Funding Database
Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF)
Current as of: 2025-11-13
Description
The Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF) is a guarantee instrument provided by African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) to renewable energy independent power producers (IPPs) that sell the electricity generated by their projects to state-owned power utilities. RLSF supports small and mid-scale renewable energy projects with an installed capacity of up to 100 MW by protecting the IPPs against the risk of delayed payments by public offtakers. RLSF was jointly launched by ATIDI and the KfW Development Bank in 2017, with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) committing additional funding to the initiative in 2022. IPPs located in ATIDI member countries that have signed an MoU with ATIDI can benefit from RLSF cover.
Instrument Type
Guarantee
Type of guarantee/risk mitigation products
Guarantee for short-term liquidity to IPPs in case of non-payment of the power utility off-taker
Range of guarantee/risk mitigation tenors (years)
Up to 15 years
This instrument covers
Principal
Interest
Interest
Applicable fees
Origination fees
Parties eligible to apply for guarantee
Lender/investor
Borrower/investee
Borrower/investee
Total guarantee exposure limits
Yes, there are limits on the total amount of guarantee exposure that can be assumed.
Currencies used
US Dollars
Local currencies
Local currencies
Eligible market segments
Independent Power Producers
Eligible regions under GET.invest mandate
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
Eligible countries under GET.invest mandate
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
South Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
South Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Examples of past guarantees
Instrument Capitalisers
ATIDI
KfW Development Bank
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
KfW Development Bank
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
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Application process
Details of the application process are available hereCurrent status of instrument
Active Apply onlineContact
Go to fund websiteHeadquarters
Nairobi, KenyaOther branches
Cotonou, BeninAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Kampala, Uganda
Lusaka, Zambia
Fund manager
African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
About
African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) is a pan-African institution that provides political risk insurance to companies, investors, and lenders interested in doing business in Africa.