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Aquila

Clean solar energy for Malaysian households
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Sustainable energy
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Term
60
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What will you be financing?

Aquila is a climate‑finance group headquartered in Singapore that helps small and medium‑sized businesses across Southeast Asia access funding for clean‑energy projects. Instead of lending its own money, Aquila structures and manages loans between investors and companies working in solar energy, electric mobility, and other climate‑tech solutions. For this project, the promoter is Aquila Climate Capital Spain S.L., a special‑purpose vehicle (SPV) created by Aquila to raise investment from Europe.

The funds raised through this campaign will finance the expansion of Okapi, a company that helps Malaysian households install rooftop solar panels with zero upfront cost. Okapi offers long‑term payment plans that make solar energy affordable for families facing rising electricity bills. Through Aquila’s internal structure, funds from the Spanish SPV will be transferred to Okapi to finance new residential solar systems across Malaysia.

Okapi works with trusted Malaysian solar installers who handle installation, operation, and maintenance of the systems. The loan will cover the upfront cost of new solar installations, allowing Okapi to sign more solar leasing contracts with households. This means more families can reduce their electricity bills and switch to clean, renewable power without needing to pay anything upfront.

This project takes place in Southeast Asia, one of the fastest‑growing regions in the world. The region is becoming a major global manufacturing hub and attracting strong investment flows, which increases the demand for flexible financing solutions. At the same time, Southeast Asia is rapidly adopting climate‑tech solutions, with solar energy playing a central role in reducing emissions and improving energy security. Residential solar is expanding quickly, but many households still struggle to access financing, making Okapi’s model especially impactful.

This project's goal is to bring clean, affordable solar energy to Malaysian households while supporting the growth of climate‑tech financing in one of the world’s most dynamic regions.

What is the impact?

Direct

Contribution to the decarbonization of Malaysia, avoiding CO2 emissions: This loan to Okapi enables the installation of 58 photovoltaic systems with a capacity of 495 kWp and a total production of clean energy of about 696 MWh per year, the solar plant will avoid the emission of more than 538 tons of CO2 per year. This is equivalent to the CO2 absorption of almost 24.500 trees.

Indirect

Cost reduction for the end customer and easier access to solar solutions: Thanks to Okapi’s intermediation, consumers can experience a reduction in energy costs, forecasted at nearly 470.000 dollars in cumulative savings over five years and gain affordable access to solar solutions, overcoming economic and bureaucratic barriers for a quick and cost‑effective transition to solar energy and overcoming the working capital constraints that have slowed clean energy adoption.

Develop and modernize infrastructures making them resilient and sustainable: The rooftop solar installation can deliver lower energy costs and expand access to reliable, affordable clean energy for about 60 to 70 small and medium enterprises and households, contributing to both immediate and long-term reductions in greenhouse emissions by displacing electricity generated from fossil fuels and defining a long term strategy with soalr panels than can operate for more than 25 years. 

Impact indicators

538704
CO2 avoided per year
696000
clean energy
created by our projects
of sustainable
impacted

Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

About the Promoter

About
Aquila Climate Capital Spain S.L.

Direct

Contribution to the decarbonization of Malaysia, avoiding CO2 emissions: This loan to Okapi enables the installation of 58 photovoltaic systems with a capacity of 495 kWp and a total production of clean energy of about 696 MWh per year, the solar plant will avoid the emission of more than 538 tons of CO2 per year. This is equivalent to the CO2 absorption of almost 24.500 trees.

Indirect

Cost reduction for the end customer and easier access to solar solutions: Thanks to Okapi’s intermediation, consumers can experience a reduction in energy costs, forecasted at nearly 470.000 dollars in cumulative savings over five years and gain affordable access to solar solutions, overcoming economic and bureaucratic barriers for a quick and cost‑effective transition to solar energy and overcoming the working capital constraints that have slowed clean energy adoption.

Develop and modernize infrastructures making them resilient and sustainable: The rooftop solar installation can deliver lower energy costs and expand access to reliable, affordable clean energy for about 60 to 70 small and medium enterprises and households, contributing to both immediate and long-term reductions in greenhouse emissions by displacing electricity generated from fossil fuels and defining a long term strategy with soalr panels than can operate for more than 25 years. 

Promoter website

Team

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