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The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) seeks to mobilise private sector development activity and investment in small and medium-scale renewable energy projects (typically, up to 25MW, but up to 50MW for wind projects) in Sub-Saharan Africa.

REPP works with service and finance providers – our partners – to help projects get built, by tailoring a range of products and services to each project. These include providing development phase capital and support, facilitating access to risk mitigation instruments and long-term lending from REPP partners, and various forms of gap finance to help bring projects to financial close.

REPP’s investment period ended on 31 December 2023. Applications are no longer being accepted for REPP’s support.

REPP was developed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and UN Environment (formerly, the United Nations Environment Programme) to deliver the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) objectives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its operations are based on the core principles of:

• supporting sound projects;
• overcoming barriers and market failures relating to perceived and actual risks in new markets for renewable energy;
• ensuring high value for money for donors;
• using donor funds to leverage private sector investment;
• driving down project development costs by standardising and aligning due diligence procedures among REPP partners; and
• using existing instruments and lending platforms wherever possible.

REPP has a mandate to achieve the following targets:

• 138MW of new renewable energy capacity installed;
• 22 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions abated or avoided; and
• 1.7 million people provided with first-time access to clean energy.

REPP is funded by UK International Development. Its funding is UK International Climate Finance (ICF) and is managed through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

REPP is managed by Camco, a climate and impact fund manager leading the transition in emerging markets.

It offers practical and valuable financing solutions, pairing the discipline of a development bank with the agility of a small private company.

The company was formed in Nairobi in 1989 and has a proven track record in sustainable finance and hands-on experience in emerging markets that enables global access and local presence.

Funds under management include REPP and the newly formed C&I finance platform, Spark Energy Services. Camco became a Green Climate Fund Accredited Entity in 2020.