Funding Database
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An up-to-date list of 100+ financing instruments for decentralised renewable energy projects and businesses in sub-Saharan Africa.
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| A/B Loan Programme | FMO |
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Global |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Access to Clean Power Fund (ACPF) | responsAbility Investments AG |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Actis Equity Fund 4 | Actis LLP |
|
Eastern Africa Western Africa |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) | Acumen Capital Partners |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | |
| Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) | Berkeley Energy |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | |
| Africa Renewable Energy Scale-up Facility (ARE Scale Up) | Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| AfricaConnect | DEG |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| AfricaGoGreen | Lion's Head Asset Management |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| African Energy Guarantee Facility (AEGF) | Sustainable Finance Risk Consulting GmbH (sfr-consulting) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| AHL Venture Partners Bridge Debt | AHL Venture Partners |
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Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Debt | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| AlphaMundi Foundation | AlphaMundi Foundation |
|
Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Grant | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF) | ARCH Africa Renewable Power Limited |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Ariya Finergy | Ariya Capital Group |
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Eastern Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Ascent Rift Valley Fund | Ascent Capital |
|
Eastern Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| bettervest | bettervest GmbH |
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Eastern Africa (selected countries) Western Africa (selected countries) |
Debt | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) | Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) |
|
Eastern Africa Southern Africa Western Africa |
Grant | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| BIX Impact-based Pre-Finance | BIX Capital B.V. |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Business Development Support Fund (BDSF) | Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Business Partners International | Business Partners International |
|
Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Debt | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Business Partners International | Business Partners International |
|
Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Equity | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Business Partners Limited | Business Partners Limited |
|
Southern Africa |
Debt | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Business Partners Limited | Business Partners Limited |
|
Southern Africa |
Equity | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Charm Impact | Charm Impact |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Climate Investor One (CIO) | Climate Fund Managers |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Climate Investor One (CIO) | Climate Fund Managers |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | |
| Convertible Grants | Stichting DOEN/ DOEN Foundation |
|
Eastern Africa |
Grant | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| CrossBoundary Energy Access Project Finance | CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| D-Prize | D-Prize |
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Global |
Grant | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | Kenya Climate Ventures Limited |
|
Eastern Africa |
Debt | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | Trine |
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Global |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | British International Investment |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | Finnfund |
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Global |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | AlphaMundi Group Ltd. |
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Eastern Africa Southern Africa Western Africa |
Debt | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Debt Facility | Stichting DOB Equity |
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Eastern Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Debt Financing | Mirova Sunfunder |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| develoPPP | DEG |
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Global |
Grant | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| DOEN Foundation – Loans | Stichting DOEN/ DOEN Foundation |
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Eastern Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| E3 Capital | E3 Capital |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| ecoligo.investments | ecoligo invest GmbH |
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Global |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| EDP Access to Energy (A2E) CSR Fund | Energias de Portugal (EDP) |
|
Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| ElectriFI | EDFI Management Company |
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Global Sub-Saharan Africa Pacific |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| ElectriFI | EDFI Management Company |
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Global Sub-Saharan Africa Pacific |
Equity | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Empower Invest | Empower New Energy |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| EnAccess | EnAccess |
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Global |
Grant | 0 - 100,000 EUR |
| Energise Africa | Energise Africa |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) | Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA) |
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Global |
Debt | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) | Nordic Development Fund (NDF) |
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Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Grant | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF) | Triple Jump |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF) | Triple Jump |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Equity Facility | Finnfund |
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Global |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Equity Facility | FMO |
|
Global |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Equity Facility | AlphaMundi Group Ltd. |
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Eastern Africa Southern Africa Western Africa |
Equity | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Equity Facility | Stichting DOB Equity |
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Eastern Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Equity Facility | Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | |
| Equity Investments | Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| European Guarantee for Renewable Energy (EGRE) – Non-Sovereign – (French Development Agency (AFD)) | Agence Française de Développement (AFD) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| European Guarantee for Renewable Energy (EGRE) – Non-Sovereign (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)) | Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| Evolution II | Inspired Evolution Investment Management |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI) | Lion's Head Asset Management |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (OGEF) | Lion's Head Asset Management |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Feasibility Study | DEG |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Fintech Credit Fund | Lendable |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| FISEA+ | Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) |
