Donor: Commonwealth Development Corporation Group (CDC), Department for International Development (DFID), European Investment Bank (EIB), Fonds Francaise pour l'Environnement Mondial (FFEM), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Proparco, Schneider Electric
Donor Countries: European Union, France, Multi-donor, United Kingdom
Description: Funding, capacity building and technical support to SMEs active in the generation and/or distribution of electricity in the region. The aim of the fund is to provide improved, reliable access to energy for one million low-come households by 2020. For off-grid rural electrification.
Locations: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
On- or Off-Grid: Off-Grid
Geography: Will start with companies active in East Africa before expanding to other African countries. In all, the fund will target Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Ethiopia.
Eligibility: The fund will mainly invest in small and medium size enterprises active in the generation and/or distribution of electricity in the region, that do not have access to financing
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