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Funding Opportunities for Green Projects in the Caribbean


Sources of financing for projects in the Caribbean can take the form of loans, grants, guarantees and investments. Institutions from which potential developers of green projects can access funding may be country-specific, regional or international in scope.

This page will provide information important to potential investors such as project financing criteria, the financing amount, repayment terms, cost of financing, prospective projects of interest/ types of projects eligible and contact information.

The Funding Opportunities for Green Projects in the Caribbean is sponsored by the Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) – http://www.ceis-caribenergy.org- the network in the Caribbean for energy information encompassing over 18 member states.

Funding Sources


Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI)

1. Green Loan Energy saving and solar powered appliances and devices as well as solar and wind projects will be among those that will benefit from...

List of Agencies/ Programs Involved in Funding Energy Interventions in Sixteen (16) Countries in the Caribbean

*    Agence Française de Développement (AFD) *    Amelot Holdings *    Barbados Light & Power Company (BPLC) *    Belize Aquaculture Limited (BAL) *    Belize Sugar Industry...

MIF partners with Nordic Development Fund to finance a pioneer green microfinance initiative

Program to boost access to clean energy, energy efficiency technology and adaptation products to micro, small and medium-sized companies in Latin America and the Caribbean The...

Renewable Energy Loan with Capital & Credit

Renewable Energy Loan Read presentation:  AMCHAM || Capital___Credit_Renewable_Energy_Loan (344.5 KiB, 32 hits) Put the power in your hands: Access a Renewable Energy Loan and reduce your reliance on...

[Barbados] || Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P)

1. Renewable Energy Rider In February of 2010 the Fair Trading Commission approved the Barbados Light & Power Company Limited’s (BL&P’s) implementation of an experimental renewable...

[Caribbean] || Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

1.    Financing Energy Projects- Private Sector No special window of funds •    Guiding principles for intervention – Additionality – Catalytic Role – Partnerships • Other screening considerations – Size of the project –...

[Caribbean] || Caribbean Renewable Energy Technical Assistance Facility (CRETAF)

1. Caribbean Renewable Energy Technical Assistance Facility (CRETAF) CRETAF is a US $1.6 million initiative to provide early-stage, high risk financing for qualified projects. CRETAF...

[Dominica] || Dominica Agricultural, Industrial and Development Bank (“AID Bank”)

1. Renewable energy and energy efficiency projects will benefit from a dedicated USD 1.3 million component. The European Investment Bank (“EIB”) has agreed to provide a...

[International] || Arch Venture Partners

1.    Venture Capital Firm ARCH has partnered with entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and national research laboratories nationwide to build more than 120 successful companies, many of them...

[International] || European Investment Bank (EIB)

1.    Multilaterals Sources of Funding Requirements •    Requirement of competitive bidding processes for the granting of exploration and/or operating licenses by the government. •    In-depth (some would say...

[International] || European Investment Bank (EIB)

The European Investment Bank (EIB) The EIB, established in 1958, is the European Union’s long-term financing institution owned by its 27 member states. Outside the European Union,...

[International] || Global Environment Facility

1.    Financing Sustainable Energy Projects Role of the GEF in Financing Sustainable Energy Catalytic – Leveraged more than $15b in co-financing Innovative – Leader in financing new, emerging technologies...

[International] || International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)/ World Bank

1.      Investment loans, credits and grants INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Investment loans, credits and grants provide financing for a wide range of activities aimed at creating the physical and...

[International] || International Finance Corporation

1.    Carbon Financing Unit The Carbon Finance Unit serves as IFC’s in-house resource for all carbon finance-related issues, providing services directly to buyers and sellers. The...

[International] || Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

1.    Project Financing OPIC is an agency of the United States Government In response to the critical shortfall of private equity capital in developing countries, OPIC...

[International] || Real Infrastructure Capital Partners, LLC

1.    Private Equity Fund Real Infrastructure Capital is a Private Equity Fund Management Firm dedicated to investing capital across sustainable infrastructure sectors worldwide. Contact www.realinf.com Charles Galante Managing Partner T: +1...

[International] || Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI)/ IDB

1.      Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI) INVESTORS The Inter-American Development Bank is the leading provider of development financing to Latin American and the Caribbean. The...

[International] || Wall Street Capital Funding

1. $60m St Lucia geothermal power project in the Caribbean Geothermal developer Qualibou Energy acquired $45m towards financing its $60m St Lucia power project in the...

[JAMAICA] || Capital & Credit Financial Group Renewable Energy Loan

Capital and Credit Financial Group is offering loans as low as 9.5 per cent, pitched at renewable energy sector through its merchant-banking arm. The loans,...

[Jamaica] || EXIM BANK

1.    Special loan window for Small & Micro Enterprise (SME) energy loans involving renewable energy projects The EXIM Bank also recently launched a special loan window...

[Jamaica] || Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS)

1. Home Enhancement Loan Plan (HELP) There has been growing interest among persons who want to access ‘green options’ under the Home Enhancement Loan Plan (HELP),...

[Jamaica] || National Housing Trust (NHT)

1.    Solar Panel Loan The Solar Panel Loan provides financing to contributors and recognized institutions for buying and installing solar electricity panels that can be used...

[Jamaica] || ScotiaBank/ Bank of Nova Scotia

1.    Global Energy Solutions (GES) for Energy Derivatives If energy is a significant component of your cost or revenue base, consider using energy derivatives to mitigate...

[Jamaica]|| Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ)

1.    Alternative energy loans The DBJ assisted the Jamaica Broilers Group (JBL) with a loan for the construction of an ethanol plant, an alternative energy project....

[St. Kitts & Nevis] || Export-Import Bank of America and the Bank of Novia Scotia

1. Nevis Geothermal Project The Export-Import Bank of America and the Bank of Novia Scotia have agreed to fund the US$31 million required to complete the...




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