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Aera is the largest trader of CO2 emissions reduction certificates in Africa.

Our team structures and executes spot and forward OTC transactions. We offer fixed or floating price contracts with or without options and can set up delivery guarantees for buyers or prepayment schemes for project developers. We originate our CO2 emissions certificates portfolio from renewable energy, energy efficiency or waste treatment projects across Africa. We own the largest carbon credits portfolio from Africa with a supply capacity of 3.1 million tons of CO2 equivalent per year.

We trade with an active network of buyers (utilities, financial intermediaries, trading houses, industries, carbon aggregators, corporates,..) spread across Western Europe (80%), Asia (10%) and North America/Others (10%).

Key data

Products Traded

VCUs, GS-VER, CER

1,2 million

CO2 certificates delivered in 2020

80+

active trading counterparts

Press -  F. Le Saché (Aera Group) : "The fight against global warming is played out in Africa" Click to read to full interview (in french) Corporate -  Aera Group appoints PWC as statutory auditor. Portfolio -  Aera just completed the issuance of 23,952 CO2 reduction certificates from Sakal Solar PV in Senegal Transaction -  Aera delivers 74,000 tCO2 from Mauritanian wind and solar projects. Transaction -  Aera signs its largest forward purchase of CO2 certificates for a total value of USD 7,7 million generated by the DR-Congo Tanganyika Improved Households Cookstoves Program. Urgent -  Aera's founders sell a 35% stake to Arise IS based on a €28.5 M valuation. Press -  F. Le Saché (Aera Group) : "The fight against global warming is played out in Africa" Click to read to full interview (in french) Corporate -  Aera Group appoints PWC as statutory auditor. Portfolio -  Aera just completed the issuance of 23,952 CO2 reduction certificates from Sakal Solar PV in Senegal Transaction -  Aera delivers 74,000 tCO2 from Mauritanian wind and solar projects. Transaction -  Aera signs its largest forward purchase of CO2 certificates for a total value of USD 7,7 million generated by the DR-Congo Tanganyika Improved Households Cookstoves Program. Urgent -  Aera's founders sell a 35% stake to Arise IS based on a €28.5 M valuation.