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.
Resources CESC
Publication
Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators
Sources:
State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network
Date:
1 February 2015
Publication
Tools and Websites
Bankability and Debt Financing for Solar Projects in India
Sources:
Bridge to India
Date:
1 February 2013
Policy Data
Publication
Catalysing Early-Stage Investment: Addressing the Lack of Early-Stage Capital for Low-Carbon Infrastructure in Developing Economies
Sources:
United Nations Environment Programme
Date:
1 March 2012
Policy Data
Publication
Catalyzing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission, and Climate-Resilient Development
Sources:
United Nations
Date:
1 May 2011
Policy Data
Publication
Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Finance for Energy Access
Sources:
Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
Date:
27 May 2015
Publication
Energy Efficiency Financing Program Implementation Primer
Sources:
State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network
Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator
Date:
1 January 2014
Publication
Energy Efficiency: Lessons Learned from Success Stories
Sources:
The World Bank
Date:
5 January 2013
Publication
Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel for the EU Economy
Sources:
Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group
Date:
1 February 2015
Deployment Data
Publication
European Electricity Infrastructure: Planning, Regulation, and Financing: Workshop Report
Sources:
Climate Policy Initiative
Florence School of Regulation
Date:
1 January 2012
Publication
Getting the Biggest Bang for the Buck: Exploring the Rationales and Design Options for Energy Efficiency Financing Programs
Sources:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Date:
1 December 2013
Tools and Websites
Global Infrastructure Facility
Sources:
The World Bank
Publication
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report
Sources:
United Nations
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Date:
1 June 2014
Publication
Greening India’s Financial Market: Opportunities for a Green Bank in India
Sources:
Natural Resources Defense Council
Date:
1 August 2016
Publication
Raising the Stakes for Energy Efficiency: California's Risk/Reward Incentive Mechanism
Sources:
Climate Policy Initative
Date:
1 January 2014
Policy Data
Publication
Reaching India's Renewable Energy Targets Cost-Effectively
Sources:
Climate Policy Initiative
Date:
1 April 2015
Policy Data
Publication
Risk Management for Mini-Grids: A New Approach to Guide Mini-Grid Deployment
Sources:
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Date:
1 January 2015
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program: Mali Investment Plan
Sources:
African Development Bank
Date:
1 September 2011
Publication
Setting Up A Green Bank: A Solution to India’s Clean Energy Finance Barriers
Sources:
Natural Resources Defense Council
Date:
1 August 2016