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Financing Sources Database

This page provides an overview of all financing sources database entries. Currently, there are 97 entries listed.
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Financing Source Type of financing Technology scope Target beneficiaries Geographical scope Application
AECF - Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
  • Grant
  • Debt
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Depending on current competition Depending on current competition Application window
ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF)
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
ARE Scale-up Guarantee fund
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
Access Bank
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Private organisation and organisation Nigeria Other
Africa Go Green Fund
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME, Private Sector, Financial Institutions Africa Rolling basis
Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II)
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
C&I Sub-Saharan Africa Application window
African Energy Guarantee Facility (AEGF)
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
All On
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
All On/NCIC Embryo Incubation Program
  • Grant
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Early-stage, Start-ups Nigeria Application window
AlphaJiri Fund
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, Impact Ventures including Cooperatives Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America Rolling basis
Aruwa Capital Management
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
Investors Africa Rolling basis
Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO)
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Developing countries Rolling basis
Bettervest
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Singapore Rolling basis
Business & Energy School
  • Grant
  • Other
Entrepreneurs Africa Application window
CAP Financial Innovation Challenge
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, banks, investors, financial intermediaries, digital and crowdfunding platforms, FinTech, government agencies, research institutions, industry associations, credit rating agencies, etc. East Africa, including at least one project in Uganda and Rwanda each Application window
Charm
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Africa Rolling basis
Clean Technology Hub: Off-Grid Energy Incubation Program
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, Early stage Nigeria Application window
Climate Fund Managers (CFM)
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa, Latin America, Asia Rolling basis
CreditEnable
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Worldwide Rolling basis
Crossboundary Energy Access (CBEA)
  • Other
  • Minigrid
SME Sub-Saharan Africa Other
D-Prize
  • Grant
  • Other
Early Stage Africa Application window
Demand Aggregation for Renewable Technology (DART) Program
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
Derisking Sustainable Off-grid Lighting Solutions in Nigeria
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Other
SME Nigeria Application window
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Public institutions, Government agencies, Youths Asia, Africa, Europe, North and Central America, South America Application window
DeveloPPP Classic
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Companies based in the EU, a member country of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) or a country on the OECD DAC list (including Nigeria) Rolling basis
DeveloPPP Venture
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Startup, SME Ghana, Kenia, Nigeria, Tansania Application window
Digital Energy Challenge
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Application window
Distributor Finance Fund (DFF) - SIMA Angaza
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Angaza customer with at least 1,000 accounts on the Aganza platform or have a clear path to get there in 12 month Worldwide Rolling basis
E3 Capital
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Africa Rolling basis
EDFI MSME platform
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Africa Rolling basis
EDP's Access to Energy Fund
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda Application window
ENGIE Energy Access
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Africa Other
Efficiency For Access: Research and Development Fund
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, academic organisation, non-profit, public sector organisation, research and technology organisation UK aid priority country (including Nigeria) Application window
Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI)
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Sub-Saharan Africa Rolling basis
Empower New Energy
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Investors, lenders, project sponsors or developers Africa Rolling basis
EnAccess Foundation
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Startups, SME, non-profits, individual innovators, investors, researchers Global Rolling basis
Energy Catalyst
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, academic institution , charity, NGO,RTO Sub-Sahara Africa, South Asia, Indo-Pacific Application window
FCMB Solar Energy Loan
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Other
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
NGO, CBO, civil society organization Nigeria Rolling basis
GET.Invest
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, NGOs, universities, parastatal companies, government or research institutions Africa, Caribbean, Pacific region
GET.Invest: Finance Catalyst
  • Grant
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, NGO, universities, parastatal companies, government or research institutions Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Pacific region Rolling basis
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) Productive Use Appliance Financing Facility
  • Grant
  • Other
SME, Households Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, DRC Other
Global Innovation Fund
  • Grant
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, for- or non-profits, government agencies, research institutions Developing countries Rolling basis
Green Climate Fund
  • Grant
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Developing countires Global Other
Green4Access (G4A) First Loss Facility
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Banks, SME West Africa and East Africa Rolling basis
GroFin
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Egypt, Northern Iraq, Southern Iraq, Jordan or Oman Rolling basis
Hector TestDB page
