Portare l'elettricità dove manca: nei piccoli villaggi, nelle comunità sperdute della grande Africa.
Anche perché, a fronte dei finanziamenti, poi vi sono le commesse industriali che, bene o male, andranno a finire nelle mani delle principali aziende - spesso statali - delle nazioni finanziatrici.
In mezzo a sigle e siglette varie ecco che spunta la SEFA con partecipazione anche Italiana.
Nato nel 2012, SEFA ha un capitale di US $95-million sottoscritto da Danimarca, Inghilterra, Stati Uniti ed Italia.
Oggetto.
Promuovere nei paesi africani una crescita economica guidata da un settore privato sostenibile, attraverso
l'utilizzo efficiente di risorse green non ancora sfruttate.
E’ questo, in sintesi, l’obiettivo di sviluppo del Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), il fondo fiduciario
multi-donatori - istituito dall’African Development Bank (AfDB) - volto a sostenere i progetti di piccole e
medie dimensioni in materia di rinnovabili ed efficienza energetica e il “New Deal” lanciato dal presidente dell’African Development
Bank per elettrificare tutta l'Africa nei prossimi 10 anni e risolvere il deficit energetico del continente entro il 2025.
Il valore del Fondo ammonta a 95 milioni di dollari. L’Italia si è unita ai governi di Danimarca, Regno Unito e Stati Uniti
lo scorso dicembre 2015 con un finanziamento di 7.4 milioni di euro.
I soggetti idonei a ricevere i finanziamenti sono:
In base alla tipologia di intervento, le imprese italiane possono partecipare ai bandi di gara
direttamente (per progetti di rafforzamento delle capacità istituzionali e assistenza tecnica)
oppure tramite un’impresa partecipata africana (per preparazione dei progetti).
Per progetti al di sopra di un 1 milione di dollari lo Steering Committee (di cui fa parte anche l’Italia)
entra nel merito della valutazione delle proposte.
Contatti
http://www.sogesid.it/
https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-partnerships/sustainable-energy-fund-for-africa/
Da tempo è una delle priorità della BAD e delle varie associazioni, finanziarie, etc. collegate.
Ovviamente finanziamenti che poi, alla fin fine, nessuno renderà mai.
Ma a questa seconda fase siamo abituati..
Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
le imprese del settore privato operanti nei settori dell’efficienza energetica e delle energie rinnovabili;
i governi africani, gli istituti di ricerca e le organizzazioni non governative.
Verusca Vegini
AT Sogesid
vegini.verusca@minambiente.it
v.vegini@sogesid.it
Tel 06 5722 8169
Documentazione
- Report annuale SEFA (2016)
On December 15, the African Development Bank’s Board approved a US $30-million investment in the Facility for Energy Inclusion
Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (“FEI OGEF”).
This follows the approval of additional investments of US $10 million from Calvert Impact Capital (CIC),
US $8.5 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and €6 million from the Nordic Development Fund (NDF).
In addition, the NDF will provide a €0.5-million grant for technical assistance to support deal structuring and capacity development.
FEI OGEF is a US $100-million blended finance debt fund designed to provide loans in local and hard currencies to off-grid
energy companies with the dual objectives of scaling up access to clean electricity for off-grid households and
crowding in local financial institutions as co-lenders.
The Fund directly supports the Bank’s New Deal on Energy for Africa and is part of its “High 5” priority to light up and power the continent,
with an aspirational target of connecting 75 million households through off-grid energy access solutions by 2025.
Through the use of clean energy instead of fossil fuels to power communities, the Fund is expected to result in the reduction of up to
8 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over its lifetime.
Over 600 million people are estimated to lack access to modern energy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“FEI OGEF is the first Bank instrument that enables debt financing, including in local currency,
to off-grid energy access companies who need growth capital to expand their operations across Africa.
The strong collaboration of the Bank, SEFA and NDF in preparing and creating this fund, and the co-investment by
the GEF and CIC, demonstrate the power of partnerships for clean energy access in Africa,”
The combination of these four first investments brings this innovative fund closer to its first close target to be
achieved in the first quarter of 2018 and provides a strong signal to the community of interested investors.
