UNIDO 2018-22 Private Financing Advisory Network  (PFAN) - OLD UNIDO 2018-22 Private Financing Advisory Network  (PFAN) Afrika Regional UNIDO 2018-22 Private Financing Advisory Network  (PFAN) The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is a multilateral public private partnership that matches private financing towards renewables, energy efficiency and climate adaptation projects in developing countries. Network members include specialist investment funds, institutional investors, and financial advisers. 

The main objective of PFAN is to increase investments in low carbon and climate resilient projects for sustainable development in developing countries, leading to reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and enhanced climate resilience and sustainable development. PFAN serves three functions: (1) Capacitate entrepreneurs and businesses to develop bankable projects (2) Mitigate investor risk and (3) Facilitate project funding to increase and mainstream investments in low carbon, climate resilient projects for sustainable development. Sida's implementation and agreement partner for the PFAN program is the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

PFAN-supported projects in the mitigation area, increase access to clean and modern energy services, helping to reduce poverty and positively impacting sustainable development goals (health, gender equality, education, employment). Energy end-users of all kinds, in the residential, public and industrial sectors benefit from the intervention. The proposed programme contributes directly to SDG7 by increasing access to affordable, reliable and clean modern energy; SDG6 where the programme contributes through its adaptation work streams; SDG13 as PFAN's principle objective is climate change mitigation and adaptation; SDG5 through the integration of gender equality throughout the programme in addition to specific activities targeting women entrepreneurs and women run projects. Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) är ett multilateralt offentligt privat partnerskap som sammanför investerare/finansiärer och projektutvecklare/entreprenörer av förnybara energi- och energieffektiviseringsprojekt i utvecklingsländer. Nätverkets medlemmar inkluderar specialinvesteringsfonder, institutionella investerare och finansiella rådgivare. 

Det förväntade resultatet av PFAN-programmet är att öka investeringarna i förnybara energiprojekt och i anpassningsprojekt som leder till hållbar utveckling i utvecklingsländerna. Investeringarna förväntas leda till minskade utsläpp av växthusgaser, ökad resiliens och hållbar utveckling, inklusive ökad tillgång till energi. 

PFAN tjänar tre funktioner: (1) stödja entreprenörer och företag i arbetet med att utveckla tillförlitliga projekt, (2) minska risken för investerare och (3) underlätta för investeringar i klimatprojekt för hållbar utveckling. Sidas implementerings- och avtalspartner för PFAN programmet är United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

PFAN bidrar till att öka tillgången till rena, moderna och tillförlitliga energitjänster som minskar fattigdomen och bidrar till ett flertal av de globala utvecklingsmålen (så som (hälsa, jämställdhet, utbildning och sysselsättning). Hushåll, offentliga institutioner och industriella slutkunder drar nytta av insatsen. Det föreslagna programmet bidrar direkt till SDG7 genom att öka tillgången till överkomlig, tillförlitlig och ren modern energi. Programmet bidrar till SDG6 genom stöd till investeringar i klimatanpassning; SDG12 då PFANs huvudmål är att minska växthusgasutsläpp och anpassa samhällen till klimatförändringar;  SDG5 genom integrering av jämställdhet i programmet samt specifika aktiviteter som riktar sig till kvinnliga entreprenörer och kvinnoledda projekt. The Private Financing Advisory network (PFAN) is an existing multilateral public private partnership that matches private financing with innovative low carbon, climate resilient projects in developing countries and emerging economies. PFAN supports companies for low carbon, climate resilient projects in the areas of upstream technology development and downstream technology deployment for renewables, energy efficiency and climate adaptation. It mobilizes the expertise of private sector companies in financing climate-friendly projects and technologies to screen business plans and select the most economically viable and environmentally and socially beneficial projects. For the entrepreneurs and businesses selected, PFAN provides guidance on economic feasibility, project structure, investment and financing, preparation of the business plan, and introductions to investors.
The main expected outcomes of the PFAN Program are increasing investments in low carbon, climate resilient projects for sustainable development, leading to reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and enhanced climate resilience and sustainable development, including energy access. The Program addresses major barriers in project development and financing capacity identified in previous sections, and bridges the gap between investors, entrepreneurs and project developers by nurturing promising, innovative projects.
By contributing to the development and deployment of low carbon generation capacity in a number of key developing countries, PFAN will in turn help to mitigate global emissions of greenhouse gases, and to achieve the goals of the 2016 UNFCCC Paris climate agreement, including mobilizing USD 100 billion per year by 2020 of private and public financing, PFAN will also help meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Some of the development impacts of PFAN can be summarised as follows: Accelerated financing flow for SMEs in developing countries, an underserved niche for investment, reduced project and financial risk from unique low overhead networking model based on fixed fee investment advisory services to crowd in the private sector, enhanced local capacity for project developers, consultants and financial institutions, support the growth of the private sector in developing countries as a source of economic growth, jobs and income, increased energy access, additionality (public funds will not finance activities that a business or commercial financier would have financed without intervention) as well as getting more projects to financial close and more new business for local consultants and investors that can deliver sustainable social impact in developing countries while delivering commercial returns.
PFAN project development pipeline currently numbers some 334 clean energy projects with a total potential investment volume of USD 8.4 billion, 16.6 million tons of CO2 equivalent reduction potential and 4.8 GW of clean capacity. Based on the results achieved to date and the foreseen expansion plans of the programme it is assessed that these targets to be reasonable and achievable.