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The African Development Bank, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, the African Energy Portal and Cambridge Economic Policy Associates invite you to participate in the virtual launching of the report “Exploring the Role of Guarantee Products in Supporting Local Currency Financing of Sustainable Off-Grid Energy Projects in Africa”.

The specific report focuses on the markets of Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tunisia. It explores the obstacles that developers and businesses face in tapping into local currency credit and capital markets. It also analyzes the extent to which credit enhancement, in the form of competitively priced guarantees–of multiple forms–could entice local banks and other financial intermediaries to provide local currency debt finance to the off-grid sector. This report aims to provide information, analysis, and insights on local currency opportunities for off-grid energy businesses and projects, with the objective of stimulating private sector initiatives in the off-grid space.

The discussion will attract all stakeholders from the off-grid energy industry to private developers, local and regional financing institutions, guarantee and equity funds, and representatives from different development finance institutions.

Join us in a conversation about the supply of and demand for local currency finance for off-grid renewable energy projects in Africa.

To register in the webinar, please click on this link: https://afdb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NdpOxxorRFOQCKbrIuR7ZA

To submit your questions in advance, send them, after the registration is confirmed, to:  Ms. Rhoda MSHANA, [email protected] and Mr. Chukwudozie OKPALAOBIERI, [email protected].

Moderator: Wale Shonibare, Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations Department, African Development Bank