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Global |
Equity | |
| frankly.green | FS Impact Finance/FS-UNEP Centre |
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Eastern Africa Western Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Frontier Energy II | Frontier Investment Management (FIM) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Frontier Energy II | Frontier Investment Management (FIM) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Gaia Impact Fund | Gaia Impact Fund |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF) | responsAbility Investments AG |
|
Global |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Green for Access First Loss Facility (G4A) | GreenMax Capital Group Ltd. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| Green Mini Grid (GMG) Facility Kenya | Innovation Energie Développement (IED) |
|
Eastern Africa |
Grant | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| GroFin SME/Business Loans | GroFin |
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Eastern Africa Southern Africa Western Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Guarantee Products | African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| IFC InfraVentures | International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
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Global |
Equity | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| InfraCo Africa | InfraCo Africa Ltd |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Infrastructural, Developmental and Environmental Assets Managed Fund (IDEAS Fund) | African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) |
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Southern Africa |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Infrastructure and Energy | DEG |
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Global |
Debt | |
| Infrastructure and Energy | DEG |
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Global |
Equity | |
| Institutional Grants | Stichting DOEN/ DOEN Foundation |
|
Eastern Africa |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| KawiSafi Ventures | Acumen Capital Partners |
|
Eastern Africa |
Equity | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Lendahand | Lendahand |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Metier Sustainable Capital II | Metier SC Private Equity International |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| MGM Sustainable Energy Fund II (MSEF II) | MGM Innova Capital |
|
Caribbean |
Equity | |
| Nithio Financial Intermediary (FI) | Nithio |
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Eastern Africa Western Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Off-Grid Electricity Fund (OGEF) | Bamboo Capital Partners (BCP) / Fonds de Développement Industriel (FDI) |
|
Caribbean |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Off-Grid Electricity Fund (OGEF) | Bamboo Capital Partners (BCP) / Fonds de Développement Industriel (FDI) |
|
Caribbean |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Off-Grid Electricity Fund (OGEF) | Bamboo Capital Partners (BCP) / Fonds de Développement Industriel (FDI) |
|
Caribbean |
Equity | 100,000 - 500,000 (EUR) |
| Off-Grid Market Development Fund (OMDF) | Bamboo Capital Partners (BCP) |
|
Eastern Africa |
Grant | Varies |
| Off-Grid Market Development Fund (OMDF) | Bamboo Capital Partners (BCP) |
|
Eastern Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Oikocredit International | Oikocredit International |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Oikocredit International | Oikocredit International |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean |
Equity | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| OPEN Fund | CSI Energy Group |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 0 - 100,000 (EUR) |
| P4G Grants – Start-up Funding, Scale-up Funding | Partnering for Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) |
|
Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
Grant | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Persistent Energy | Persistent Energy Capital |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Political Risk Insurance and Trade Credit Insurance | African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| Political Risk Insurance, Credit Insurance | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) |
|
Global |
Guarantee | Varies |
| Programme Grants | Stichting DOEN/ DOEN Foundation |
|
Eastern Africa |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Project Grants | Stichting DOEN/ DOEN Foundation |
|
Eastern Africa |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Regional Liquidity Support Facility+ (RLSF+) | African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) | Camco Clean Energy |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) | Camco Clean Energy |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Renewable Energy Support Programme for Mainly Rural Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa | Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo (COFIDES) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 3,000,000 - 10,000,000 EUR |
| Research and Development Fund | Efficiency for Access Coalition |
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Global |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| SIMA Angaza Distributor Finance Fund | Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA), Angaza |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund | Mirova Sunfunder |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | |
| Solar Frontier Capital (SFC) | African Frontier Capital |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Solutions for Corporates | DEG |
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Global |
Debt | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Solutions for Corporates | DEG |
|
Global |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Support Line 0 (SL0) – Seed Capital Assistance Facility | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Grant | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Support Line 1 and 2 (SL1 and SL2) – Seed Capital Assistance Facility | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Grant | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) | African Development Bank (AfDB) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Grant | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| Sustainable Infrastructure | Denham Capital Management |
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Global |
Equity | |
| Swedfund | Swedfund International AB |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| The Digital Energy Facility (DEF) | Agence Française de Développement (AFD) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| The Transferability and Convertibility (T&C) Facility | EDFI Management Company |
|
Global Sub-Saharan Africa |
Guarantee | Varies |
| Treehouse Investments | Treehouse Investments LLC |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Debt | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Treehouse Investments | Treehouse Investments LLC |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 EUR |
| Triodos Emerging Markets Renewable Energy Fund (TEMREF) | Triodos Investment Management |
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Global |
Debt | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| Triodos Financing Green Energy in Emerging Markets (TFREM) | Triodos Investment Management |
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Global |
Equity | More than 10,000,000 EUR |
| United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) | United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa Pacific |
Grant |
0 - 100,000 EUR 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| Upscaling Programme | DEG |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Grant | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |
| VentureBuilder | Venture Builder |
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
Equity | 100,000 - 500,000 EUR |
| West Africa Bright Future Fund | Cordaid Investment Management |
|
Western Africa |
Debt | 500,000 - 1,000,000 EUR |