Mit der Fazilität über 700 Tsd. € werden PV-Module, Wechselrichter und Batteriespeicher für vier unterzeichnete EPC-Verträge im Wert von 1,46 Mio. € beschafft und das Betriebskapital für die Installation gedeckt. Jede Tranche kann vorzeitig zurückgezahlt werden, sobald der jeweilige Kunde bezahlt.

Zhekou Investment Limited is a Kenya-based solar EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) integrator focused on commercial and industrial (C&I) clients. The company delivers turnkey photovoltaic solutions and hybrid photovoltaic plus battery energy storage systems (PV + BESS). It manages the entire delivery cycle — from site assessment, load profiling and engineering design to bill of quantities preparation, procurement coordination, project management, commissioning and warranty support. Physical installation and regulated electrical works are performed by subcontractors licensed by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), while Zhekou retains contractual accountability for quality, schedule discipline, health and safety compliance and post-installation service.
Leadership and management
The company is founder-led. Chief Executive Officer Celine Adhiambo Okelo, who holds 100% of the share capital, has an engineering background and experience in Kenya’s solar EPC sector. Her management approach emphasises design integrity, disciplined procurement and rigorous site-level execution control as levers for delivery reliability and risk containment.
Decision-making is currently centralised under one executive, which supports strategic consistency while also highlighting the importance of succession planning.
Sales and customer acquisition
Zhekou engages clients directly through technical qualification, relationship-driven outreach and sector focus. The business serves three B2B customer segments and tailors proposals based on load analysis and site conditions.
Typical project size ranges from 30 kW to 100 kW, with selective larger projects undertaken. Client acquisition relies on direct relationships, repeat engagements and referrals from the installed client base.
Product and service portfolio
The company designs and delivers grid-tied photovoltaic systems and hybrid PV + BESS solutions using tier-one components from manufacturers such as JA Solar, LONGi, JinkoSolar and Trina for modules; Huawei, SMA, Fronius, Growatt and Victron for inverters; and CATL and Gotion for battery systems. Services encompass site surveys, load profiling, engineering and design, bill of quantities preparation, budget and schedule development, procurement coordination, on-site project management, commissioning and warranty and post-warranty support.
Key clients and market examples
Completed installations demonstrate expertise across diverse C&I applications. By industry, the client base comprises:
Summary
Zhekou combines a defined EPC-integrator role — contractual accountability for engineering, procurement coordination, delivery governance and warranty obligations — with an asset-light structure that limits fixed overhead and scales installation through EPRA-licensed subcontractors. Operations across four commercial hubs and three B2B segments, together with supply relationships covering tier-one module, inverter and battery manufacturers, reduce reliance on any single market or supplier. The principal constraints are concentration-related: strategic and operational control resides with the CEO, installation quality and schedule performance depend on external partners while client accountability remains with the company, and project margins are sensitive to equipment pricing, logistics variability and currency movements.
The facility is secured by a combination of existing fixed assets, newly acquired project equipment and dynamic security from contract-backed cash flows. A conservative 30% discount is applied to physical assets to estimate liquidation values. This layered structure is designed to cover the loan principal in full and to protect the lender's position.
Existing fixed asset collateral
Assets already owned by the company are pledged as security. Book values and discounted values are presented below.
Asset category | Value (EUR) |
Vehicles | 90,130 |
Installation and Testing Equipment | 85,000 |
IT Equipment | 35,000 |
Warehouse Equipment | 30,000 |
Office Furniture and Fixtures | 20,000 |
Total existing operational assets (PPE) | 260,130 |
Discounted value (–30%) | 182,091 |
Financed equipment collateral
Equipment acquired for the four projects is also pledged. The pledge covers the full equipment package of EUR 787,540, including the portion funded by client advances (EUR 78,754), as title to the equipment remains with the company until final settlement. Purchase value and discounted value are shown below.
