Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan
The company, which is part-owned by South Africa's Vodacom and Britain's Vodafone, started the sustainability-linked loan programme last year when it raised a similar amount in the first tranche.
The cash will be used for investments like the conversion of its transmission sites to renewable energy instead of expensive diesel.
"This deal helps to accelerate the advancement of our sustainability agenda," Safaricom's CEO Peter Ndegwa in a statement.
The four participating banks in the transaction are KCB, ABSA, Standard Chartered Kenya and Stanbic, Safaricom said, adding that Standard Chartered acted as the lead arranger and bookrunner.
Source: Reuters
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