{"id":38886,"date":"2022-10-12T12:48:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T10:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/current-projects\/hydrobox-1b-project-profile"},"modified":"2022-12-16T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:25:17","slug":"hydrobox-1b-project-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/en\/current-projects\/hydrobox-1b-project-profile","title":{"rendered":"Hydrobox 1b Project Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38886\" class=\"elementor elementor-38886\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b79f00b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b79f00b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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river hydropower for businesses and households in Kenya, avoiding 1,078 tonnes of CO2 per year!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a77b991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2a77b991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bettervest.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Gitugu-drone-picture.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:37519,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" 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For subtitles, please press the CC button in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35c812 elementor-alert-warning elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"c35c812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Notice pursuant to Section 12 (2) of the German Investment Schemes Act (Verm\u00f6gensanlagengesetz):<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\"><p>The acquisition of this investment is associated with considerable risks and may lead to the complete loss of the invested assets. <\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da5292a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2da5292a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6f5a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e6f5a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff28f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff28f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d8ba698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d8ba698\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-460679f\" data-id=\"460679f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45be7455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45be7455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ariya_SDGs_nebeneinander.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21045\" alt=\"Ariya SDGs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ariya_SDGs_nebeneinander.png 1824w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ariya_SDGs_nebeneinander-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ariya_SDGs_nebeneinander-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ariya_SDGs_nebeneinander-768x169.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ariya_SDGs_nebeneinander-1536x339.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1824px) 100vw, 1824px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfec824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7dfec824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de8cead elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1de8cead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script> \r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) { \r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() { \r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay); \r\n}); \r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fe2b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70fe2b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The investment at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-193acdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"193acdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f8471ed\" data-id=\"3f8471ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1901370a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1901370a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c79353\" data-id=\"45c79353\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ee4222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21ee4222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UK-aid-logo-colour-for-digital-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18502\" alt=\"UK aid logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UK-aid-logo-colour-for-digital-copy.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UK-aid-logo-colour-for-digital-copy-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f756b3\" data-id=\"2f756b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a2b8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"27a2b8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f728799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f728799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project is supported by UK Aid through Energy 4 Impact&#8217;s Crowd Power programme.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-697c3f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"697c3f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5430a47\" data-id=\"5430a47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be12bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be12bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This crowdlending campaign is the second funding round of the project &#8220;Clean Power from Container Hydropower Plant for Businesses in Kenya &#8211; Hydrobox&#8221;, which aims to collect a total of EUR 835,750 through the bettervest crowd. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/de\/project\/hydrobox-kenia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first funding<\/a> raised EUR 616,350.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49c1663b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49c1663b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fed92b2\" data-id=\"1fed92b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4bcfe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7a4bcfe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.react-app-project-side-bar{font-family: \"Fira Sans\", Sans-serif;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"react-app-project-side-bar\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0f11c3\" data-id=\"4f0f11c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2027bd31 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2027bd31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sun\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject intent\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Belgian company Hydrobox NV (Hydrobox), through its Kenyan subsidiary Gitugu Power Station Limited, will use the loan to finance the construction of an environmentally friendly run-of-river (flowing water) hydropower plant with a total capacity of 533 kilowatts (kW) in Murang'a County, Kenya. \r\nThe special feature of the containerised plant is that it is standardised and \"smart\". Standardisation allows costs and production time to be reduced, and the \"smart\" features enable remote operation and monitoring, an advantage in rural areas. \r\n\r\nHydrobox is a developer and producer of standardised, innovative container plants. Most of the green power generated by the container is sold to Kenyan companies in the food and telecommunications industries. The remaining portion goes to essential customers such as hospitals, schools and households. This mix of customers is critical because of grid-balancing properties and these diverse consumers require power at different times. Second, high-consuming large customers enable Hydrobox to charge low-income households, schools and hospitals an affordable rate while still generating enough revenue to make the project an attractive investment opportunity. This project from Hydrobox will receive support in the form of subsidies from the Belgian government agency FINEXPO and from the Kenyan government state agency NETFUND.