Off Grid Energy Access Fund

The final close reached on 18 november 2019 was made possible through a 15 million equity contribution from the european union eu.

Off grid energy access fund. Off grid energy access fund preparation facility ndf c102 12 01 2017 this project aims at preparing and establishing the off grid energy access fund an afdb led flagship financing initiative for scaling up access to clean energy for off grid households and communities throughout sub saharan africa. The facility for energy inclusion s off grid energy access fund ogef has been structured by lion s head in partnership with the african development bank and nordic development fund. The facility for energy inclusion s off grid energy access fund fei ogef has reached a final equity close with 59 million in committed equity capital and 36 million debt facilities to support innovative off grid energy access companies. The off grid energy access fund ogef had its first close on thursday 2 august 2018 with committed capital of us 58 million from the african development bank the nordic development fund the global environment facility calvert impact capital and all on.

Decades of national and international efforts have yielded impressive gains in access to modern energy. Fei ogef has two key impact objectives. Fei ogef had its first close in november 2018 with committed capital of 58 million and has since closed a number of deals in the energy access space. By providing emergency capital to off grid energy companies the covid 19 energy access relief fund aims to protect the progress already made towards achieving sustainable development goal 7.

The facility for energy inclusion off grid energy access fund s fei ogef mission is to support the growth of energy access companies across africa and develop their capacity to sustainably access capital at scale. Off grid energy access fund. By stabilizing economies in emerging markets and providing security for up to 370 000 jobs the fund will also ensure that the sector can continue to grow. The off grid market potential is massive and on track to transform electricity access in africa as we know it said harry guinness fund manager of ogef.

Yet estimates suggest that under a business as usual scenario around 600 million people will still not have access to electricity by 2040. To accelerate the pace of off grid renewable energy deployment many different pre conditions must be met.