‍Aquila: Goparity's first project in Southeast Asia 🌏

We are excited to share that the Aquila campaign marks a significant milestone for Goparity: our very first project in Southeast Asia.

This is not just a new campaign. It is the beginning of our impact journey in one of the most promising and fastest-growing clean-energy regions in the world.

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🌏 Why Southeast Asia, why now?

Southeast Asia is one of the world's most dynamic regions: young, fast-growing, and rapidly scaling climate-tech solutions. Renewable energy adoption is accelerating, and the need for innovative financing mechanisms to support that transition is real and urgent.

The numbers speak for themselves. The region is home to over 675 million people, and energy demand is growing faster here than almost anywhere else on the planet. At the same time, millions of households still cannot access affordable, reliable power - let alone clean energy. The gap between ambition and access remains wide.

Many households across the region cannot access the upfront capital needed to install solar, even when the long-term savings are clear. This is not a technology problem. It is a financing problem. And it is exactly the kind of problem that impact investing is well placed to solve.

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☀️ What is Aquila doing about it?

The campaign finances the expansion of Okapi, a Malaysian company helping families install rooftop solar panels with zero upfront cost. For many of these households, the barrier to clean energy has never been a lack of interest - it has been access to financing. Okapi removes that barrier entirely, partnering with trusted local installers who manage installation, operation, and ongoing maintenance. Families switch to clean, affordable power immediately, with no initial outlay required.

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The campaign finances 58 new residential solar systems and contributes directly to:

• 🌿 538 tonnes of CO₂ avoided per year‍
• ⚡ 696 MWh of clean energy generated annually‍
• 💡 Reduced electricity costs for Malaysian families
• 🌱 Expanded access to reliable, affordable solar power in a region where the need is growing fast

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🌱 A region at a turning point

Southeast Asia is not a single story. It is a collection of fast-moving economies at different stages of their energy transitions - and that is precisely what makes it so significant.

Countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are setting increasingly ambitious renewable energy targets. Private capital is beginning to follow. But the financing infrastructure to connect that capital to the households and communities that need it most is still being built.

Aquila Climate Capital, the promoter behind this campaign, is headquartered in Singapore and operates across the region. Their track record includes USD 22 million deployed across 20 renewable-energy projects in 5 Southeast Asian countries. They are not newcomers to this market - they have spent years building the relationships, the due diligence processes, and the local expertise needed to make projects like this work.

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🛡️ De-risking emerging market investment

Investing in a new geography always raises questions. That is fair and reasonable. One of the reasons we were drawn to this campaign is the quality of the protection structure around it.

Energy 4 Impact powered by Mercy Corps, a globally respected organisation accelerating clean-energy access in emerging markets, activated a €60,000 first-loss guarantee backing this campaign - equivalent to 20% of the total investment. In the event of any capital loss, that 20% is covered from the outset, before any other safeguards come into play.

This kind of blended-finance mechanism matters beyond the protection it offers individual investors. It is real-world evidence of how targeted guarantees can mobilise private capital for clean energy in markets where financing is scarce. When organisations like Energy 4 Impact put their own resources behind a project, it signals something meaningful about the quality and credibility of what is being built.

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A first step, not a last

For Goparity, Aquila is the beginning of something bigger. Southeast Asia represents a region where the combination of energy need, economic growth, and climate ambition creates genuine conditions for impact at scale. We have spent time understanding this market, building relationships with credible local partners, and identifying the kinds of projects where private investment can make a real difference.

This is our first project here. It will not be our last.

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Investments made through the Goparity platform carry risk, including the risk of partial or total loss of capital. Loan repayments are made by the promoter through the platform. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The first-loss guarantee covers 20% of the total campaign value and is subject to the terms agreed with Energy 4 Impact powered by Mercy Corps.