- Project scoping, ideation, and concept note development
- Development of pre-feasibility studies
- Project financial structuring
Contact ACGF via their 'Contact Form' webpage: Contact Form | Asian Development Bank
The ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) is an ASEAN Infrastructure Fund initiative supporting governments in Southeast Asia to prepare and finance infrastructure projects that promote environmental sustainability and contribute to climate change goals. The ACGF is owned by ASEAN governments and ADB and is managed by ADB’s Southeast Asia Green Finance Hub.
The ACGF provides ASEAN member governments with technical assistance and access to over $1 billion in loans from cofinancing partners. The ACGF’s technical assistance supports governments to identify and prepare commercially viable green infrastructure projects while the ACGF loans are utilized to cover upfront capital investment costs. This two-pronged approach “de-risks” green infrastructure projects, making them more attractive to private capital investors.
To be financed under the ACGF, projects must be sovereign or sovereign-guaranteed and fulfil eligibility criteria that includes:
- Clear environmental goals and targets
- A financial sustainability plan
- A roadmap for attracting private capital investment
The ACGF focuses on projects that promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable urban transport, water supply and sanitation, waste management, and climate-resilient agriculture. In addition to project preparation and financing support, the ACGF provides knowledge services, and training programs to strengthen the regulatory environment and build the institutional capacity of ASEAN governments to scale up green infrastructure investments.
Additional details on ACGF's eligibility criteria can be found here: https://www.adb.org/documents/acgf-investment-principles-eligibility-criteria