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ADAP Capital LLC

ADAP (A Different Approach to Poverty) focuses on finding effective ways to use market based solutions to eradicate extreme poverty with dignity for all stakeholders. ADAP Advisory Services LLC Provides intellectual capital to the entrepreneur alongside investment capital. Consistent and regular calls/meetings are scheduled with the entrepreneurs (virtually and in person) supporting them to achieve and review their seed milestones. Strategic advice and connections are made and support and assistance are provided in structuring the next capital raise as well as connecting with potential investors.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Energy

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African Development Bank

Tunisia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is a regional multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries that are the institution’s Regional Member Countries (RMCs). The AfDB was founded following an agreement signed by member states on August 14, 1963, in Khartoum, Sudan, which became effective on September 10, 1964. The AfDB comprises three entities: the African Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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GET FiT

Germany

GET FiT was first conceived in January 2010 by the Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors to present new concepts that promote renewable energy investments in developing regions. The program which stands for Global Energy Transfer Feed in Tariffs or GET FiT supports the scaling up of renewable energy and energy access through the creation of new international public private partnerships. For example GET FiT targets a fair risk allocation between the public and the private sector and allocates risks to the party that is best positioned to manage it. GET FiT is being piloted in Uganda and several additional partners have joined the initiative including the Governments of Norway and the United Kingdom.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Uganda

Impact: Access to Energy

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Renewable Energy Performance Platform

REPP is aimed at helping African governments and the private sector overcome investment hurdles for first mover projects operating within newly supportive policy environments. The REPP will provide such projects with a mix of credit enhancement result oriented support technical assistance and debt financing needed to become bankable for commercial investors and lenders. The aim is to establish a cluster of renewable energy projects that provide a demonstration effect for both policy and commercial viability positioning the targeted sectors for further rollout. Typical projects will be in the 1 to 15 Megawatt range employing proven technologies that are new to the country and usually operating within a nascent policy environment. Mostly they will be grid connected or mini grid installations although some off grid business models will also be supported. Key partners are the European Investment Bank United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and German bank KFW.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Energy

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Sustainable Endowments Institute

United States of America

The Sustainable Endowment Institute (SEI) is a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Founded in 2005, the Cambridge-based nonprofit pioneers research, education and outreach to advance resilient institutional responses to the climate crisis. Focusing on sustainable use of endowment and operations assets, SEI promotes innovative impact investing by nonprofit and public institutions. The Institute is leading the Billion Dollar Green Challenge in the United States and Canada, as well as the Leaders in Energy Efficiency Financing (LEEF) Network in New England. These initiatives are creating collaborative frameworks empowering institutions to use green revolving funds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost their bottom lines. SEI's facilitation of green revolving funds is transforming energy efficiency improvements from being perceived as expenses to recognition that they can serve as high-return investments. A suite of tools for participating institutions includes GRITS, a new web platform for sharing energy, financial and carbon data. Along with climate and cost benefits, SEI's work is fostering campus and community engagement, developing local jobs and creating opportunities for student leadership and experiential learning. The Institute's current work builds on their groundbreaking College Sustainability Report Card first issued in 2007. This trend-setting annual survey—evaluating more than 300 leading colleges—spurred stakeholders to learn from, and outperform, peer institutions in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Another earlier breakthrough was joining with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to produce the Minority-Serving Institutions Green Report.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Canada

Impact: Access to Energy

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UNCDF Clean Start Program

United States of America

UNCDF has partnered with UNDP to develop CleanStart a programme to help poor households and micro entrepreneurs access financing for low cost clean energy. It creates microfinance opportunities for a clean energy future for low income people. To scale up energy financing for the poor Microfinance institutions which by definition target low income clients are well placed to provide the products and services poor households and micro entrepreneurs need to pursue clean energy opportunities. CleanStart promotes such financing arrangements supports quality assurance measures and offers advisory services to contribute to a mutually beneficial cycle of investment awareness building and the creation of a new higher return market segment. CleanStart aims to help lift at least 2.5 million people out of energy poverty by 2017 in ways that can be replicated and scaled up by others. This is expected to contribute to the mutually complementary MDGs on poverty and hunger education gender health environmental sustainability as well as and reduced carbon emissions.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Energy

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World Institute of Renewable Energy

WIRE the World Investors in Renewable Energy supports the development of the renewable energy sector providing advisory services to the project sponsors and arranging the financing for those projects aligned with the harmonised investment criteria.This platform is sponsored by major public and private sector investors and supported by key actors from divers horizons industrial financial services the environment aiming primarily at providing a full service through to financial close for renewable energy projects in the Mediterranean area Africa and most arid/semi arid countries. WIRE is founded by the Principality of Monaco with its long lasting commitment towards environmental issues being highly praised and respected and Centuria Capital Group which provides its established experience as investment advisor and asset manager for the account of Sovereign Wealth Funds. The two founders have joined forces to establish the missing link between the world of global investors and the moving framework of Renewable Energies.WIRE offers several servicesIdentification and evaluation of appropriate renewable energy projects in the targeted domains and world regions with recommendations to investors and fund providersAdvisory as to the structuring and the financing of renewable energy projects from the high level matrix through due diligence to the sourcing of equity and quazi equity long term project financing facilities and financial close.)The follow up and reporting to the related partiesSupport as to private placements and IPOsOrganization of knowledge sharing and information dissemination events

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Energy