Deadline: 27-Feb-22
Sectors & Technologies
PFAN works with projects in a variety of sectors and technologies working towards climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Agriculture & Agribusiness
- Biodiversity & Eco-system Services
- Clean Cooking
- Clean Technology
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Climate Resilience Infrastructure
- Cooling
- Energy Efficiency & Demand Reduction
- Energy Storage & Conservation
- Renewable Energy
- Rural Electrification & Energy Access
- Tourism
- Urban Resilience
- Waste Treatment
- Water & Sanitation
Funding Information
- The investment amount, or investment ask, should lie between US$1 million and US$50 million. This may be disbursed in smaller tranches as requested.
- ONLY for energy access and rural electrification projects (clean cook stoves, solar home systems, mini grids) an exception is made, and the investment ask can lie between US$500,000 and US$50 million. This too may be disbursed in smaller tranches as requested.
Examples of Eligible Projects
- Projects and businesses which deploy clean and renewable energy and/or climate change technologies for productive uses;
- Greenfield and brownfield utility projects, independent power producer and distributed generation projects (for both thermal and electrical energy);
- Existing projects which are operating at small or pilot scale and which are ready for scale-up;
- Projects which increase access to energy for remote communities, including rural electrification, off-grid and mini-grid projects, thermal energy and clean cooking solutions;
- New or expanding business ventures in clean energy and related technologies, including downstream projects (focused on deployment of existing technologies) and upstream projects (focused on development and commercialisation of a new clean technology);
- Mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures, which will add value to an existing clean energy / technology business.
Eligibility Criteria
- PFAN accepts applications from projects and businesses in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, Central America and the Caribbean Islands.
- To be eligible for PFAN support, your project or business must:
- provide climate change adaptation benefits and/or
- offer or use clean energy technologies, products or services that fall within their areas of work.
For more information, visit https://pfan.net/eligibility-criteria/
Preparing Your Project Proposal
The main document for your project application is the Project Proposal: a concise and credible plan that is straightforward and easily understood by evaluators and reviewers. It should provide enough detail to give evaluators a clear idea of your project’s rationale, structure and management, investment ask, returns and risks as well as climate benefits and any developmental, social and gender impacts. Please follow our guidelines to help you define your project more clearly and convince others, including PFAN, that your project is worth working with.
It is not necessary to address every question or item in the guidelines – elaborate on those relevant to your project and for which you have information available. Any areas requiring further work will be covered during the coaching PFAN offers to selected projects.
Please note the following:
- The Project Proposal document should be maximum 20 pages long (excl. annexes), in MS Word or PDF format (.doc or .docx or .pdf) and a maximum of 20MB. Other formats, such as PowerPoint slide decks, are not accepted.
- Proposals exceeding the data or page limit or submitted in other file formats than those provided above may be disqualified.
- Please ensure the information in the Project Proposal is in line with the information provided in the online application form and other files submitted (such as the Financial Model and Executive Summary).
- Ensure the Project Proposal is factual and realistic. Document your claims and proposals where possible and provide supporting data, using diagrams, charts and graphics where appropriate.
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