For Investors and Financial Institutions
PFAN screens business plans, selects the most economically viable and environmentally beneficial projects, and provides multiple rounds of coaching and guidance before projects are presented to investors. PFAN is currently working with more than 358 clean energy projects across Asia, Africa, Latin America and CIS & Central Asia. Globally, PFAN has raised over USD 1.2 billion of investment for 87 clean energy projects, which have led to annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions of 2.6 million tonnes CO2e. And that is just the beginning: under its new hosting arrangement with UNIDO and REEEP, PFAN’s operations will be scaled up by a factor of two to five by 2020.
For investors, PFAN offers compelling opportunities to access a select pipeline of investment-ready clean energy projects with attractive potential returns, and verified environmental and development benefits.
The project database (see below) gives an impression of the technological and geographical diversity of the projects in the PFAN pipeline. If you have any queries about specific projects or the pipeline in general, please contact us.
Network membership is free and open to all applicants (especially investors based in regions and countries of PFAN operations) who can demonstrate a track record in raising finance for clean energy and climate change projects. Please note that during the transition to UNIDO/REEEP hosting arrangement for the new PFAN, membership applications may be asked to wait until the transition is complete. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
The upcoming Investor Forum events are listed below.
The Investor Forum and Business Plan Competition for the 2nd cycle of Sida PFAN Initiative on Clean Energy Financing (SPICEF-2) Business Plan Competition and Investor Forum will be held in April 2018 in Nairobi. Further details will be made available shortly.
SPICEF-2 nurtures entrepreneurs, start-up and existing companies, project teams and consortia with environmentally beneficial business proposals and links them with investment and finance to see through the implementation of these projects.

On 16 May 2018, PFAN will hold its second global investment forum in Vienna, in conjunction with the Vienna Energy Forum.
Meet promising innovators and entrepreneurs and learn first-hand about investment-ready developing country climate & clean energy projects, featuring concrete opportunities to curb greenhouse gas emissions and improve climate change resilience through innovative business solutions.
Programme highlights:
- Investment clinic session with selected clean energy innovators and entrepreneurs facing financing experts.
- Business Plan Competition during which hand-picked investment-ready clean energy projects with an explicit gender dimension and located in West Africa will pitch directly to prospective investors.
- Inspirational keynote address by renewable energy thought leader.
- Presentation of the PFAN Global Awards by a panel of high-level representatives.
Further information, including the programme and list of speakers, can be found on the event website for this Forum.
Attendance to this event is by invitation only; please register your interest in receiving an invitation with Ms. Paloma Sánchez Lucas (p.sanchezlucas@unido.org, +43 1 26026 3379).
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