About us
ABOUT US
The Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) is designed to help renewable energy equity investment entity managers and development companies mitigate the risks associated with early-stage project development, accelerate and scale up deployment, and increase early-stage private sector investment and the number of renewable energy actors.
SCAF’s operations expand over two phases and are scheduled to end in December 2026. Phase I was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UN Foundation, the UN Environment Fund, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the African Development Bank (AfDB). Phase II was funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID, today FCDO) and Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU, today the Ministry for Economy and Climate Action BMWK). SCAF is scheduled to operate until December 2026.
USD 10.47 million
GBP 9 million + EUR 3 million
GBP 2.1 million + 3.1 million
10 million
under SCAF II
USD 10.47 million
GBP 9 million + EUR 3 million
GBP 2.1 million + 3.1 million
10 million
under SCAF II
REPLICATION IN OTHER SECTORS - RSCF
OUR MISSION
Bridge the early-stage financing gap for clean energy projects in frontier markets
Our approach
While many facilities and institutions target individual project‑level support, SCAF is unique in that it focuses on supporting investment entity managers and development companies at the company and pipeline level. This eventually supports the development of local ecosystems of expertise with the potential to deploy energy and climate solutions at scale.