Base de données de financement
Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa)
Current as of: 2026-06-09
Description
EEP Africa provides early-stage catalytic grant financing to innovative clean energy projects, technologies and business models in 17 countries across Southern and Eastern Africa. Project financing is supplemented by technical assistance, investment facilitation and knowledge sharing. Projects need to be in active development and funding is allocated through an annual competitive call for proposals process. Projects are evaluated based on concept innovation, development impact, business model and financial sustainability. Private companies, start-ups and social enterprises from any country in the world with early-stage projects in one or more of the EEP Africa target countries (Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) are welcome to apply.
Instrument Type
Grant
Format of grants offered
Straight grants paid to recipient upfront
Matching grants requiring grantee contribution
Reimbursable grant
Results-based finance
Matching grants requiring grantee contribution
Reimbursable grant
Results-based finance
Ticket sizes per transaction (EUR)
200,000 - 500,000
500,000 - 1 million
500,000 - 1 million
Currencies used
Euros
Eligible market segments
Independent Power Producers
Captive power
Mini-grids
Energy efficiency
E-Mobility
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Green hydrogen
Battery / Storage
Energy for productive use
EEP Africa is technology agnostic as long as the solution promotes renewable energy and/or energy efficiency and is innovative in the context of the project country
Captive power
Mini-grids
Energy efficiency
E-Mobility
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Green hydrogen
Battery / Storage
Energy for productive use
EEP Africa is technology agnostic as long as the solution promotes renewable energy and/or energy efficiency and is innovative in the context of the project country
Special requirements pertaining to gender, diversity and local content
Gender, youth, indigenous-owned/locally-owned enterprises
Technical assistance
Provision of technical assistance will be assessed on a case-by-case basis depending on the needs of the grantee and the availability of technical assistance from support providers.
Eligible regions under GET.invest mandate
East Africa
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Eligible countries under GET.invest mandate
Botswana
Burundi
Comoros
Eswatini
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Burundi
Comoros
Eswatini
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Examples of past awardees
Instrument Capitalisers
Austrian Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Nordic Development Fund
Norad
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Nordic Development Fund
Norad
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
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Eligibility criteria
Details of eligibility criteria are available hereApplication process
Details of the application process are available hereDeadline for submission (if applicable)
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Go to fund websiteHeadquarters
Helsinki, FinlandOther branches
EEP Africa staff based also in Nairobi, KenyaHarare, Zimbabwe, Lilongwe, Malawi
Fund manager
Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
About
The Nordic Development Fund (NDF), is the joint Nordic international finance institution established by the governments of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. NDF focuses on the nexus between climate change and development in lower-income countries and countries in fragile situations. NDF provides flexible, catalytic grants, debt and equity to funds and programmes that tackle climate change and drive sustainable development in Nordic priority areas. The organisation also manages the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa).