Category of Support
Transaction Assistance » Grant Funding
Donors
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Users
Private Sector
Description
The FEI Project Preparation Facility (PPF) will play a critical role in supporting projects to “financial close” through reimbursable grants, enabling FEI ON-GRID to deploy debt more effectively. The PPF is set up with the objective of covering the shortage of outright “bankable” small-scale IPPs and mini-grids. It is therefore expected that the Fund Manager will get involved in financial and legal structuring, as well as validation of technical feasibility studies (resource assessment, engineering, environmental and social, etc.), to bring projects to the finishing line.
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
South Africa
eSwatini
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Reunion
Western Sahara
Egypt
Algeria
Morocco
Grid Status
On-Grid
Geography
AfDB Regional Member Countries
Eligibility
Eligible beneficiaries:
• Mini-grid developers and small IPP developers
• Total project size of less than USD 30 million
• All RE feedstocks, but primary activity expected to be in solar PV, biomass, and small hydro
• Renewable + diesel hybrid mini-grids are eligible
• Mini-grid developers and small IPP developers
• Total project size of less than USD 30 million
• All RE feedstocks, but primary activity expected to be in solar PV, biomass, and small hydro
• Renewable + diesel hybrid mini-grids are eligible
Point of Contact
Joao CUNHA (AfDB) / Clemens CALICE (FEI)