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bd1925 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"60bd1925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSustainable &amp; social impact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy switching to sustainable hydropower, Hydrobox's customers receive a reliable and stable supply of cheaper and cleaner electricity. The Hydrobox solution is vital for rural businesses, hospitals, and schools operating in areas where there is no stable power supply from the national grid. This can greatly boost the economic performance of local businesses, as they will no longer be affected by power outages and will not have to rely on expensive diesel generators. The project will also enable 1,000 end-users (households) to enjoy a more affordable and reliable electricity supply, thereby raising their standard of living. In addition, the project is expected to create 10 new jobs and another 25 indirect jobs.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68025836 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"68025836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-africa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate protection\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe implementation of the project and the installation of the hydropower plant will save approximately 1,080 tons of CO2 annually. \r\n\r\nThe micro-generating facility relies on the run-of-river principle to generate electricity, which has a very small environmental footprint compared to large traditional hydropower plants with dams and reservoirs. The run-of-river power plant uses only a portion of the river water and does not require an upstream dam. Large reservoirs often have negative impacts on forests, wildlife habitats, and agricultural land. The company conducted an environmental and social impact assessment at the start of the project and has a system in place for ongoing monitoring of environmental and social impacts. The project will be subject to annual environmental audits .\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e008eb7 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e008eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-money-bill-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarly bird bonus\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAll investors who invest up to and including 11.11.2022 will receive an early bird bonus of 1%. The interest rate thus increases to a total of 7% over the duration of the loan.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2626d elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1d2626d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-headphones-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPodcast by Hydrobox\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHydrobox has launched its own <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/tuko-pamoja-hydrobox-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast series<\/a> to share its passion for Africa, social entrepreneurship and renewable energy as levers for a better world. Together we are stronger - Tuko Pamoja.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35cff0e2\" data-id=\"35cff0e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543c9193 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"543c9193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-lock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRisk reduction measures\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1) Low level of debt financing\r\na) Subsidies\r\nThe grant contribution from the Belgian and Kenyan authorities, in the form of the transfer of the Hydrobox container power plant, amounts to USD 790,000 and covers 40% of the total financing costs. \r\nb) Equity capital\r\nIn addition to the public funding, the project company will receive equity funding from the Belgian parent company in the amount of USD 220,000 or 11% of the total project cost. The grant and equity will reduce the project's level of debt financing to USD 944,000 or 48% of total costs. \r\n2) Financially strong parent company\r\nThe parent company Hydrobox NV in Belgium, a company with a comfortable equity cushion, confirmed its intention to support the project company Gitugu Power Station Limited (the issuer) at any time with additional financial resources, e.g. in the event of payment delays by customers. In further support for such an eventuality, the parent company has obtained the rights to secure the Hydrobox Container, originally pledged by NETFUND to Gitugu Power Station, as additional collateral (see financing structure below). \r\n3) Insurance coverage\r\nThe project company, Gitugu Power Station Limited, has taken out comprehensive insurance cover for the containerised hydropower plant, which, in addition to the usual risks (fire protection, theft, etc.), also covers claims for damages and the loss of income in the event of damage to machinery.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc0b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7acc0b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301f423b elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"301f423b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-building\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEstablished, sustainable company\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHydrobox NV was founded in 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. The company develops and manufactures innovative, standardised containerised hydropower plants and is dedicated to providing reliable, sustainable and affordable access to energy, especially in rural areas of Kenya. Through its local subsidiaries, Hydrobox currently operates three hydropower plants with a total capacity of 125 kW in Murang'a County, Kenya, providing access to electricity for over 3,000 end users. In addition to the current project, Hydrobox has seven other projects in development that will add an additional 3.5 megawatts to its existing operations over the next 24 months. The company is a partnership between a Belgian and Kenyan entrepreneur and is deeply embedded in the local community, where it works with other organisations to bring about positive change. The company maintains good relationships with government stakeholders and since 2018 has had a strategic partnership with NETFUND (National Environment Trust Fund), an agency of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, to pilot innovative energy projects in the country. In addition, Hydrobox is supported by the Belgian government agency FINEXPO, which is working with NETFUND to financially support this project's container hydropower plant. Hydrobox received the 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award for the most innovative off-grid power generation model. In addition, Hydrobox was awarded the 2019 Most Innovative Company Award by Jungle Bells (Euronext) for its innovation in providing scalable sustainable energy solutions. In 2020, the