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Category of Support
Finance » Insurance
Donors
Export-Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM)
Users
U.S. Companies
Description

Export credit insurance to cover commercial & certain political risks for U.S. Exporters.

Locations
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cameroon
Chad
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sub Saharan Africa
eSwatini
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Reunion
Western Sahara
Grid Status
Both
Geography
EXIM Country Limitation Schedule
Eligibility
Must have: been in business for one year, at least one person working in the firm full time, positive net worth; must export U.S.-made products and/or services provided by U.S. workers
Point of Contact
http://www.exim.gov/contact
Category of Support
Transaction Assistance » Project Preparation
Donors
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Danish International Development Cooperation (DANIDA)
Department for International Development (DFID)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Users
Other Stakeholders
Project Developers
Description

Multi-donor trust fund managed by the African Development Bank providing catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in clean energy. SEFA avails technical assistance and concessional finance instruments to remove market barriers, build a more robust pipeline of projects and improve the risk-return profile of individual investments. SEFA’s overarching goal is to contribute to universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services for all in Africa, in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 7.

Locations
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cape Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
eSwatini
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Egypt
Algeria
Morocco
Libya
Tunisia
Grid Status
Both
Geography
AfDB Regional Member Countries
Eligibility
Project undertaken in the Bank’s Regional Member Countries. Proposed project’s sponsor is a privately-owned or is a PPP (reimbursable Grant/0% loan at financial closure). Regional Member countries can use project preparation funding to prepare competitive tenders (Grant). Proposed project will be aligned with the three SEFA thematic areas: (i) Green Baseload, (ii) Green Mini-Grids and (iii) Energy Efficiency
Point of Contact
sefa@afdb.org
Technical Contact: João Duarte Cunha - SEFA Coordinator, Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency Dept - j.cunha@afdb.org
Category of Support
Finance » Debt Finance
Donors
Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD)
European Union (EU)
Users
Private Sector
Description

SUNREF provides an affordable line of credit together with project development technical assistance to help develop energy investments. Phase 2, SUNREF, comprises Technical Assistance (TA) and credit facilities to provide banks with the necessary long-term financing to overcome financial barriers met by project sponsors. This is open to companies needing to gain easier access to green finance and banks seeking to develop their green finance portfolios.

Locations
Sub Saharan Africa
Grid Status
Both
Geography
Sub Saharan Africa
Eligibility
SUNREF Evaluation
Point of Contact
Afrique de l’Est / East Africa- contact-sunref@kam.co.ke
Afrique du Sud / South Africa - sunref@sanedi.org.za
Turquie / Turkey - info@yesilendustri.com
Maurice / Mauritius - m.apaya@businessmauritius.org
Category of Support
Finance » Technical Assistance
Donors
Department for International Development (DFID)
Shell Foundation
Users
Private Sector
Description

To support early-stage testing and scale up of innovative technologies and business models that will accelerate access to affordable, clean energy services for poor households and enterprises, especially in Africa.

Locations
Other
Grid Status
Off-Grid
Geography
Unknown
Eligibility
UK enterprises
Local SMEs
Point of Contact
s-hunt@dfid.gov.uk
Category of Support
Finance » Debt Finance
Donors
Deutsche Bank
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Users
Private Sector
Description

Blended finance model, leveraging private capital and building capacity for lending to green ESCOs among local FIs in 8 SSA countries. The user would be local financial institutions lending to green energy supply companies.

Locations
Benin
Kenya
Namibia
Nigeria
Tanzania
Grid Status
Both
Geography
Phase 1: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Zambia.
Phase 2: Any country active in Sub Saharan Africa.
Eligibility
Lend 5-10 year senior USD debt:
— Through local FIs to deliver capital to local energy supply companies in local currency; or
— Directly as syndicated project finance loans in parallel to local & regional (development) banks (no FX exposure envisaged).