Activities to develop markets

The scope of SEFI includes renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in both developed and developing countries, including climate change and carbon trading activities related to sustainable energy. With the goal of fostering overall investment in the sustainable energy sector, SEFI's main focus is to:

To facilitate and develop networks, SEFI:

• Brings financiers and developers together to facilitate the deal origination and project capitalisation process to share best practice on sustainable energy finance and to promote overall investment in the sustainable energy sector;
• Builds credibility in the finance sector and within financial institutions for investment in sustainable energy; and
• Helps financiers create common platforms on sustainable energy finance, such as investment forums.

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To create partnerships with and within the finance sector to launch innovative financial products tailored to sustainable energy investments, SEFI:

• Develops and promotes joint Bank/UN initiatives and other public-private partnerships;
• Links donor funding with the finance sector to buy down and share risks; and
• Provides incentives for new financial product development that targets regions of the world currently without access to modern energy services.

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