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Investees/Clients
The Green for Growth Fund provides credit lines to financial institutions in Southeast Europe and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for on-lending to private households, homeowners associations, businesses, municipalities and public sector entities to finance energy efficiency measures and renewable energy projects. GGF also provides loans directly to renewable energy companies and projects, energy service companies, small scale suppliers of energy efficiency and renewable energy services and equipment suppliers.
For more information about funding opportunities, please select among the following:
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  A Financial Institution
  An Energy Service Company
  A Renewable Energy Project Developer
  A Supplier of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Services or Equipment
  A Municipality or Public Entity

Donors
The Green for Growth Fund is a unique Public Private Partnership with the goal to promote the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy markets in Southeast Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through the provision of dedicated financing. It also provides well-tailored technical assistance for capacity building in partner institutions.
To learn more about the specific roles of donor agencies and private donors in the Investment Fund and Technical Assistance Facility, please choose among the following:
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  A Donor to the Investment Fund
  A Donor to the Technical Assistance Facility

Investors
The Green for Growth Fund is a unique Public Private Partnership with the goal to promote the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy markets in Southeast Europe and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through the provision of dedicated financing. It also provides well-tailored technical assistance for capacity building in partner institutions.
To learn more about the specific roles of international financial institutions and investors in the Investment Fund, please choose among the following:
- You are▼
  An International Financial Institution
  A Private Sector Investor

Consultants

The implementation of our technical assistance projects is entrusted to dedicated and competent consultants who provide the Partner Institutions of the Green for Growth Fund with high quality support. Experienced professionals with expertise in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sector are essential in achieving GGF´s goals. Therefore, support by independent consultants as well as by companies working in the aforementioned areas is highly appreciated.

If you are a consultant or a company offering services in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energies and interested in cooperating with GGF’s Technical Assistance Facility you are welcome to contact us. After screening your credentials, we will include your profile in our expert database for future reference. Please send your curriculum vitae or your company profile including information on your areas of expertise to the Manager of the GGF Technical Assistance Facility, Finance in Motion:

Finance in Motion GmbH
Gemma Ferst
Carl-von-Noorden-Platz 5
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 69 97 78 76 50 - 27
Fax: +49 (0) 69 97 78 76 50 - 10
E-mail: ta@finance-in-motion.com

Investments in Financial Institutions

Financial institutions play a very important role in mainstreaming energy efficiency and renewable energy in Southeast Europe, the European Neighbourhood Region and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) providing targeted financing in these sectors to companies, households and the public sector. Accordingly, investments in financial institutions will comprise the majority of GGF's portfolio. GGF seeks to assist financial institutions in making finance available to various clients not only through providing long-term capital but also by providing technical assistance for them to develop demand-oriented products, to enhance or create demand where appropriate. The GGF Technical Assistance Facility supports the building of the institutional capacities of the sector.

Investments in financial institutions are undertaken to benefit various projects and clients in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Eligible projects financed through the GGF's credit lines in the area of energy efficiency are separated into three categories, depending on the ultimate loan recipient (the sub-loan borrower) and the end product financed. These categories can be broadly summarized as follows:

	Standard	Non-Standard	SME/Industrial/Muni
Typical Recipient	Households, SME	Homeowners Associations (HOA), SME	Businesses, Municipalities, Public Sector
Eligible Measures	Building envelope, heat source & distribution, lighting, renewable utilization, combined heat/power	Building envelope, heat source & distribution, lighting, renewable utilization, combined heat/power	Diverse range of energy efficiency projects

These eligible measures are only indicative – GGF may consider a broader universe of measures that fit into its investment guidelines and criteria

GGF also provides financing to financial institutions for on-lending in support of renewable energy projects. In general these are projects selected using the financial institution's in-house expertise in this sector. Renewable energy projects eligible for funding via financial institutions must meet the same technical requirements as GGF's own, direct investments in this sector.

For more information on the services available to financial institutions, please see:
Services for Financial Institutions