Category of Support
Transaction Assistance » Project Preparation
Donors
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Danish International Development Cooperation (DANIDA)
Department for International Development (DFID)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Users
Other Stakeholders
Project Developers
Description
Multi-donor trust fund managed by the African Development Bank providing catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in clean energy. SEFA avails 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. SEFA’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 Sustainable Development Goal 7.
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
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
eSwatini
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Egypt
Algeria
Morocco
Libya
Tunisia
Grid Status
Both
Geography
AfDB Regional Member Countries
Eligibility
Project undertaken in the Bank’s Regional Member Countries. Proposed project’s sponsor is a privately-owned or is a PPP (reimbursable Grant/0% loan at financial closure). Regional Member countries can use project preparation funding to prepare competitive tenders (Grant). Proposed project will be aligned with the three SEFA thematic areas: (i) Green Baseload, (ii) Green Mini-Grids and (iii) Energy Efficiency
Point of Contact
sefa@afdb.org
Technical Contact: João Duarte Cunha - SEFA Coordinator, Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency Dept - j.cunha@afdb.org
Technical Contact: João Duarte Cunha - SEFA Coordinator, Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency Dept - j.cunha@afdb.org