E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund I (FMO-62421)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Kenya
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
May 12, 2023
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund I
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Communications
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Dec 8, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Jun 14, 2023

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund I is an investment fund that aims to invest in low carbon decentralized and smart services in Africa. The Fund is formally managed by Lion's Head Global Partners and advised by E3 Capital. FMO has participated in the Fund's first close alongside KFW, Swedfund and Proparco. The Fund is a successor to Energy Access Ventures Fund, to which FMO is a limited partner.

E3 focusses on investing in early-stage companies with high growth potential and an innovative character. Their target companies should have the potential to generate significant economic returns, as well as improve access to basic needs (like energy) or the environmental sustainability of African economies.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The Fund is assigned to "Category A" since approximately 30% of the portfolio will target infrastructure-type prospects (mini- and metro-grids; distributed energy systems). The mentioned deals may fall into E&S Category B+ due to the potential trigger of IFC PS 5-8 to a limited extent, combined with the challenging country contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated by Bloomberg, LHGP Asset Management LLP, doing business as Lion's Head Global Partners, provides financial advisory services. The Company offers corporate and strategic activities, financial valuations, due diligence and deal structuring, and market analysis services. Lion's Head Global Partners serves clients in the United Kingdom and Kenya.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - E3 Capital Contractor Finance

Contact Information
This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

No project contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

Financial Intermediary - Lion's Head Global Partners:

Address: Herengracht 449 A, 1017BR Amsterdam, Netherlands
Phone: +44 (0)20 7340 0400
Website: https://www.cygnumcapital.com/?utm_source=lhgp-website&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lhgp-main-page

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

As part of FMO's ex-ante disclosure (disclosure of transactions before contracting), you can send requests or questions for additional information to: disclosure@fmo.nl

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF FMO

Communities who believe they will be negatively affected by a project funded by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) may be able to file a complaint with the Independent Complaints Mechanism, which is the joint independent accountability mechanism of the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and the German Investment Corporation (KfW). A complaint can be filed in writing, by email, post, or online. The complaint can be filed in English or any other language of the complainant. The Independent Complaints Mechanism is comprised of a three-member Independent Expert Panel and it can provide either problem-solving, compliance review or both, in either order. Additional information about this accountability mechanism, including a guide and template for filing a complaint, can be found at: https://www.fmo.nl/independent-complaints-mechanism

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