Financing Clean Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: Risk Mitigation Strategies and Innovative Financing Structures

This book examines the barriers and challenges to financing clean energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa, including economic, financial, political, environmental, and social factors. It explores the consequences of energy poverty and maps investment risks for potential capital providers. It also analyzes risk mitigation strategies and innovative financing structures to leverage capital in the clean energy sector. The book aims to enhance capital allocation, mobilize private capital, and decrease financing costs. It considers socioeconomic and cultural aspects associated with investment barriers and provides policy recommendations for the public sector.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 197 pages
Publication date: 16 July 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive open-access book delves into the intricate challenges and barriers associated with financing clean energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. By examining a diverse range of economic, financial, political, environmental, and social factors, it sheds light on the pervasive consequences of energy poverty across the region. Moreover, it meticulously maps out the real and perceived investment risks for potential capital providers, both domestic and international, while also exploring innovative financing structures aimed at leveraging capital in the clean energy sector on a large scale.

In particular, the book aims to achieve the following objectives:

Enhance capital allocation in projects and organizations that promote clean energy access in the region.

Mobilize private capital at scale to support sustainable energy initiatives.

Implement risk mitigation strategies to reduce the cost of financing for clean energy projects.

Go beyond traditional approaches and consider the socioeconomic and cultural aspects that contribute to investment barriers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Urge the public and private sectors to actively engage in addressing this critical development issue.

Provide policy recommendations for the public sector, including suggestions for business model evolution at multilateral agencies and development institutions.

This book will appeal to a broad readership, including academics, professionals, policymakers, and general readers interested in the ongoing debate about energy, sustainable development, and finance.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030758288
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021