Power Africa - Beyond the Grid Fund Zambia (REEEP)

Objectif officiel

The Power Africa: Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia is an ambitious new undertaking to bring basic clean energy access to one million Zambians and accelerate private sector growth in energy generation and distribution in the country. The Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia will operate from 2016-2020, with a maximum funding level of 200MSEK. Within that period the Fund intends to provide 1 million Zambians with access to clean electricity. The envisaged approach is designed to stimulate the emergence of new business models while demonstrating sustainability over time. It is envisaged that eligible ventures may include power generation (from clean and renewable sources), distribution and service provision, equipment supply, utility approaches, consumer financing (e.g. pay-as-you-go and rent-to-own) models as well as investments in the efficient use of energy. The Fund will be open to all relevant industry actors, especially so-called independent energy service providers. Over the course of its life span, a number of different windows and sub-facilities may be developed to target specific provider and beneficiary groups. The Fund will consider supporting qualifying proposals/businesses with a blend of grant and concessional funding and aims to disburse up to 40MSEK of funding in 2016, with further substantial mobilisations planned for 2017 and 2018. The Fund is administered by the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) on behalf of the Swedish Embassy in Zambia and with the (non-financial) support of Zambian partners such as the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) and the Energy Regulation Board (ERB). REEEP (the Agent) will support Sida and the Embassy in Lusaka with technical advice on which energy services ventures to fund, as well as perform due diligence and analyse the sustainability of business plans. REEEP will also support the Embassy in outreach and stakeholder dialogue among the concerned parties - industry actors, relevant ministries, regulators and government bodies for rural electrification and private sector investments in energy.

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Calendrier

Début déclaré

31 octobre 2016

Clôture

31 décembre 2019

Durée prévue

38 mois

Financement

Budget déclaré dans la devise du bailleur, sans conversion.

Place de l’énergie

100 % du projet relève des secteurs de l’énergie, selon la ventilation déclarée par le bailleur. L’énergie en est l’objet principal.

• Production d’énergie, sources renouvelables, multiples technologies 100 %

Thèmes

• Accès à l’électricité et électrification (Électrification en Zambie) : « electrification » figure dans l’objectif officiel.
• Réforme et gouvernance du secteur électrique (Gouvernance en Zambie) : « utility » figure dans l’objectif officiel.

Documents officiels

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