Jera invests $17.5M in Silva Capital's Australian carbon credit fund
What's the deal? JeraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Japan's largest power generation company, has agreed to invest AUD25 million ($17.5 million) in a fund run by Australian developer Silva CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The fund focuses on Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).
What's the endgame? Silva Capital's carbon credit fund had raised more than AUD100 million by March 2025, deploying a large share of that into projects. The firm is active in Australia's carbon and nature markets, filing the first project application under the country's Nature Repair Market in May 2025.
Why now? Jera's commitment adds a major Japanese corporate buyer to a fund tied to Australia's carbon market — a signal of demand from power generators facing emissions pressure.
The signal: Institutional money is flowing into Australian carbon and nature-based funds. Government-backed lender the Clean Energy Finance CorporationDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has partnered with UK and global asset managers on carbon deals, including an AUD142 million ($98.3 million) carbon plantation investment and a $164 million fund with Rio TintoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as offtaker. Jera's stake extends that momentum to Japanese industrial buyers.
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