In particular, the approvals will provide comfort for dedicated private-sector investors to join FEI OGEF.
The Fund is a first mover matching local currency debt instruments with recent innovations in
off-grid energy business models to scale up energy access for underserved and rural households.
It provides a blended capital structure whereby investments in equity provides comfort and risk
cushioning to attract early participation and additional investment by development finance institutions and other commercial investors.
During a recent visit to the Bank headquarters in Abidjan, NDF’s Managing Director Pasi Hellman said,
The Fund will be managed by Lion’s Head Global Partners operating out of offices in Nairobi, Lagos and London,
with an initial focus on East Africa as well as Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria, and looking to build a
strong pipeline of transactions throughout the region.
The pioneering Fund will unlock and catalyse financial sector and local currency participation in this growing green finance opportunity.
“The GEF is pleased to be a partner in this innovative blended finance facility which is part of GEF’s strategic priority
to “crowd-in” private sector investment to help countries meet their environmental and sustainability goals,”
“OGEF squarely fits within our investment mandate of leveraging public capital
at scale to create systemic change in sectors and geographies that have been overlooked by mainstream
capital markets.
We are excited to work with the AfDB and the other investors to scale this facility and increase access
to clean electricity for off-grid households in Africa,”
The Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI) is the Bank’s flagship initiative for providing long-term finance
to small-scale renewable energy access projects, of which FEI OGEF is one of the financing windows.
FEI has been developed with grant support from the Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is Africa’s premier development finance institution.
Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is the joint development and climate finance institution of the five Nordic
countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
NDF is currently partnering with the African Guarantee Fund and the International Trade Center on a series of green
finance conferences around Africa.
The next in the series is planned for Abidjan in March 2018. www.ndf.fi/
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral donor trust
fund established in 1991 to finance actions which address critical threats to the global environment.
The GEF is a unique partnership of 18 agencies – including multilateral development banks (MDBs),
United Nations agencies, national entities and international NGOs – working with countries to address
challenging environmental issues. www.thegef.org
Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
Launched in 2012, SEFA is a US $95-million multi-donor facility
funded by the governments of Denmark, the United Kingdom, the United States and Italy.
Calvert Impact Capital
Calvert Impact Capital invests to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
During our 22-year history, we have mobilized nearly $2 billion of investor capital.
said Astrid Manroth, Director, Transformative Energy Partnerships at the African Development Bank.
“This initiative highlights the close and constructive working relationship between NDF and the AfDB.
We have been in lock step throughout the preparation and development cycle of the Fund.
Now we have a fully packaged investment vehicle to bring to market scaling up proven clean off-grid energy
solutions to the energy access challenge on the continent.”
said Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programs at the Global Environment Facility.
said Jenn Pryce, President and CEO of Calvert Impact Capital.
It comprises three distinct entities:
the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).
On the ground in 37 African countries with an external office in Japan, the AfDB contributes to the
economic development and the social progress of its 54 regional member states. www.afdb.org
NDF finances and facilitates climate investments in Africa, Asia and Latin America and has committed over EUR 45 million
in co-finance to a joint portfolio of operations with the AfDB.
Since then, the GEF has provided over US $14.5 billion in grants and mobilized an excess of US $75.4 billion in
additional co-financing for more than 4,000 projects in 167 countries.
It supports the sustainable energy agenda in Africa through grants to facilitate the preparation
of medium-scale renewable energy generation and energy efficiency projects;
equity investments to bridge the financing gap for small- and medium-scale
renewable energy generation projects;
and support to the public sector to improve the enabling environment for private investments
in sustainable energy.
SEFA is hosted by the Renewable Energy Department of the AfDB.
Through our products and services, we raise capital from individual and institutional
investors to finance intermediaries and funds that are investing in communities
left out of traditional capital markets.
https://www.calvertimpactcapital.org/
( BAD / G. Comerio )