibly, and, provided that the test phase is successful, to subsequently also offer them to institutional investors. Initial activities include investment in an Eastern European hydroelectric plant operator, and a joint venture with a Scandinavian state energy provider.