company was included in the list of 100 Top Startups (SET100) in the Start Up Energy Transition Awards and was awarded the \"Efficient Solution\" label by the Solar Impulse Foundation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530c5033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"530c5033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-547ef5ea elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"547ef5ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28cc8232\" data-id=\"28cc8232\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2d6b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3e2d6b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b065ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b065ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed52bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"5ed52bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Project intent<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\"><p>Kenya is one of the fastest developing countries and a major hub in East Africa. Kenya recorded economic growth averaging <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/kenya\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5.7%<\/a><\/strong> in 2019 and was forecast to grow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2021\/12\/14\/kenya-s-economy-is-showing-resilience-as-output-rises-above-pre-pandemic-levels-driven-by-a-rebound-in-the-services-sect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5%<\/a> in 2021 despite the Corona pandemic. Nevertheless, Kenya\u2019s energy problem is hampering its further development: nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS?locations=KE&amp;view=map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40%<\/a> of the rural population still lacks access to energy, and those who are connected to the grid complain of poor power reliability and high electricity prices. This is also felt by businesses, which have to contend with costly production losses due to power outages. <\/p>\n<p>Small and medium-sized enterprises are the heart of the Kenyan economy and provide 80% of the new jobs created each year, thus ensuring stability and growth in the country. <\/p>\n<p>This is where Belgian-Kenyan company Hydrobox NV (Hydrobox) comes in, with a mission to provide reliable, sustainable and affordable access to energy. Hydrobox relies on environmentally friendly river hydropower, which is more efficient than many other renewable energy sources because it is based on a resource that is available 24\/7 (running water) and  has a longer lifespan than, for example, inverters and battery systems. Despite the higher initial investment, hydropower generates electricity at a very low cost per kWh.<br \/>\nThe company has developed a standardised and smart containerised hydropower plant that is deployed in a decentralised manner on rivers and can be operated and monitored remotely. In addition, the power plants rely on the &#8220;run-of-river&#8221; principle to generate electricity, which does not require a dam and minimises the impact on nature. <\/p>\n<p>Through this crowdfunding campaign, Hydrobox aims to finance the <strong>project development and construction of a containerised hydropower plant with a total capacity of 533 kW in Murang&#8217;a County, Kenya<\/strong>. Hydrobox will sell the green power to two agricultural enterprises, two telecommunication companies, ten schools, two hospitals, and 1,000 end users who will benefit from a stable, low-carbon electricity supply as well as cost savings. The project is fully planned and construction is nearly complete. It is expected to begin generating electricity in November 2022. This is the second funding round of the project. The first funding already collected EUR 616,350 from March to September 2022. In this second funding, the remaining amount will be financed. The project is the result of a collaboration between Hydrobox, NETFUND and the University of Brussels. In 2018, these parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the application of Internet-of-Things technology in distributed energy projects in Kenya. This collaboration led to the joint development of a SMART hydropower plant in Kenya based on the concept of a standardised, containerised hydropower plant. Furthermore, this project from Hydrobox will receive monetary support from both the Belgian government agency FINEXPO and from the Kenyan government state agency NETFUND.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1592\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1592\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Sustainable & social impact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1592\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1592\"><p>Through its business model, Hydrobox actively contributes to f<strong>our of the UN&#8217;s sustainable development goals<\/strong> (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalgoals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SDG<\/a>&#8220;):<\/p>\n<p>Through the installation of the hydropower plants, Hydrobox&#8217;s customers receive clean, renewable electricity, which is a cost-effective alternative compared to the Kenyan electricity grid or diesel generators (Goal 7.2).<\/p>\n<p>Hydrobox&#8217;s customers are small and medium enterprises operating in various sectors such as agriculture, more specifically tea cultivation, or IT. Expensive electricity, frequent power outages, and poor power quality are recurring problems. Thus, a constant and reliable source of electricity that is available 24\/7 can have an indirect impact on the economic sustainable growth of businesses (Objective 8.1).<\/p>\n<p>Hydrobox&#8217;s containerised hydropower plants can be deployed in a decentralised manner, making them particularly beneficial in rural areas where infrastructure is weak. The innovative plant, which is equipped with smart sensors, can also be operated and monitored remotely. The smart system also enables &#8220;predictive maintenance,&#8221; which can reduce costs and increase the life of the plant (Objective 9.4).<\/p>\n<p>Hydrobox&#8217;s business model addresses climate change (Goal 13), as the hydropower plants replace diesel generators and grid electricity, and provide a significant reduction in CO2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1593\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Climate protection<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1593\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1593\"><p>By switching to green hydroelectric power, Hydrobox&#8217;s customers can increase their environmental impact by reducing their CO2 emissions. The container hydropower plant generates approximately 2,160,000 kWh of electricity annually, resulting in <strong>CO2 savings of 1,077.8 tons per year<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe average CO2 emissions per kWh of electricity generated from the general energy supply mix of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, the public grid operator in Kenya, were used as the basis for the calculation. This rate is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/cdm.unfccc.int\/methodologies\/standard_base\/2015\/sb148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 499 g\/kWh<\/a>. Over the life of the project, this results in <strong>CO2 savings of 8,622.7 metric tons<\/strong>, and over the life of the hydropower plant of approximately 25 years, <strong>26,945 metric tons of CO2 <\/strong>can be