AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND LP
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Who is our customer
The Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) is a private equity fund investing in renewable energy assets in Sub-Saharan African markets, excluding South Africa. AREF is an initiative originally co-sponsored by the ADB and the African Biofuels and Renewable Energy Company (ABREC) and now managed by Berkeley Energy. AREF raised US$100 mln during the first close in March 2014.
What is our funding objective?
AREF seeks investment opportunities in pre-construction assets and project developers, targeting the provision of equity for construction typically from US$5 mln to US$50 mln per project. AREF targets markets and projects where value is supported by maturing and expanding local renewable energy legislation, deregulation of the electricity sector, and demographic and commercial drivers under-pinning future demand growth for power. For more information about Berkeley Energy and AREF please visit www.berkeley-energy.com.
Why do we fund this investment?
By investing in AREF FMO seeks to address the market need for energy in Sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and responsible manner by increasing the production of clean energy.
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| Date | Total FMO financing |
|---|---|
| 3/14/2014 | USD 10.00 MLN |
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Africa
- Sector
- Energy
- Effective date
- 3/14/2014
- Total FMO financing
- USD 10.00 MLN
- Funding
- AEF-I
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - A