Swiss investment manager Susi Partners and sustainable energy finance and services provider South Pole Group are launching a €250m fund aimed at renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in southeast Asia.
The Asian Energy Transition Fund will target 10 to 15 solar, wind and hydro schemes and a similar amount of energy efficiency projects, the partners said.
It will have a special focus on Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, they added.
Edgare Kerkwijk has been appointed managing director of the fund.
He has held various senior positions in the financial sector at companies including Rabobank and SSGA, and has been in the renewable energy sector for more than 12 years.
South Pole chief executive Renat Heuberger said: “The clean energy landscape in emerging Asia represents an exceptionally interesting opportunity for institutional investors as well as impact-driven investors, such as family offices, to participate in the region’s growing demand for renewable energy infrastructure.”
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Swiss fund eyes green Asia
Susi Partners and South Pole vehicle targeting 10 to 15 renewables projects
By EBS