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AfDB Sustainable Energy Fund Green Hydrogen

Key Information
Organisation
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Status
Open
Type
Grant
Amount
USD 1,000,000 – 20,000,000
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Description

A $20 million program providing pre-investment financing and technical support for green hydrogen projects.

Eligibility Criteria

Private sector entities developing green hydrogen and derivatives projects across Africa.

Focus Sectors

Renewable Energy, Green Hydrogen, ClimateTech

Equity Terms

Catalytic financing/reimbursable grants; focuses on hard-to-abate industry decarbonization.

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Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce
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InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech
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Hubtel Ghana Ghana's digital commerce pioneer
Ghana

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