avoided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1594\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1594\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Risk reduction measures<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1594\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1594\"><p>The investment risks associated with the subordinated loan are described in detail in the VIB under item 5 and in the risk notes. With a view to assessing and limiting the risks for investors, the issuer draws attention to the following special features in the design of the project:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Low debt financing ratio<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>a) Subsidies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The contribution from the Belgian and Kenyan authorities in the form of the Hydrobox container power plant amounts to USD 790,000 and covers 40% of the total financing costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>b) Own funds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the public funding, the project company will receive equity funding from the Belgian parent company in the amount of USD 220,000 or 11% of the total project cost. The grant and equity will reduce the project&#8217;s level of debt financing to USD 944,000 or 48% of total costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Financially strong parent company in Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The parent company Hydrobox NV in Belgium, a company with a comfortable equity cushion, has declared in discussions with bettervest its firm intention to support the project company Gitugu Power Station Limited (the issuer) at any time with additional financial resources, e.g. in the event of payment delays by customers. In order to be in an even stronger financial position for such an eventuality, the parent company has obtained the rights to secure the Hydrobox Container, originally pledged by NETFUND to Gitugu Power Station, as additional collateral (see financing structure below).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Insurance coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project company has taken out comprehensive insurance cover for the container hydropower plant with the South African insurance company Sanlam, covering not only the usual risks (fire protection, theft, etc.) but also claims for damages and loss of earnings in the event of machinery damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1595\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1595\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Summary Cash Flow Plan <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1595\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1595\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30230 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-Hydrobox-CF-projekttext-USD_EUR_VD_MH_VD_OV_VD_projektseite.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1239\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-Hydrobox-CF-projekttext-USD_EUR_VD_MH_VD_OV_VD_projektseite.png 1239w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-Hydrobox-CF-projekttext-USD_EUR_VD_MH_VD_OV_VD_projektseite-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-Hydrobox-CF-projekttext-USD_EUR_VD_MH_VD_OV_VD_projektseite-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220329-Hydrobox-CF-projekttext-USD_EUR_VD_MH_VD_OV_VD_projektseite-768x335.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1239px) 100vw, 1239px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1596\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1596\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Financing structure<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1596\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1596\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220331_Hydrobox_Finanzierungsstruktur.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220331_Hydrobox_Finanzierungsstruktur.png 970w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220331_Hydrobox_Finanzierungsstruktur-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220331_Hydrobox_Finanzierungsstruktur-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1597\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1597\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Financing and repayment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1597\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1597\"><p><strong>Investment needs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total project cost is EUR 1.65 million and includes the construction of the container hydropower plant, project development costs, civil works and grid costs for electricity distribution. The project is partly financed by a grant and equity participation from Hydrobox.<br \/>\nThe bettervest crowdfunding campaign will finance the remaining EUR 835,750 (including fees). The loan will cover the cost of construction works (survey, excavation, construction of the intake, forebay and penstock) and electrical works (step-up transformer, distribution boxes, power lines). The first funding raised EUR 616,350 via the bettervest crowd with the remaining amount now to be financed.<br \/>\nThe term of the loan is 8 years with an annual interest rate of 6% for the crowd-investors. Repayment takes place once a year and includes repayment and interest (annuity repayment). Investors who invest in the project within the first four weeks receive an additional early bird bonus of 1% (7% in total over the loan duration). The funding threshold for this project is EUR 50,000. If only the threshold is reached, the issuer will cover the difference by additional required debt capital from its parent company Hydrobox BV and carry out the project .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repayment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Loan repayments will be serviced from funds generated from the sale of electricity through executed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with customers.<br \/>\nThe power plant will supply electricity to two agricultural enterprises, two telecommunication companies, ten schools, two hospitals and 1,000 end users through a mini-grid. The largest customers are presented below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiriti Tea Factory<\/strong> is a tea factory developed by and for local tea farmers. It is a group of passionate tea farmers in the foothills of the Aberdare Mountains in central Kenya who have extensive experience in the tea sector. With hundreds of affiliated tea farmers and over 600 hectares of mature highland tea, the factory is successfully on its way to revolutionising the Kenyan tea industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BRCK<\/strong> is a rural internet solutions provider that aims to connect people and things by connecting individuals and businesses online and helping them take full advantage of internet access. The BRCK solution enables businesses to advertise or collect data, offers WiFi connectivity to rural communities, and provides a platform where customers can store and share their digital content.