Manilla Solar will go through various stages of financing from mid-2023 to late 2024. We will keep this page updated as this progresses, including your opportunities to participate.

We have performed a $300,000 Seed Raise in 2023 to progress the acquisition of the approved project from our industry partner.

From 5-14 December, we will open up a crowd equity investment for those that could not participate in the Seed Raise. Crowd equity investment utilises new “Crowd Sourced Funding” legislation and allows public promotion investment from as little as $60 from non-sophisticated investors. Manilla Solar will be using Swarmer as the web platform - and the project will hold a number of events to learn about the project and investment process.

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The Project is supported by a $3.5 million grant from the NSW Government Regional Community Energy Fund. The funding is presently held by project founders Manilla Community Renewable Energy. This grant funding helps support the viability of the project, and will fund the construction and knowledge sharing aspects of the project.

This fundraising is about the Manilla community taking back power and realising the ambitious Project under its own direction. It aims to be the first of many community-owned solar projects across the North West of NSW. Our aim is to provide a blueprint for other communities to follow. By sharing our knowledge and empower the next community to realise a locally-owned renewable energy project for their region.

In short, we are seeking to lead the way to renewable energy supply that benefits local communities by providing cheaper clean electricity to purchase, opportunities to investment in local energy infrastructure and provides returns to the community.

Several of these community benefits are also obligations under the funding agreement with the NSW State Government's Renewable Community Energy Fund.