Collateral component | Purchase value (EUR) | Discounted value (–30%) (EUR) |
Project equipment under the four EPC contracts | 787,540 | 551,278 |
Total discounted new equipment | — | 551,278 |
Under the EPC contracts, title to the project equipment passes to the client only upon final settlement. Until final payment is received, the equipment remains the property of the company and forms part of the pledged collateral. As projects reach completion, the collateral layer is not released but replaced by incoming client payments, which constitute the primary source of debt repayment.
Dynamic security and coverage ratio
In addition to physical assets, dynamic security is provided by the cash flow from signed contracts. The four projects have a combined value of EUR 1,463,194, which exceeds the total repayment obligation (principal plus interest) of EUR 858,666.67.
The total discounted value of pledged assets — existing PPE and project equipment — is EUR 733,369, resulting in a collateral-to-loan ratio of ~104.8% (LTV 0.95), which secures the loan principal in full under conservative valuation assumptions.
Conclusion
The collateral package combines vehicles, installation and testing equipment, IT and warehouse equipment, office fixtures and newly acquired PV and BESS equipment. These assets have active secondary markets and retain stable resale values. Coupled with contract-backed cash flows that exceed the total repayment obligation, the collateral structure provides liquid coverage for the lender, and the diversification of collateral across asset categories supports a positive risk assessment for the facility.
Das Rating BBB (die vierte Stufe) spiegelt ein profitables, wachsendes Unternehmen mit dünnen Margen wider. Der Umsatz ist seit 2023 jedes Jahr gestiegen, alle Ergebnisebenen sind positiv, und in 2023–2025 fiel kein Zinsaufwand an.
Zu beachten:
* 2026–2027 sind Prognosen des Managements; 2026 enthält Ist-Werte für Januar–August und Zinsen auf diese Fazilität ab September

Der Wachstumsplan von Zhekou setzt nicht auf neue Märkte. Er beruht auf größeren Projekten und einem höheren Anteil hybrider PV + BESS-Systeme und wird durch vier unterzeichnete Verträge im Wert von 1,46 Mio. € gestützt.
Die installierte Solarleistung in Afrika wuchs von rund 13,5 GW Ende 2023 auf 23,4 GW Ende 2025. Kenia verfügt über 442,9 MW installierte Leistung, davon mehr als die Hälfte PV für den Eigenverbrauch, und die 2024 eingeführten Open-Access-Regeln fördern Corporate PPAs. Hohe Netztarife und eine unzuverlässige Versorgung treiben C&I-Kunden zu hybriden PV + BESS-Systemen.
Die Fazilität über 700 Tsd. € ist dreistufig besichert.
Nach Abschlag sind die verpfändeten Vermögenswerte 733.369 € wert – ~104,8 % des Kreditbetrags.
Deine Investition von USDC funktioniert wie eine Anleihe mit 11 Monaten Laufzeit: monatliche Zinszahlungen, das Kapital kommt in Monat zurück.
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Zhekou Investment Limited ist ein in Kenia ansässiger EPC-Solarintegrator (Engineering, Procurement and Construction), der sich auf gewerbliche und industrielle (C&I) Kunden konzentriert. Das Unternehmen liefert schlüsselfertige Photovoltaik-Lösungen und hybride Photovoltaik-plus-Batteriespeicher-Systeme (PV + BESS). Es verwaltet den gesamten Lieferzyklus – von der Standortbewertung, Lastprofilierung und dem Engineering-Design bis zur Erstellung von Leistungsverzeichnissen, der Beschaffungskoordination, dem Projektmanagement, der Inbetriebnahme und dem Garantiesupport. Die physikalische Installation und die regulierten Elektroarbeiten werden von Subunternehmern durchgeführt, die von der Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) lizenziert sind, während Zhekou die vertragliche Verantwortung für Qualität, Termintreue, Einhaltung von Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsvorschriften sowie den Kundendienst nach der Installation behält.