<br \/>\nSafaricom is Kenya&#8217;s leading mobile telecommunications company. Safaricom provides 4G Internet, now available in over 30 counties in Kenya. Safaricom has already deployed 635 sites, approaching 1,000 4G stations. Safaricom needs reliable power for its transmission towers in the region where Hydrobox operates. The company has also set a goal of sourcing electricity from 100% renewable sources by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The ten rural schools and two rural hospitals have smaller needs (5-20 kW) but are essential: access to Hydrobox&#8217;s energy allows them to provide uninterruptible service, reduce operating costs, and make the transition to renewable energy. The 1,000 household end-users are customers for whom the national grid is not accessible, not reliable enough or not affordable due to high connection fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1598\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1598\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Hydropower snapshot<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1598\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1598\"><p>Hydropower represents the <a href=\"https:\/\/iea.blob.core.windows.net\/assets\/4d2d4365-08c6-4171-9ea2-8549fabd1c8d\/HydropowerSpecialMarketReport_corr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">largest renewable energy source<\/a> in the world . In 2020, hydropower provided one-sixth of the world&#8217;s electricity generation, making it the third largest source of electricity after coal and natural gas.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>How does hydropower work?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nA hydropower plant harnesses the flow of running water, which is why they are often built on rivers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erneuerbare-energien.de\/EE\/Navigation\/DE\/Technologien\/Wasserkraft\/wasserkraft.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action<\/a> explains the principle as follows: &#8220;The kinetic and potential energy of a water flow is converted by a turbine wheel into mechanical rotational energy that can be used to drive machines or generators.&#8221; Two main parameters determine the amount of electricity generated: the water column, which is the difference in elevation between the point of water extraction and the turbine, and the flow rate, which is the amount of water flowing through the river, measured in m3\/s.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What are the different types of hydropower plants?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOne can classify hydropower plants according to different criteria. A basic division can be made by configuration: a plant with a dam and reservoir or without. Hydropower plants with a dam and a reservoir can store water for short or long periods to meet peak demand. Run-of-river hydropower plants provide smaller amounts of electricity and are usually designed to operate in a river without interfering with its flow. For this reason, small-scale hydropower is considered a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irena.org\/hydropower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> more environmentally friendly option<\/a> because it minimises interference with nature.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Advantages of hydropower<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIn areas where there is a suitable river, small-scale hydropower is a viable alternative to solar and wind power because it is available 24\/7. This allows hydropower plants to provide continuous power without the need to store electricity in batteries, which is costly and often technically impossible for industrial users such as factories or power-intensive IT applications. Continuous hydropower production also stabilises national power grids with baseload production that balances intermittent power sources such as solar and wind, ensuring a stable national grid.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hydrobox&#8217;s containerised hydropower plant &#8211; Decentralised energy with minimal environmental impact<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hydrobox offers an innovative, containerised hydropower plant. It is delivered in two standard 20-foot containers for easy handling and transport to the site. The plant is characterised by a high degree of standardisation: the container is fully equipped and prefabricated in Belgium, simplifying on-site installation. The plant consists of two cross-flow turbines and two three-phase synchronous generators for single and parallel operation. It is both grid-tied and off-grid, and equipped with smart sensors and remote management features that provide the following benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remote monitoring: water levels, temperatures, turbine speed, turbine valve position, electrical output parameters.<\/li>\n<li>Automatic water level control: hydraulic control of turbine valves and hydraulic power units depending on the current water level<\/li>\n<li>Automatic control system with touch screen for on-site control of the power plant, voltage regulation and synchronisation with the grid<\/li>\n<li>Remote control possibility: start &amp; stop operatons; turbine valve opening &amp; closing; switching of the operating mode (manual\/automatic)<\/li>\n<li>Daily reports and alarm functions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The container hydropower plant is a small, compact plant in container form, which can be installed decentralised near the consumers (local power production for local consumption). This has the advantage of avoiding significant losses in the transmission and distribution of electricity.<br \/>\nFurthermore, Hydrobox attaches great importance to having the lowest possible impact on the environment. The plant\u2019s run-of-river design preserves the natural course of the river and is not affected by the construction of a dam, which would disturb the environment. Only a part of the river is diverted for power generation (which ensures sufficient ecological flow) and flows back into the river a few hundred meters later (no water extraction). A fine-mesh trash rack prevents fish from entering the intake and becoming entangled in the turbine.<br \/>\nA detailed environmental and social impact assessment was conducted at the start of the project, the company has a system in place to monitor environmental and social impacts, and the project is audited annually by the Ministry of Environment. This ensures a minimal environmental footprint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30238 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bild_Stro\u0308mungswasserkraftwerk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bild_Stro\u0308mungswasserkraftwerk.png 337w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bild_Stro\u0308mungswasserkraftwerk-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The containerised hydropower plant combines many advantages over other traditional hydropower plants: standardisation and smart design reduces time and costs; the run-of-river design reduces the ecological impact; the generating units are easier to scale than single household systems; and the container is easier to implement than large and complex infrastructure projects. In addition, the container hydropower plants have long lifetimes (up to 30 years).