About
Sima Emerging Distribution Finance Fund (EDFF) is a data-driven investment fund providing access to debt capital for clean energy distributors in developing markets. The Sima C&I Green Bond advances the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar landscape in Africa, offering short-term corporate and project financing up to 10 years for small and medium-size local developers of projects under 5 MW.
Targeting sectors like manufacturing, services, education, healthcare, and agri-processing, the bond aims to finance over 220 MW of on-site solar energy and reduce carbon emissions by four million tons.
Project Focus
The EDFF revolutionises financing for small and mid-sized off-grid solar and clean cooking last-mile distributors (LMDs). Shell Foundation funded the pilot, making 10 loans, 70% in lower-income countries. Shell Foundation provided capital to de-risk the C&I fund structure and leverage private capital.
Latest news and updates
Advancing clean energy for impact: a pathway to women’s economic empowerment
Climate change is not gender neutral. In Africa, it could push 158 million more women into poverty by 2050.
24th April 2026
From flame to plug: what India’s micro-food vendors tell us about the commercial future of clean cooking
New research shows how electric cooking is improving productivity, incomes, and working conditions for micro-food vendors across India.
18th March 2026