Geeref Next

  • Mitigation
  • Lapsed
Date approved
06 Apr 2017
ESS Category
Intermediation 2
Financing
Private sector
Entity
European Investment Bank

Overview

Catalysing private sector investment for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across the developing world.

GEEREF NeXt is structured as a fund of funds, with the aim of being a first investor (anchor investor) in renewable energy/ energy efficiency (RE / EE) investment funds, and encouraging other investors to co-invest. Catalyzed by the GCF funding, GEEREF NeXt offers risk-averse private investors a broad diversification of capital across different projects and technologies in developing countries.

GEEREF NeXt will operate either indirectly via specialised funds, or directly via investments into the beneficiary projects themselves. GEEREF NeXt is expected to finance more than 200 RE/EE projects through the course of its fifteen year lifespan. GEEREF NeXt will provide the long-term and patient capital which is essential to bring RE/EE projects from early development to full operations. It will build on the success of its predecessor fund, the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF). GEEREF NeXt will build capacity and track records of local fund managers in developing countries, which will help turn RE/EE investment into a mainstream asset class for institutional investors.

The project has an estimated lifespan of 15 years.

Result areas

Project timeline

  • Pipeline

    354 days

    • Funding proposal received

    • Cleared by iTAP

  • Approved

    1,165 days

    • Approved by GCF Board

  • Lapsed

  • Total project value $ 765 million

  • Tonnes of CO2 equivalent avoided 769 million

Financing

GCF-financing

0.0%

USD

Co-financing

0.0%

USD

USD 765 million

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GCF-financing

  • Equity USD 250,000,000
  • Grant USD 15,000,000
  • Total GCF-financing USD 265,000,000

Co-financing

  • Equity USD 470,000,000
  • Equity USD 30,000,000
  • Total co-financing USD 500,000,000

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