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bilder_Hydrobox_Modell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bilder_Hydrobox_Modell.png 451w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bilder_Hydrobox_Modell-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1599\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1599\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Webinar<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1599\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1599\"><p>The second webinar on Hydrobox&#8217;s project took place on 10 November 2022 at 6pm. Thomas Poelmans, founder and CEO, presented the project and the current construction progress and answered the questions of the participants. You can watch the recording <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hnBEt4eM1Ak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nOn 20 April 2022 at 6 pm the webinar on Hydrobox&#8217;s project took place. Founder and CEO Thomas Poelmans presented his company and the project and answered the questions of the investors. You can watch the recording of the webinar <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/703243763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15910\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15910\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Podcast on Hydrobox - Tuko Pamoja (We are stronger together)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15910\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15910\"><p>Over the past few weeks, we at Hydrobox have been working on a podcast series with Raf Stevens and Tito Monako.<br \/>\nWe developed this initiative because our community of investors and supporters keeps growing, and because our existing investors keep telling us that who we are and what we stand for is the main reason why they invest in us.<br \/>\nMany stories have been told about the African continent &#8211; some positive, but also many not so positive.<br \/>\nWith this podcast, we want to share our passion and optimism about Africa, social entrepreneurship, and renewable energy as levers to improve the world.<br \/>\nWe hope these stories can change some people&#8217;s views and inspire others. Together we are stronger &#8211; Tuko Pamoja.<br \/>\nSpotify link: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1uZNlGoyNqxIdcllYxusbF?si=CnT3b6XZQoWFYG3hbxQ_5w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1uZNlGoyNqxIdcllYxusbF?si=CnT3b6XZQoWFYG3hbxQ_5w<\/a><br \/>\nAlso accessible via: <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/tuko-pamoja-hydrobox-podcast\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/tuko-pamoja-hydrobox-podcast\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Porject news<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15911\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15911\"><p><strong>15.09.2022 &#8211; More project news about the current construction status<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the last update at the end of June, a lot has happened: the Hydrobox containers have been successfully erected and the construction work is almost complete. The cement now needs to dry for a few more weeks so that the commissioning of the container hydro plant can take place in November.<\/p>\n<p>Through your support, Hydrobox can implement the project &#8220;Clean Power from Container Hydropower Plant in Kenya&#8221;. As a result, Hydrobox&#8217;s customers (businesses and households in Kenya) will receive environmentally friendly electricity from river hydropower and benefit from lower tariffs and a reliable and stable power supply.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Newsletterbild_Sept2022-min-1024x481.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Newsletterbild_Sept2022-min-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Newsletterbild_Sept2022-min-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Newsletterbild_Sept2022-min-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Newsletterbild_Sept2022-min.png 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The detailed status report from September 2022 can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PROGRESS-SEPTEMBER-15TH_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24.06.2022 &#8211; Successful construction process and first customer contracts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The expansion of the Gitugu power plant is well underway! In the last few weeks, construction work was carried out on the power plant foundation. The contractors have completed the power plant area. The weir (a barrier to raise the water level) through which some of the river water will be directed to the power plant, is also almost completed. In the coming weeks, the weir, intake pipes, de-silting basin and forebay will be completed. We expect construction to be completed by the end of July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the hydroelectric components have been completed and are now being transported to their destination. The power plant is scheduled to be installed in July. The penstock, the metal pipe through which the water will flow, has also been completed and is now being transported to its final location. We expect the Gitugu power plant to be operational by mid-September.<\/p>\n<p>We are now finalising the contracts with our customers. One of the main customers, the Kiriti tea factory, is one of the first to be connected to the grid. The schools, businesses and household customers will be connected soon after. The grid lines are currently being developed and laid so that we can provide electricity to our first customer in September this year.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33582 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Newsletterbild_Juni2022.png\" alt=\"Hydrobox\" width=\"562\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Newsletterbild_Juni2022.png 562w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Newsletterbild_Juni2022-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The detailed June 2022 status report can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ReportProgressHydrobox.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.05.2022 &#8211; Project News from Hydrobox: Work commences on installation of container hydropower plant in Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gitugu 1 containerised hydropower plant is expected to have a final capacity of 533 kW. The construction of the Gitugu 1 mini hydropower plant has been awarded to Afribright Limited for the design and construction. The scope of work includes a) construction of access roads and drainage, b) construction of intake, detour weir, intake channel, desilting basin and hydrobox plates, and c) installation of penstock.<\/p>\n<p>Several activities have been completed since March: contractual requirements arranged (e.g., insurance cover obtained, preliminary design); the establishment of a site building, including the site office; and construction of the site access road. In addition, work commenced on the river detour, intake and weir ditch, and water intake. Excavation work also commenced for the intake channel, de-silting basin, forebay and penstock.