Jean-Pierre Barral
Head of Energy and Digital Transition @ Agence Française de Développement
Jean-Pierre Barral is a startup investor at Agence Française de Développement.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Investments
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Husk Power Systems
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Husk Power Systems ("Husk") owns, builds and operates solar-hybrid microgrids that serve off-grid and weak-grid communities in rural Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It provides its business and residential customers with 100% renewable electricity and access to energy efficient appliances. In the process, it is contributing to climateresilience while also avoiding a significant amount of emissions from diesel generation. Husk has more than 200 minigrids in operation, the largest fleet in the world.The company is a catalyst for economic growth and social well-being, helping rural communities increase incomes and create employment by starting or expanding microenterprises and running electricity-operated machines that increase productivity. It also provides reliable power to local clinics and schools and education, improving healthcare and educational outcomes. Husk Power Systems was founded by co-founded by CEO Manoj Sinha in 2008 and is based in the United States, with operations in India and Nigeria. | $43M / Series D / Oct 24, 2023 |
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About Agence Française de Développement
AFD is France’s inclusive public development bank. We commit financing and technical assistance to projects that genuinely improve everyday life, both in developing and emerging countries and in the French overseas provinces.
Agence Française de Développement Contacts
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Rémy Rioux
Chief Executive Officer & Director General
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Fabien Akunda
Full Stack Developer
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Gabrielle Leroux
Task team leader
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Jean-Pierre Barral
Head of Energy and Digital Transition
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Jeremie Pellet
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Pierre Barral closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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