OPIC, REPP Sign Agreement in Support of Renewable Energy Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
May 25, 2016
(OPIC)
WASHINGTON – The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S.
government’s development finance institution, and the Renewable Energy
Performance Platform (REPP) have announced an agreement to facilitate
cooperation on renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Through this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), OPIC will partner with REPP to
identify projects that could benefit from their mutual support and assistance,
beginning from early stage development. The intention is to identify strong
projects that would be eligible for OPIC financing at an early stage so that
with REPP assistance, the projects have a higher likelihood of being financed
and achieving their intended development impact.
“This cooperation is intended to provide REPP participants with additional
options for financing and insurance and to help identify new clean energy
projects in Sub-Saharan that advance OPIC’s Power Africa goals and commitment to
supporting clean and renewable energy projects,” said Lynn Tabernacki, Managing
Director of OPIC’s Renewable and Clean Energy Programs.
“Our team is pleased to be working with OPIC to realize the enormous potential
for small-scale and distributed clean energy in Africa,” said Geoff Sinclair,
Managing Director of Camco’s African business.
REPP, developed by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the
European Investment Bank (EIB), was designed to address gaps in climate
investment in developing countries including the shortage of support for early
stage investment opportunities and shortage of small and medium sized projects
(up to 25MW). It aims to help overcome investment hurdles for first mover
projects operating within newly supportive policy environments.
REPP’s support includes: technical assistance during the development phase,
access to risk mitigation tools, access to long-term lending from REPP partners,
assistance with financial structuring, and results-based financial support.
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