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1. Ivo Besselink
Sector Senior Specialist – Energy and Industries
Division of Portfolio Management
Green Climate Fund
14 March 2023
Energy Savings Insurance:
International Focus Group
Discussion
2. 01
The world’s largest
climate fund
02
Set up by the
UNFCCC, and serving
the Paris Agreement
03
Supporting developing
countries to transition to
low-emission, climate-
resilient societies
4. Projects in GCF Portfolio with ESI components
FP009: Energy Savings Insurance for private
energy efficiency investments by Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises, El Salvador
FP028: Business loan programme for GHG
emissions reduction in Mongolia
Promoting private sector investments in energy
efficiency in the industrial sector in Paraguay
FP064: Promoting risk mitigation instruments and
finance for renewable energy and energy
efficiency investments in Argentina
• AE: IDB, EE: Bandesal
• Work with LFIs, SMEs
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• GCF: USD 20m loan +
USD 1.7m grant
• AE: IDB, EE:AFD
• Work with LFIs, SMEs
• Total $: USD 43m
• GCF: USD 20m loan +
USD 3m grant
• AE: Xacbank
• Work with MSMEs
• Total $: USD 60m
• GCF: USD 20m senior loan
• AE: IDB, EE: BICE
• Work with LFIs, SMEs,TSP
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• GCF: USD 100m loan +
USD 3m grant
5. BALANCEDALLOCATION
o targeting 50:50
allocation between mitigation &
adaptation
RISK-TAKING,
PATIENT CAPITAL
o accept higher risks to
support early-stage
project development
& innovations to
catalyse climate
finance
COUNTRY-DRIVEN
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planning
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priorities
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o over 200 Accredited Entities and
delivery partners
A RANGE OF FINANCING
INSTRUMENTS
o leverage blended finance
o Piloting support for new
financial structures
Elements to consider for future financing opportunities:
Partners with projects in India and Indonesia:
* Accredited Entities: PTSMI,WB, FMO, UNDP, IUCN, PCA, UNDP, KDB, MUFG_Bank,AFD, NABARD, MAAML, Kemitraan, IDFCBank, SIDBI,YesBank, IEISL,etc
7. Where to find more information?
Guidance documents and Investment Criteria:
- https://www.greenclimate.fund/projects/access-funding
Funding proposals and annual performance reports for the projects/programmes discussed:
- https://www.greenclimate.fund/projects
8. Scan this QR code
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2021 Annual
results report