  • Grant
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
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Innovation 4 Agriculture (i4Ag) Fund
  • Grant
  • Other
Private sector, government and non-government organizations, civil society, academic Partner country of BMZ Rolling basis
Lendable
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa, Latin America, Asia Rolling basis
LoftyInc and Afropreneur Angels
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Early-stage, SME Africa Rolling basis
Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Application window
Minimum Subsidy Tender (MST)
  • Grant
  • Minigrid
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator (NewGen)
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Developing countries Application window
Niger Delta Off Grid Energy Fund
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, Early-stage Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America Rolling basis
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria, Partner countries Rolling basis
OPEN fund
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Women-led SMEs Africa Application window
Odyssey
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, Investor, Government, Consultant, Academic Worldwide Rolling basis
Odyssey Procure
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, early-stage Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America Rolling basis
Oiko Credit
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, organisations Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Rolling basis
Output Based Fund for Solar Home Systems (OBF)
  • Grant
  • SHS
MSME Nigeria Rolling basis
PFAN
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central America, Caribbean Islands Rolling basis
PIND Access to Energy Project
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
Performance-based Grant Program (PBG)
  • Grant
  • Minigrid
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
Persistent Energy
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
Productive Use Appliance Financing Facility
  • Grant
  • Other
PUA distributors and other companies that play a role in facilitating PUA procurement and distribution Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya. Exceptions to the geographic scope will be made at the Administrator's sole discretion. Application window
RAISEAfrica
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Young entrepreneurs, Startups Africa Application window
Regional Infrastructure Finance Facility (RIFF) - TDB
  • Grant
  • Debt
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Other
SME East- and South-Africa Rolling basis
Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
Developers Africa Rolling basis
Restart Catalyst
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Women-led early stage enterprises Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa Application window
Results Based Financing for Productive Appliances & Equipment (PUE)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
Rural electrification Fund (REF Call 2)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria Application window
SDG 7 Results programme
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Bangladesh, Burkina Faso*, Chad*, Ethiopia*, Gambia, India, Kenya*, Mali*, Mozambique, Niger*, Nigeria*, Uganda*, Rwanda, Senegal*, Sudan*, Tanzania and South Sudan*
  • = priority countries
Application window
SUNREF Nigeria
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, Households Nigeria Rolling basis
Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF)
  • Equity
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Development companies active in the low-carbon sector, first-time fund managers, equity investors Sub Saharan Africa, South-East Asia Rolling basis
Shell Foundation
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Public & private sector, projects, charitable initiatives Worldwide Rolling basis
SocialAlpha Fund
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, Early-stage Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America Rolling basis
Solar Energy Fund
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME, Early-stage Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America Rolling basis
Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
Solar Frontier Capital
  • Grant
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
PAYGO SMEs Africa Rolling basis
Solar Power Naija (SPN)
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
Spark+ Africa Fund
  • Grant
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Early-stage, SME Sub-Saharan Africa Rolling basis
Stand-Alone Solar for Productive Use (SSPU)
  • Grant
  • SHS
SME Nigeria Application window
Startup Energy: Accelerator + Fellowship
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SMS, Early-stage Sub-Saharan Africa Rolling basis
Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
  • Grant
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
TDB SME Off-Grid Facility
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Africa Rolling basis
The Baobab Network
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa Rolling basis
The Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFi Nigeria)
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
SME Nigeria Rolling basis
The Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF)
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Africa and Asia Rolling basis
Transforming Energy Access
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SMEs, Research institutions, NGOs Sub Sahara Africa, South America Application window
UNCAP Early Stage Capital
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
Early-stage, SME Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda Rolling basis
USADF & All On - Nigerian Off-Grid Energy Challenge
  • Grant
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Nigeria Application window
USADF Off-grid Energy Challenge
  • Grant
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME, organisations Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia Application window
USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)
  • Grant
  • Other
SME, social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, government partners, academic Developing countries where USAID operates, U.S. Rolling basis
USAID: Off-Grid Clean Energy Fiancial Modeling Bootcamp
  • Other
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Up-scaling programme - KFW DEG
  • Debt
  • Other
SME Developing countries, emerging markets Rolling basis
Wiki training financing
  • Grant
  • Equity
  • SHS
  • Other
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finnfund
  • Equity
  • Debt
  • SHS
  • Minigrid
  • Other
SME Developing countries Rolling basis