CONTEXT In mature energy markets like Germany or the US, it is common to finance an energy project based off of solely the cashflows or electricity savings, with the bank having recourse only to the energy system itself. Meanwhile, such non-recourse debt financing is not taking place in Chile. In order for project finance to … Continued
CONTEXT In mature renewable energy markets like Germany or the US, it is common to finance an energy project based off of solely the cashflows or electricity savings, with the bank having recourse only to the energy system itself. Meanwhile, such non-recourse debt financing is not taking place on Barbados. In order for project finance … Continued
CONTEXT There are many barriers faced by the financial institutions to lend credit to businesses for green projects in Colombia. Some of the barriers include a lack of visibility on the business opportunity. Financial institutions are not used to mobilise demand (convince clients to invest in specific solutions); they are used to finance clients that … Continued
CONTEXT There are many barriers faced by the financial institutions to lend credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) projects in Panama. Some of the barriers include a lack of visibility on the business opportunity. Financial institutions are not used to mobilise demand (convince clients to invest in specific solutions); they are used to finance … Continued
CONTEXT There is a substantial gap in capital available to support green technologies and SMEs in developing countries. There is a limited number of financial vehicles which, when combined with a lack of knowledge regarding financing green technologies, makes it challenging to finance innovation and climate change solutions Thus, there is a need to engage … Continued
BASE has carried various capacity buildings programmes for key stakeholders on how to unlock finance in sustainable energy and climate change solutions. Some of the most prominent ones are the followings: 2019. Solar Capacity Building for Financial Institutions (Mexico): The objective of the project was to support Local Financial Institutions (LFI) in Mexico to finance … Continued
SEFI INITIATIVE BASE and the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) co-founded the Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative (SEFI) with the mission of paving the way for global scale-up of investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy. SEFI provided financiers and project developers with tools, support and global networks for investments in sustainable energy. Changing attitudes and helping … Continued