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Institutional Investors

Institutional investors include insurance companies, pension funds, banks, hedge funds, money managers and others that are seeking long-term, low-risk opportunities. Institutional investors manage a pool of funds and typically invest in securities such as stocks and bonds and real estate. Real estate investment trusts have had some applicability to renewable energy projects in the United States. Also there have been some issuances of solar investments as securitized vehicles, which could also be attractive to institutional investors, although neither tool has yet to be utilized at scale to support clean energy at the project level.

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Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators

The authors of this report discuss strategies for accessing secondary markets as a capital source for energy efficiency finance programs.…

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State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network

Date:

1 February 2015

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Tools and Websites

Bankability and Debt Financing for Solar Projects in India

This report focuses on barriers to financing in India’s solar market. The authors suggests several improvements in credit enhancements and…

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Bridge to India

Date:

1 February 2013

Policy Data

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Catalysing Early-Stage Investment: Addressing the Lack of Early-Stage Capital for Low-Carbon Infrastructure in Developing Economies

Low-carbon technology developers in developing countries generally face a lack of early-stage financing. While late-stage financing is more readily available,…

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United Nations Environment Programme

Date:

1 March 2012

Policy Data

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Catalyzing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission, and Climate-Resilient Development

This guidebook argues that a failure to provide fair access to climate finance to all developing countries would have severe…

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United Nations

Date:

1 May 2011

Policy Data

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Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Finance for Energy Access

The public-private roundtable summarized on this web page describes how over one billion people globally lack access to electricity, and…

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Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)

Date:

27 May 2015

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Energy Efficiency Financing Program Implementation Primer

This primer provides an overview of key considerations for state and local policymakers, utility energy efficiency program administrators and program…

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State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network

Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator

Date:

1 January 2014

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Energy Efficiency: Lessons Learned from Success Stories

This study was designed to analyze the energy efficiency policies in seven countries that were successful in achieving low energy…

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The World Bank

Date:

5 January 2013

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Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel for the EU Economy

This report is the final delivery of the Energy Efficiency Financial Institution Group (EEFIG). It summarizes the group’s work and…

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Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group

Date:

1 February 2015

Deployment Data

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European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing: Workshop Report

This workshop report provides a summary of the ideas that emerged from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Berlin and the…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Florence School of Regulation

Date:

1 January 2012

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Getting the Biggest Bang for the Buck: Exploring the Rationales and Design Options for Energy Efficiency Financing Programs

This report provides an overview of the broad motivations for offering financing initiatives that facilitate efficiency investments across consumer segments…

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Date:

1 December 2013

Tools and Websites

Global Infrastructure Facility

Despite robust growth, many people in emerging markets and developing economies still do not have access to reliable and affordable…

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The World Bank

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Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report

Published annually since 2005, this report examines how investment flows into renewables are evolving around the world and the reasons…

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United Nations

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Date:

1 June 2014

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Greening India’s Financial Market: Opportunities for a Green Bank in India

This report on green banks is aimed at finding the best and most plausible ways to accelerate the growth of…

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Natural Resources Defense Council

Date:

1 August 2016

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Raising the Stakes for Energy Efficiency: California's Risk/Reward Incentive Mechanism

This paper explores California’s experience with a risk/reward incentive mechanism and what it might mean for other jurisdictions. It considers…

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Climate Policy Initative

Date:

1 January 2014

Policy Data

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Reaching India's Renewable Energy Targets Cost-Effectively

This report investigates and describes how much it would cost the Government of India to reach its renewable energy targets.…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Date:

1 April 2015

Policy Data

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Risk Management for Mini-Grids: A New Approach to Guide Mini-Grid Deployment

This report addresses the gap in communication and language that exists between mini-grid developers and investors about mini-grid risks and…

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Alliance for Rural Electrification

Date:

1 January 2015

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program: Mali Investment Plan

This document summarizes Mali’s plan to invest in renewable energy—primarily solar, hydropower and biomass—to provide electrification to rural areas. It…

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African Development Bank

Date:

1 September 2011

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Setting Up A Green Bank: A Solution to India’s Clean Energy Finance Barriers

This fact sheet is part of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water’s India…

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Natural Resources Defense Council

Date:

1 August 2016