Stiftung Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa ((CEI Africa): Crowdlending / Smart Outcomes Fund Foundation Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa ((CEI Africa): Crowdlending / Smart Outcomes Fund Mit der Gründung der Stiftung Clean Energy + Energy Inclusion for Africa (CEI Africa) und deren Förderaktivitäten wird ein effektiver Beitrag zur Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen und sozial ausgewogenen Transformation hin zu Erneuerbaren Energien in Sub-Sahara Afrika (Just Energy Transition) geleistet. Ziel ist es, Haushalten, kommunalen Einrichtungen und Gewerbebetrieben in Subsahara Afrika Zugang zu erschwinglichem, sauberem Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien, vor allem über verlässliche Inselstromnetze (Mini-Grids) zu geben sowie hierdurch zur Reduzierung von Treibhausgasen beizutragen. Dieses Ziel wird gemeinsam mit afrikanischen Partnern, mit öffentlichen Gebern und unter Mobilisierung privater Mittel - auch von Diaspora-Investoren - verfolgt. Die Stiftung CEI Africa fördert Vorhaben über zwei Förderfenster. Im Fenster Crowdlending for Energy Inclusion, das initial mit 28 Mio. EUR Haushaltsmitteln ausgestattet wird, wird CEI Africa mit digitalen Kreditplattformen in Form von Darlehen, Partialgarantien oder Nachrangdarlehen zu marktnahen Konditionen fördern und je die Hälfte der in das Förderfenster einzubringenden Mittel zur Förderung von Mini-Grids und kleinen Off-Grid-Energielösungen auf Basis erneuerbarer Energien in den Zielländern einsetzen. Das Förderfenster Smart Outcomes Fund, das initial mit 21 Mio. EUR ausgestattet wird, dient der Ergebnis basierten Zuschuss Finanzierung privat betriebener Mini-Grids, also der wettbewerblichen Vergabe von Zuschüssen an Mini-Grid-Entwickler, die so einen Anreiz erhalten, (Eigen-) Kapital dort zum Ausbau von Mini-Grids auf Basis erneuerbarer Energien zu investieren, wo es ohne Zuschüsse (noch) nicht finanziell nachhaltig ist. Die Auswahl der Länder und Standorte in Subsahara Afrika durch die Stiftung erfolgt durch den Verwaltungsrat der Stiftung aufgrund von Nachfrage, Standorteignung und Rahmenbedingungen. The Foundation Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa (CEI Africa) has been incorporated by KfW on behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and has been launched 2022 at COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh. It contributes to a substainable and fair transition of the partner countries towards just energy transition (JET P). It supports access to climate-friendly off-grid electricity for private households, small enterprises and municipal institutions in rural areas of SSA. The foundation seeks to mobilise money from public donors and private impact investors - including diaspora investors - to increase impact and visibility of each contribution by promoting a purposeful and coordinated approach. To realise its mission CEI Africa has launched two innovative support windows: the Crowdlending Window and the Smart Outcomes Fund Window. With its promotional windows, CEI Africa is among the first foundations world-wide that seeks to combine lending with digital Fintechs and result-based financing to promote rural development through off-grid electrification. To mobilise private savings the foundation will co-invest with European crowdlenders that fulfil conditions of transparency, good governance and sound regulatory and compliance standards. In order to support clean energy mini-grids, CEI Africa will offer results-based and outcome-based grant funding to mobilise private capital in Africa. CEI Africa's initial endowment of EUR 49 million will already have a considerable impact: it aims at giving over 350.000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa access to clean off-grid energy by establishing about 190 mini-grids and many more small off-grid-energy solutions for productive use amounting to new clean electricity generation capacities of about 17 MW. This alone will contribute to avoiding over 55.000 tonnes CO2 per year replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. Haushalten, Kommunen, Gewerbebetrieben in Subsahara Afrika Zugang zu erschwinglichem, sauberen Strom aus dezentraler Energieversorgung aus erneuerbaren Energien geben - vor allem durch Mini-Grids - Hierdurch Beitrag zur Treibhausgasreduzierung The Foundation Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa (CEI Africa) has been incorporated by KfW on behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and has been launched 2022 at COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh. It contributes to a substainable and fair transition of the partner countries towards just energy transition (JET P). It supports access to climate-friendly off-grid electricity for private households, small enterprises and municipal institutions in rural areas of SSA. The foundation seeks to mobilise money from public donors and private impact investors - including diaspora investors - to increase impact and visibility of each contribution by promoting a purposeful and coordinated approach. To realise its mission CEI Africa has launched two innovative support windows: the Crowdlending Window and the Smart Outcomes Fund Window. With its promotional windows, CEI Africa is among the first foundations world-wide that seeks to combine lending with digital Fintechs and result-based financing to promote rural development through off-grid electrification. To mobilise private savings the foundation will co-invest with European crowdlenders that fulfil conditions of transparency, good governance and sound regulatory and compliance standards. In order to support clean energy mini-grids, CEI Africa will offer results-based and outcome-based grant funding to mobilise private capital in Africa. CEI Africa's initial endowment of EUR 49 million will already have a considerable impact: it aims at giving over 350.000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa access to clean off-grid energy by establishing about 190 mini-grids and many more small off-grid-energy solutions for productive use amounting to new clean electricity generation capacities of about 17 MW. This alone will contribute to avoiding over 55.000 tonnes CO2 per year replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.