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Poelmans, founder and CEO of Hydrobox was first on site during a visit and has captured some impressions for you:<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"wW6ps23wW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32154 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-min.png\" alt=\"Hydrobox\" width=\"650\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-min.png 650w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture-1-min-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can find the detailed status report from May 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PROGRESS-MAY2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d357b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d357b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a252eb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a252eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da8feb\" data-id=\"6da8feb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bbaf988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bbaf988\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79c8ee8a\" data-id=\"79c8ee8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661e4f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"661e4f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df44d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"7df44d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>Our mission is to create positive impact by empowering people and transforming communities through sustainable electricity. We do this by electrifying all facets of a community through an innovative business model and technology, ensuring that our customers benefit from reliable, affordable and green electricity. This in turn helps them grow their business and improve their standard of living.<br \/>\nSupporting our campaign with bettervest helps us empower businesses and households in Kenya, transition the country to green power and achieve a positive financial return. This is an investment in people, the planet and profit. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1756\" height=\"1599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-e1648660406874.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-e1648660406874.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-e1648660406874-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-e1648660406874-1024x932.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-e1648660406874-768x699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-e1648660406874-1536x1399.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1756px) 100vw, 1756px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Thomas Poelmans &amp; John Magiro<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">CEO &amp; Technical Lead of Hydrobox<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46883fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"46883fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c6bb508 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c6bb508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca76e81\" data-id=\"ca76e81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5414eb80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5414eb80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48238c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48238c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Borrower and Country Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d45aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"79d45aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-779fd55a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"779fd55a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6adf95b8\" data-id=\"6adf95b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9270e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9270e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4b9122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c4b9122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8120\" height=\"1533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok.png 8120w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok-1024x193.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok-768x145.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok-1536x290.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HydroBox-Logo-Photoshop2-copy-ok-2048x387.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8120px) 100vw, 8120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f8d51c\" data-id=\"50f8d51c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74830efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74830efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gitugu Power Station Limited<\/strong><br \/>Miotoni Terraces <br \/>No. 7 Warai Road<br \/>Nairobi, Kenya<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebe929f\" data-id=\"ebe929f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75dada6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75dada6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hydrobox NV<\/strong><br \/>Ulensstraat 86, Box 6 Makani 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Belgium<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-165c2522\" data-id=\"165c2522\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cafe5cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cafe5cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/><span class=\"color_25\">+32 498 610833 <\/span>info@hydrobox.africa<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydrobox.africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hydrobox.africa<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad5ebd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ad5ebd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cc4157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"32cc4157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Get to know the founders<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8521\"><p><strong>Thomas Poelmans<\/strong>, founder and managing director of Hydrobox, was formerly head of Deloitte&#8217;s Africa consulting practice in Belgium, where he was responsible for a service line that provided financial audits, due diligence, fraud investigations and project management support across Africa. After his time at Deloitte, he started working as an entrepreneur in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, he was one of the initiators of WorldLoop, where he supported the establishment of 15 e-waste recycling companies across Africa. In 2015, he co-founded NAM\u00e9 Recycling, a plastic recycling company operating in Cameroon and Gabon. In 2018, he founded Hydrobox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Magiro<\/strong>, Hydrobox&#8217;s technical director, grew up in a small village in Murang&#8217;a Kenya, about 3 hours&#8217; drive from the capital Nairobi. In his childhood, no one in his community had electricity. The nearest electricity pole was 15 km away.  After seeing his mother struggle, he decided to build his first micro hydroelectric power plant using everyday objects. His talent was quickly noticed, so he was able to expand and professionalise the technology by building a weir to channel water to a turbine and generate electricity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>John is the winner of the Switch Africa Green &#8211; Seed Award 2016, East Africa Hub Grant 2017, WWF Africa Youth Award 2017, EDF Pulse Africa Award (2019) and Business Daily Top 40 under 40 Award (2020).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30336 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-4-1-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30338 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-5-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-5-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-5-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-5-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-5-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-5-1478x2048.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thomas-and-John.