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Renewable Energy
South Africa’s push for sustainable energy has opened up funding avenues for renewable projects.
IDC and other DFIs actively invest in renewable energy generation projects (solar farms, wind farms, small hydro, biomass) via project finance and equity. For example, IDC’s Green Energy Efficiency Fund (GEEF) provides loans to energy efficiency and small-scale renewable projects. There are also incentives for energy – such as tax incentives for energy efficiency savings, or programs under the Green Fund. The NEF’s Alternative Energy Fund (a partnership program) is designed to help black-owned businesses acquire and install alternative energy solutions (like solar PV for their operations) on concessional terms. Additionally, if your renewable project exports equipment or expertise, ECIC’s export insurance can facilitate those international deals.
Available Funds for the Renewable Energy sector
Alternative Energy Fund
The NEF’s Alternative Energy Solutions offering supports black-owned businesses to install alternative and renewable energy systems — including solar — helping them reduce reliance on the national grid, lower operating costs, and improve energy resilience.
Energy Resilience Transition Fund (ERTF)
The MCEP Energy Resilience Transition Fund (ERTF) provides interest-free debt funding to South African manufacturing companies that want to adopt alternative energy solutions to remain operational during load shedding. Funding of up to R15 million per company is available, with a maximum term of 8 years.
Energy Resilience Transition Fund: Infrastructure Programme (ERTF-IP)
The MCEP Energy Resilience Transition Fund: Infrastructure Programme (ERTF-IP) is an interest-free loan facility designed to incentivise South African companies to procure locally manufactured or assembled solar panels, inverters, and batteries.
Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII)
The Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII) provides non-repayable grants to South African businesses and individuals to financially support the development of technologically innovative products and/or processes. The programme is focused specifically on the development phase — from the conclusion of basic research through to the production of a pre-production prototype.
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