BahasaXurya, a renewable energy start-up that pioneered rooftop solar rental without initial cost in Indonesia, has announced that it has received an additional US$ 55 million investment. This latest round of investment was led by the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund managed by Norfund, together with Swedfund, Clime Capital as the manager of SEACEF II, British International Investment (BII), and AC Ventures. With the new funding, Xurya has received more than US$ 88 million (IDR 1.5 trillion) in investment up to date. Xurya is the first renewable energy company in Indonesia to receive direct funding from the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund and Swedfund, Sweden’s Development Finance Institution (DFI). This is also the first equity investment in Indonesia by BII, the United Kingdom’s DFI and impact investor, under its current 2022-2026 investment strategy. Clime Capital and AC Ventures are returning investors in Xurya. Xurya was the first Indonesian company that offered rooftop solar rental without initial cost, which has helped spurred the rapid growth of rooftop solar adoption recently, particularly in the commercial and industrial sector. Since then, the Xurya team has continued to innovate many firsts in the Industry, such as becoming the first to utilize internet of things (IoT) for remote solar operations in Indonesia, and embedding machine learning in solar operations. Eka Himawan, Managing Director at Xurya, explains that this new funding will help Xurya to become globally competitive. “With support from these world-class investors, we are not only going to continue producing innovations that will support a sustainable national energy transition, but we also aim to transform into a world-class company in the next few years,” said Eka. As the largest archipelagic nation in the world, Indonesia is among the most vulnerable to the negative impact of climate change. To address this risk, the Indonesian Government has produced a roadmap to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by year 2060, which includes increasing the proportion of renewables such as solar power into the national energy mix. Anders Blom, Senior Vice President, Renewable Energy at Norfund, said, “Norfund is thrilled to lead this investment round in Xurya, mobilizing private and public capital into a company that is making vital contributions to the energy transition in Indonesia. The investment is a perfect fit with the mandate of the Climate Investment Fund of contributing to avoiding greenhouse gas emissions by investing in renewable energy in emerging markets.”
Mason Wallick, Chief Executive Officer at Clime Capital, said, "We are proud to continue supporting Xurya following our initial investment in 2020 -- our first investment after the launch of Clime Capital in the midst of the COVID shut-down. This follow-on investment demonstrates the effectiveness of Clime Capital's early-stage risk capital model in scaling promising clean energy companies to accelerate their growth."
Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of Asia at BII, said, “We are delighted to be supporting a company like Xurya, which is at the forefront of driving innovation in the commercial and industrial solar energy market in Indonesia. As the UK’s DFI, this investment reflects our commitment to sustainable development to support and strengthen our partnership with Indonesia to achieve a greener and more resilient future, especially as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the UK and Indonesia this year.”
Helen Wong, Managing Partner at AC Ventures, said, “The urgency to do something about climate change is clear, especially in Southeast Asia. Similarly, the investment opportunity has never been greater. We are proud to continue supporting Xurya as the largest player in Indonesia’s commercial and industrial solar energy market. ”
Xurya was established in 2018 with a vision to overcome the challenges faced by businesses in adopting renewable energy, particularly the high initial installation costs. Xurya provides a solution in the form of a rooftop solar rental model that requires no initial cost, enabling businesses to easily switch to renewable energy.
Previously, Xurya received funding in 2022 amounting to US$ 33 million from East Ventures, Mitsui & Co. (Mitsui), Saratoga, PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk (SSIA), Schneider Electric, and New Energy Nexus. GoTo Ventures (previously Tokopedia) is also among Xurya’s early investors.
To date, Xurya has had more than 170 solar projects distributed across Indonesia. Xurya’s solar systems have contributed to avoiding carbon emissions by 152,000 tons of CO2 per year and generating more than 1,600 green jobs. With the capital from this funding round, the company is expected to avoid a further 370,000 tons of CO2 per year. Xurya is also an active member of the Indonesian solar energy association (Asosiasi Energi Surya Indonesia (AESI)), and has participated as technical trainers and experts in multiple “training of trainers” in the field of solar energy. In 2024, Xurya received B Corp Certification in recognition of the company’s implementation of environment, social, and governance (ESG) principles in its business operations.
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Gunilla Nilsson, Investment Director, Energy & Climate at Swedfund, said, “We are proud to partner with Xurya on our first direct investment in Indonesia's renewable energy sector. With a shared mission to combat climate change in a high emitting country, and a focus on measurable impact metrics, we look forward to actively contributing to sustainable impact for people and the environment alike.”
“We are very grateful for the trust that has been given by the investors to us,” added Eka. “The Indonesian Government’s target to achieve NZE by 2060 is very ambitious, but we are certain that with gotong-royong (spirit of collaboration), we are going to achieve it. Xurya is ready to work with all stakeholders towards achieving this goal.”
