Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)

SEFA is a $90 million multi-donor trust fund which supports small and medium-sized renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Africa. The portfolio encompasses 51 projects with a collective engagement of $75 million. These investments are expected to generate further investments in renewable energy worth of $1.64 billion.

The development objective of SEFA is to support sustainable private-sector led economic growth in African countries through the efficient utilization of presently untapped clean energy resources. SEFA has been designed to operate under three financing windows: project preparation, equity investments and enabling environment support.

Examples of partners: African Development Bank, Italien, Danmark (DANIDA), Storbritannien (DFID), Amerika (USAID/Power Africa).