energiseafrica

I have been using the Energise Africa platform for about 4 years investing several thousand pounds in various projects. So far I have never had a missed payment. The platform can be a bit clunky to negotiate at times but as an investment vehicle for interesting green development projects I cannot fault it.

I am happy to invest in clean energy to help women and farmers in Africa. My returns over several years have been good although any investment can lose.

I've been investing with EnergiseAfrica for nearly two years now - so far the repayments on my investments has been reliable and punctual, and the website is clear and easy to use. Recommended if you want to put some of your long term savings to work in a useful and environmentally friendly way. Please read the terms and conditions carefully, to see if this is appropriate for your circumstances.

Great projects, great company, and fantastic to invest my money in schemes which help low income families AND tackle climate change. There have been some late payments on some of my investments, and I think that with COVID and the wider economic situation globally, some of the companies I invested in have run into trouble, but I can see that Energise Afica are working to recover funds, and have recently been good at keeping me up to date. The impact that these investments have is certainly worth the risks, which are clearly explained on the site.

This is a good organisation doing good things and am happy to be involved with it. Once it is set up it seems easy to use. Of course there is risk and that is not in any way hidden. They seem good at telling you when things are not going to plan but have (significant) further work to do in explaining what is going on to those of us who do not understand finance

Good work, but communications about new investments could be more helpful. e.g. by giving available ISA balance for investment at an early stage

This is a first class investment for the investor and I hope for the project. The backup documents are complete and comprehensive and tell the investor everything they might want to know. Transferring the money online could not be simpler.

Energise Africa consistently says "Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest." Too true. Since Jan.2022 I've invested small amounts in a dozen solar projects across different countries. Two have now paused repayments due to liquidity issues and one is being liquidated with losses expected. In two others my investment is so recent that I can't yet assess their performance. So only about half my schemes to date are meeting their bond repayment schedules. This means it's unlikely that interest on the ones repaying will offset expected losses on the projects that are not. My appetite for reinvesting returns is fading fast. Energise Africa's data show that £6.5m, or 18.7% of total borrowing to date, was overdue at Feb.1 2023. You need a strong stomach for risk before considering an IFISA or similar in this sector.

Well structured investments that have good impact. It would be perfect if they avoided some minor jurisdictional hiccups in the past and bring more deals through, since they tend to be fully subscribed in less time than it takes to read a full prospectus.

A great way to invest in poorer countries and a good rate of return. Always kept up to date from Energise Africa of investments, repayments are on time and appears to be a well run organisation