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Funding from Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
http://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-partnerships/sustainable-energy-fund-for-africa/
Overview
| Donor: | Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
| Donor base: | Ivory Coast |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Equity, Grants, Loans, Other |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | Co-funding preferred |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Energy
- Environment & Natural Resources
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is a multi-donor Special Fund managed by the African Development Bank. It provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. SEFA offers 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. The Fund’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 New Deal on Energy for Africa and Sustainable Development Goal 7.
Funding requests must be aligned with SEFA’s three strategic priorities: (i) Green Baseload; (ii) Green Mini-Grids; (iii) Energy
Efficiency. Special attention will be given to proposals which: (i) are implemented in countries with limited renewable energy experience; (ii) present demonstration and replication potential, with “first-of-a-kind” features; (iii) provide cross-cutting benefits across several domains such as agriculture, education, food, gender, health, and water.
They offer: (1) Technical assistance: Support through grants with a strong focus on activities that will directly unlock investments. Technical assistance grants are available to public and private sector entities; and (2) Concessional investment: Support through results-based financing, loans, and equity instruments, often blended with African Development Bank investments to close viability gaps.
2) Eligibility
Social businesses and non-profits are eligible to apply. All proposals received will be screened and pre-assessed against the basic eligibility criteria by the SEFA Secretariat, currently hosted in the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC) of AfDB.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Africa.
4) Budget
Funding is not displayed on the website.
5) Application
In order to apply for funding from SEFA, applicants are required to download and complete the application form (i.e. funding request) which can be found on the Funds website. All documents shall be sent via e-mail to the SEFA Coordinator(e-mail address accessible via the Funds website).