芬兰开发融资机构及影响力投资机构Finnfund承诺向Aravest旗下投资载体追加1500万美元，为新加坡能源基础设施平台August Energy提供后续增长资本。
Finnish development financier and impact investor Finnfund has committed another $15 million to an investment vehicle of Aravest to provide follow-on growth capital to Singapore-based energy infrastructure platform August Energy.
该笔承诺由Aravest可持续基础设施业务负责人Rohit Nanda团队落实，距离法国开发金融机构Proparco通过Aravest管理的载体投资August Energy不足一年。
The commitment, secured by Aravest’s Sustainable Infrastructure business led by Rohit Nanda, comes less than a year after French development finance institution Proparco invested in August Energy through an Aravest-managed vehicle.
Finnfund将与Proparco以及由Aravest和SMBC集团支持的亚太可持续与脱碳基础设施股权基金（SDIEF）共同，通过持有August Energy股份的载体进行投资。
Finnfund is investing alongside Proparco and Asia-Pacific Sustainable & Decarbonisation Infrastructure Equity, LP (SDIEF), an Aravest and SMBC Group-backed fund, through the vehicle that holds shares in August Energy.
这笔新增资金将用于扩展August Energy在东南亚和印度的能源即服务（EaaS）基础设施组合。
The additional capital will finance the expansion of August Energy’s Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) infrastructure portfolio across Southeast Asia and India.
这是该公司一年内完成的第二轮融资，支持其在五年内将项目组合规模扩大至1吉瓦以上的目标。自2023年以来，Aravest已为该平台筹集了超过3000万美元的开发融资资本。
Its second capital raise within a year supports the company’s ambition to scale its project portfolio to more than 1 gigawatt within five years. Aravest has raised more than $30 million in development finance capital for the platform since 2023.
August Energy在印度、菲律宾、越南、马来西亚和泰国开展业务，帮助工商业客户提升成本效率和能源韧性，同时推进其脱碳目标。
August Energy operates across India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, helping commercial and industrial customers improve cost efficiency and energy resilience while advancing their decarbonisation objectives.
其业务涵盖两大垂直领域：发电，包括现场及电网供应的带储能可再生能源；以及综合公用事业，包括制冷即服务和蒸汽即服务。其解决方案还包括余热回收和生物质能。
Its operations span two business verticals: generation, including onsite and grid-supplied renewable energy with storage; and integrated utilities, including cooling-as-a-service and steam-as-a-service. Its solutions also include heat recovery and bioenergy.
August Energy董事长兼Aravest可持续基础设施负责人Nanda表示：“在Proparco投资后一年内成功引入第二家开发金融机构，既体现了August Energy平台的质量，也彰显了Aravest可持续基础设施业务的实力。”
“Securing a second development finance institution within a year of Proparco’s investment reflects both the quality of the August Energy platform and the strength of Aravest’s sustainable infrastructure franchise,” said Nanda, chair of August Energy and head of Sustainable Infrastructure at Aravest.
南达表示，亚洲对 EaaS（Energy as a Service，即能源即服务）的需求主要受到低碳化、数字化进程以及人们对可靠、价格具有竞争力的能源服务需求的推动。这笔投资将有助于加速能源、制冷、太阳能及储能项目的落地与实施。
Nanda said demand for EaaS in Asia is driven by decarbonisation, digitalisation and the need for reliable, competitively priced energy. The commitment will help accelerate the deployment of energy, cooling, solar and storage projects.
August Energy 的首席执行官兼创始人库纳尔·梅塔（Kunal Mehta）表示，这笔投资将与该公司现有的资本合作伙伴（包括 Green Tower、InfraCo、responsAbility 和 Aseem）共同推动公司进入新的增长阶段。
August Energy CEO and founder Kunal Mehta said the investment would support the company’s next phase of growth alongside its existing capital partners, including Green Tower, InfraCo, responsAbility and Aseem.
Finnfund 的副主任尤西·图鲁宁（Jussi Tourunen）指出：“August Energy 满足了亚洲工业和商业领域的一个明显需求：许多企业希望实现低碳化，但却缺乏相应的资金支持。”
“August Energy addresses a clear need in Asia’s industrial and commercial sector, where companies want to decarbonise but often lack the capital to do so,” said Jussi Tourunen, associate director at Finnfund.
总部位于新加坡的 Aravest 管理着价值 90 亿美元的亚太地区实物资产组合，这些资产涵盖办公、酒店、物流、零售以及可持续基础设施等领域。
Singapore-headquartered Aravest manages a $9 billion portfolio of real assets across Asia Pacific, spanning office, hospitality and living, logistics, retail and sustainable infrastructure.
Finnfund 每年向发展中国家的 20 至 30 家企业投资 2 亿至 2.5 亿欧元，重点投资领域包括数字基础设施与解决方案、清洁能源、林业、农业，以及通过金融机构为中小企业提供融资支持。其累计投资总额约为 12 亿欧元。
Finnfund invests €200–250 million annually in 20–30 companies in developing countries, focusing on digital infrastructure and solutions, clean energy, forestry, agriculture and financing small and medium-sized enterprises through financial institutions. Its investments, commitments and investment decisions total about €1.2 billion.
Proparco 是法国开发署集团（French Development Agency Group）旗下的子公司，主要为 115 个以上的国家的私营企业和金融机构提供融资支持，投资领域涵盖可再生能源、基础设施、农业、医疗保健和教育等。
Proparco, part of the French Development Agency Group, finances private companies and financial institutions in more than 115 countries, with a focus on sectors including renewable energy, infrastructure, agribusiness, healthcare and education.