The Access to Energy Fund supports energy generation, transmission, and distribution projects in emerging economies, with a focus on sustainable energy solutions. The fund invests in clean cooking, the productive use of energy, hard-to-electrify areas, transmission and distribution, and other innovative and scalable energy solutions.
Government of the Netherlands
The fund can either directly invest in or lend to a project or motivate a wider range of investor interest.
Please see the Fund's measurement and reporting framework in Annex II of the Access to Energy Fund Investment Strategy.
The Fund is managed by The Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). FMO's Energy and Private Equity Departments can propose projects to the Fund Manager to finance from the Fund. To access the Fund therefore, it is most efficient to contact the Energy and Private Equity teams of FMO to present the investment opportunity.
The fund can either directly invest in or lend to a project or motivate a wider range of investor interest. The funding possibilities include:
- Minority shares in equity investments, also for early-stage project development
- Loans of up to (the equivalent of) € 10 million
The fund can finance renewable energy projects in all countries on the OECD DAC country list, which contains all countries and territories eligible to receive official development assistance.
Access AEF funding by presenting the project to the departments of Energy and Private Equity. Typically the AEF will identify potential opportunities through a deep-rooted network in developing countries. Initial assessments focus on countries, investment plans, development impact and the AEF's role as financier. Increasingly, AEF investments are steered towards projects that foster the transition to a more inclusive and greener economy. Reference disclosed projects AEF investments here.
The fund can either directly invest in or lend to a project or motivate a wider range of investor interest.