Connecting investors to high-potential climate and clean energy projects in emerging markets

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The Private Financing Advisory Network is a global network of climate and clean energy financing experts, which offers free business coaching and investment facilitation to entrepreneurs developing climate and clean energy projects in emerging markets.

Our goals are to build clean energy markets one business at a time, mitigate climate change and mobilise private investment in support of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals. Initiated by the UNFCCC and the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) in 2006, PFAN is hosted jointly by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).

About PFAN

PFAN in numbers

228

Number of projects that raised financing

2.93

Total Investment leveraged

1747

Clean energy generation capacity added

4.85

Annual CO2 emissions mitigated

We work with you

Entrepreneurs & Businesses

The experts in our network offer free, personalised one-on-one coaching and targeted introductions to investors, providing a fast-track to investment.

Investors & Financial Institutions

We have a pipeline of investment-ready climate and clean energy projects selected for economic viability, environmental sustainability and social impact.

Consultants & Advisors

We are always on the lookout for new consultants who would like to be part of our global community and work with our exciting, high-potential projects.

Governments & Other Stakeholders

We work with a wide range of partners on the ground to organise events and targeted calls for proposals in emerging markets.

Ready to get started?

Are you looking for funding for your climate or clean energy project or to scale up your existing business? PFAN’s expert network of advisors can help you get there. Selected PFAN projects undergo intensive one-on-one coaching to perfect their business plans, financial structures and investment pitches. Once investment-ready, projects may be invited to present at PFAN and partner events, or receive tailored investment facilitation services.

Latest News & Events

Congratulations to the 2022 Umoja Incubator winners

Congratulations to the 2022 Umoja Incubator winners

The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) and Serengeti Energy’s Umoja Incubator has announced the 2022 winner following its first Umoja incubator workshop in Cape Town, South Africa that ran from 14th November 2022 to 18th November 2022. The Umoja Incubator was launched in June 2022 where renewable energy developers had the opportunity to submit their projects […]

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PFAN standalone event at COP27: Closing the Financing Gap for Climate Adaptation SMEs

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PFAN, African Development Bank, PES and EldoHub launch the AgriPitch Competition 2022

PFAN is excited to partner with the African Development Bank (AfDB), Private Equity Support (PES), a women-founded and led enterprise support advisory firm and EldoHub, an education, innovation and technology organization targeting youth and women, to announce the launch of the AgriPitch competition 2022! The AgriPitch competition aims to support African agripreneurs by improving their […]

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Circular Economy at PFAN: Increased efforts to support circular business models

Circular Economy at PFAN: Increased efforts to support circular business models

Capacitating the PFAN Network: Webinar on a circular economy In line with the increased focus on the circular economy, PFAN provided capacity building to its network through a series of webinars where participants learned and discussed the circular economy, its relevance to PFAN and the type of circular business models PFAN supports. More than 90 […]

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Hosting Partners

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development, while adhering to the following four strategic objectives: creating shared prosperity, advancing economic competitiveness, safeguarding the environment, and strengthening knowledge and institutions. In the pursuit of its mission, UNIDO supports entrepreneurship and facilitates innovation in low- and middle-income countries, while also ensuring that this enhances their progress towards a low-carbon and climate resilient future.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an international non-profit based in Vienna, Austria. REEEP designs and implements tailor-made financing mechanisms, utilising targeted injections of public funding to build dynamic, sustainable markets and ultimately make clean energy and energy efficiency technology accessible and affordable to all. REEEP invests primarily in disruptive approaches led by small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) players in low- and middle-income countries, facilitating market- and community-led energy transitions.

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