News & Events

22/02/2012 - On 25 January 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) kicked off a series of launching seminars to raise awareness about the fund and seek stakeholder views. SEFA will use the feedback to inform any adjustments required in its “inception” year.

Categories: Kenya, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change

15/12/2011 - January 2012 will see the operational inception of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), with a call for proposals for up to a total of USD 8 million to be granted as seed funding for innovative small/medium-scale clean energy and energy efficiency projects in Africa. With financing from the Danish government, SEFA is a vehicle to enhance the commercial viability, as well as bankability, of smaller, private sector-driven projects.

Categories: Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa

15/07/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a technical cooperation agreement with the Government of Denmark for the establishment of a sustainable energy fund for Africa (SEFA) for capacity building and investment in sustainable energy over a five-year period. The budget for the fund is set at a DKK 300 million (equivalent to USD 57 million).

Categories: Denmark, Energy & Power, Environment, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa