The Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) - The Carbon Fund

Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the sub-national level
Public entity at the regional level
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Fund Size

USD 250 million to be mobilized through 2025

Co-financing Requirement
No
Sectors and Themes
Energy
Climate Objective
Mitigation
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Trustee or Administrator
World Bank
Contact Information

The Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) is a World Bank trust fund that mobilizes private finance for clean energy access in low-income countries. It delivers results-based finance to innovative and transformative business models driven by the private sector. The Carbon Fund under the Ci-Dev is a key component of the World Bank-managed trust fund aimed at expanding clean energy access in low-income countries through results-based climate finance (RCBF)

Support Provider

The United Kingdom (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)), Climate Cent Foundation, and the Swedish Energy Agency.

Purpose of Support
Project and program implementation
Funding Type
Other
Monitoring and Reporting Procedures

The monitoring and Reporting Procedures can be found in the Standardized Crediting Framework

Organizational and Decision Making Structure

Ci-Dev is a trust Fund managed by the World Bank.

Eligible Countries

Countries must be eligible for official development assistance (ODA).

Information on how to

Ci-Dev has signed emission reduction purchase agreements (ERPAs) for over 15 projects in sub-Saharan Africa. More information is available here.