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8522\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8522\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Companies involved<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8522\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8522\"><p><strong>Gitugu Power Station Limited: Issuer, Borrower and Project Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project company Gitugu Power Station Limited is based in Kenya and acts as the issuer and borrower in this project. At the same time, Gitugu Power Station Limited is the project company that operates the hydropower plant. Gitugu Power Station Limited<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHydrobox Projects BV: project developer and shareholder of Gitugu Power Station Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hydrobox Projects BV was established in 2019 and is based in the Netherlands. It is a shareholder in the local project companies such as the issuer Gitugu Power Station Limited (100% parent company) and is responsible for the project development and construction of the plants.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nHydrobox NV: Holding company and manufacturer of the containerised hydropower plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hydrobox NV is a holding company established in Belgium in 2018. It is the parent company of Hydrobox Projects BV (100% shareholder). In addition, Hydrobox NV is the manufacturer of the container hydropower plants.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nNational Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND): Cooperation partner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND) is a Kenyan government agency under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. NETFUND acts as a development partner in this project: NETFUND has supported Hydrobox in the development of the project and is the legal owner of the container hydropower plant through a donation from the Belgian government. NETFUND provides Gitugu Power Station Limited with the use of the plant and equipment through a 20-year agreement. This agreement includes the right to use the asset of the plant as collateral or pledge for debt financing purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINEXPO: Cooperation partner and grant provider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FINEXPO is a Belgian inter-ministerial advisory committee led by the Financial Support for Exports Directorate of the Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation and by the International and European Financial Affairs Administration of the Federal Public Service Finance. FINEXPO has supported NETFUND with a grant of \u20ac700,000 for the purchase of the hydroelectric container from Hydrobox NV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8523\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8523\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Organisational structure Hydrobox<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8523\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8523\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330_Hydrobox_Firmenstruktur.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"867\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330_Hydrobox_Firmenstruktur.png 867w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330_Hydrobox_Firmenstruktur-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bettervest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330_Hydrobox_Firmenstruktur-768x455.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8524\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8524\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Country profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8524\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8524\"><p>When making investment decisions, it is advisable to find out in advance about the project location, especially the country in which the project will be implemented. To get an overview, the following indicators are a helpful starting point for independent research. The information was retrieved from the relevant data sources in March 2022 and is published without guarantee.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped table-condensed custom\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>INDIKATOR<\/th>\n<th>BEWERTUNG KENIA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Euler Hermes Ranking<\/td>\n<td>Euler Hermes hat das Risiko der Nicht-Zahlung von kenianischen Unternehmen mit <b>\u201esensitive risk\u201c<\/b> bewertet und auf einer Skala von AA bis D mit <b>C<\/b> gerated (Quellen: Euler Hermes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allianz-trade.de\/wissen\/handelsrisiken\/laenderrisiken.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Risk Map)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OECD Klassifizierung<\/td>\n<td>Die OECD klassifiziert das allgemeine L\u00e4nderrisiko Kenias auf einer Skala von 0 (geringes Risiko) bis 7 (hohes Risiko) mit <strong>6<\/strong><b> <\/b>(Quellen: OECD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oecd.org\/tad\/xcred\/crc.htm\">Country Risk Classification<\/a> und OECD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oecd.org\/trade\/topics\/export-credits\/documents\/cre-crc-current-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ranking 2022<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Korruptionsindex (Transparency International)<\/td>\n<td>Der Korruptionsindex, der von Transparency International ver\u00f6ffentlicht wird und auf einer Basis von 0 (hohes Ma\u00df an Korruption) \u2013 100 (keine wahrgenommene Korruption) bemessen wird, liegt in Kenia bei <b>30<\/b> (Quelle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparency.de\/cpi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transparency International 2021<\/a>).<b> <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate<\/td>\n<td>Die Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate zeigt auf, welchen Durchschnitt an annualisierten Zinsraten lokale Gesch\u00e4ftsbanken ihren kreditw\u00fcrdigsten Kunden f\u00fcr neue Kredite in der Landesw\u00e4hrung berechnen. Bei Kenia lag die Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate im Januar 2022 bei <b>12,12% <\/b>(Quelle: <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/kenya\/bank-lending-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trading Economics 2022<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kreditw\u00fcrdigkeit (Moody\u2019s)<\/td>\n<td>Moody\u2019s hat die Kreditw\u00fcrdigkeit von kenianischen Staatsanleihen auf einer Skala von AAA bis D mit <b>B2<\/b> bewertet und somit als spekulativ eingestuft (Quelle: <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/kenya\/rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trading Economics 2022<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Devisenmarkt (Bundesbank)<\/td>\n<td>In den letzten f\u00fcnf Jahren ist der Devisenpreis f\u00fcr den Euro in Kenia gestiegen, vor f\u00fcnf Jahren lag der Preis bei 110,56 Kenia-Shilling, vor einem Jahr bei 128,60 und heute liegt der Preis bei <strong>127,65<\/strong><b> Kenia-Shilling <\/b>(Quelle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesbank.de\/dynamic\/action\/de\/statistiken\/zeitreihen-datenbanken\/zeitreihen-datenbank\/723452\/723452?listId=www_s331_kes_eur_me&amp;tsId=BBEX3.M.KES.EUR.CA.AC.A01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bundesbank 2022<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c5b9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53c5b9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8c0265 elementor-section-stretched 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