PFAN in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Private Financing Advisory Network in Latin America and the Caribbean (PFAN-LAC) is a network of climate and clean energy financing experts providing one-to-one business advisory and investment facilitation services to promising climate adaptation and clean energy projects, at no cost to the entrepreneur.
PFAN-LAC is currently operating the Caribbean Climate Investment Program (CCIP)’s project preparation facility (PPF) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Climate Finance for Development Accelerator (CFDA).
How We Work
Through CCIP’s PPF, PFAN-LAC takes selected entrepreneurs through the PFAN Journey, that prepares them to attract investment for their clean energy and climate adaptation projects and provides them with targeted investor introductions. Entrepreneurs are matched with one or more of our expert advisors based in Latin America and the Caribbean – who understand local market needs and dynamics – to accompany them throughout their journey.
At no cost to the entrepreneur, the Project Preparation Facility:
- provides targeted advisory services, including business plan, financial model, and investor pitch development
- supports direct engagement with a network of investors and assists in negotiations
- facilitates investment matchmaking and resource mobilisation
For entrepreneurs who need a little extra assistance with the application, the Project Preparation Facility can pair you with one of our expert advisors who will guide you through the process. To access this service, please request pre-application support through support@pfan.net.
Eligible Countries for PFAN-LAC Support
PFAN-LAC has supported projects and business across the Caribbean region including in Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago and in Latin America in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. At present, PFAN-LAC’s focus is on the Caribbean though our implementation of the CCIP PPF.
Current eligible countries for PFAN-LAC support are:
The Caribbean
- Barbados
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
To be eligible for PFAN-LAC support, your project or business must:
- provide climate change adaptation benefits and/or
- offer or use clean energy technologies, products or services that fall within our areas of work.
Proposals should demonstrate that the project is commercially and technically viable and requires no or only minimal grant funding. If your project currently receives grant funding or has done so in the past, that does not affect eligibility.
For more information about the selection and scoring criteria used by PFAN, please click here.
Eligible Sectors
PFAN is technology neutral, which means we do not prefer any technology over any other. Please click here for a list of eligible sectors and technologies.
PFAN-LAC has a diverse project pipeline, with projects deploying a diverse range of technologies appropriate to specific economic sectors. In the Caribbean, PFAN-LAC has a special focus on the tourism sector as well as circular economy and climate adaptation.
Technologies and sectors where PFAN-LAC has worked with can be seen below:
Tourism
Climate Adaptation
Renewable Energy
Rural Electrification
Waste to Energy
Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Energy Efficiency
Clean Technology
Clean Transport
The PFAN Journey
When working with PFAN-LAC, climate adaptation and clean energy projects receive one-to-one business coaching and investment facilitation support from our skilled business advisors and partners in the region. PFAN has developed a unique process designed to provide tailored support to the projects to become ready to meet investors and pitch their projects.
To learn more about the PFAN Journey, click the button below.
Application Support
About the Caribbean Climate Investment Program (CCIP)
The Caribbean Climate Investment Program (CCIP) is a four-year activity under the USAID Climate Finance for Development Accelerator (CFDA) that aims to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, adaptation actions and natural climate solutions across 14 Caribbean countries. CCIP integrates three typically independent mechanisms – a project preparation facility, grants, and on-demand technical assistance – to create an ecosystem of services that strengthens the investment readiness of climate finance seekers and facilitates matchmaking with climate finance providers. In doing so, the CCIP ushers entrepreneurs through the project development cycle and increases leadership, engagement, and capital flows to under-represented groups. More information about CCIP can be found here.
CCIP’s PPF is implemented by a consortium between PFAN-LAC; the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), an international non-profit organisation that develops clean energy markets in low- and middle-income countries; and Innovacíon Social y Ambiental (ISA), a non-profit organisation under GreenMomentum.
Funded by
In support of America’s foreign policy, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) leads the U.S. Government’s international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance. The USAID Climate Finance for Development Accelerator (CFDA) is USAID’s flagship initiative to increase climate investment in emerging markets and developing economies.
