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The Green Banking for Recovery training aimed to contribute to the improvement of financing instruments for renewable energies (EnR) and energy efficiency (EE). The aim of the project was to promote economic recovery based on green energy as a lever for rapid and sustainable recovery in the East African region.
Completed

Services

Development of curricula and training material, Train-the-trainer programmes

Target groups

The program equiped partner institutions in Burundi with technical and financial knowledge which they can then transfer to financial institutions.

Target countries

Burundi

Dates

2021
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Green Banking for Recovery – Capacity building to support a sustainable Covid-19 response with green energy finance sought to contribute to a lasting improvement of financing options for Renewable Energies (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE), advanced a sustainable COVID-19 response through their expansion, and laid the ground for a swift and green long-term recovery in the region.
Completed

Services

Development of curricula and training material, Train-the-trainer programmes

Background

As knowledge was recognized as a key factor for the sustainable development of clean and secure energy supplies, this programme aimed to spread the necessary know-how along the value chains of green energy markets.

Target groups

The programme equiped partner institutions from Nigeria with the know-how to transfer knowledge within the domestic banking sector.

Target countries

Nigeria

Dates

2021 – 2022
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Green Banking Senegal – Capacity Building in Green Energy and Climate Finance was a training program intended for financial institutions, as well as Senegalese professionals active in the sector of decentralized renewable energies (EnR) and energy efficiency (EE).
Completed

Services

Development of curricula and training material, Train-the-trainer programmes

Background

Green Banking Africa – Capacity Building in Green Energy and Climate Finance was a program that offered scholarships within the framework of the GIZ DIAPOL-CE project – Policy dialogue and knowledge management on low-emission development strategies in the MENA region.

Target groups

Staff of financial institutions such as credit analysts, risk analysts, customer service managers and branch managers.

Target countries

Senegal

Dates

2021 – 2022
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Green Banking Benin was a project financed by Energie Verte pour les Citoyens d’Afrique /GIZ Benin and implemented by RENAC energy & climate gGmbH, which aimed to contribute to a sustainable improvement of financing options for renewable energies and energy efficiency in Benin through sustainable strengthening of staff capacities.
Completed

Services

Development of curricula and training material, Train-the-trainer programmes

Background

Building on the activities of the first Green Banking Africa project, which was being implemented in Senegal and Uganda, and through country-specific capacity building activities, the project aimed to support the development of a pipeline of high-quality projects for international climate finance.

Target groups

The main target groups of the Green Banking Benin project were private and public institutions concerned with financing renewable energy and energy efficiency, as well as development and commercial banks, and institutional investors.

Target countries

Benin

Dates

2021 – 2022
Green Banking MENA – Capacity Building on Green Energy and Climate Finance is a scholarship programme within the DIAPOL-CE – Policy dialogue and knowledge management on low emissions development strategies in the MENA region project. DIAPOL-CE is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) via German International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by GIZ.
Completed

Client

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Services

Development of curricula and training material, Train-the-trainer programmes

Background

The agreement signed in Paris during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) is proof of the key role renewable energy and energy efficiency play in the international climate change mitigation efforts. While the green markets keep gaining momentum, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia enjoy the necessary natural resources for the widespread implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Local professionals with the appropriate know-how will be able to profit from new business opportunities in a growing industry, which additionally presents manifold benefits (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy security and job creation, among many others).

Target groups

Commercial/Development banks, private equity, institutional investors.

Target countries

Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.

Dates

2018 – 2020
The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has commissioned Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) to carry out a three-year program (2018-2020) for the development of financing capabilities renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Completed

Client

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Services

Development of curricula and training material

Background

In 2021, we once again offered the Green Energy Finance Specialist (GEFS) course, which was specifically aimed at professionals in the banking sector. Its aim was to provide in-depth knowledge on green financing issues through a combination of 20-week online courses and a 3-day face-to-face seminar, which – if the situation in the context of the pandemic allowed – was held in the programme’s partner countries.

Target groups

The GEFS is specifically aimed at banking professionals who wish to specialize in the field of green energy and climate finance, for example: credit analysts, project finance specialists, customer relationship managers.

Target countries

Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.

Dates

2018 – 2022
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) programme, managed by the Nefco – the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation aims to contribute to provide universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa and foster sustainable development in its focus countries, including Uganda, where only 28% of the population has access to electricity.
Current

Client

Nefco – the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation

Services

Customer-specific programmes

Target groups

Companies contracted through the new funding rounds and professionals with experience in the Ugandan solar field.

Target countries

Uganda

Dates

2023 – 2024
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