Mobilisation of Private Sector Financing

Data from the OECD’s Mobilised Private Finance database show that donors and agencies from European Institutions and Member States (EI & MS) mobilised EUR 3.7 billion worth of private finance to SDG7-compliant projects between 2014 and 2022. EU Institutions mobilised EUR 748 million, and Member States EUR 2.9 billion.

EI & MS donors mobilised finance through a range of instruments. In total, shares in common investment vehicles and simple co-financing accounted for EUR 858 million and EUR 859 million respectively, followed by credit lines (EUR 689 million) and direct investment in companies and SPVs (EUR 635 million).

Additionally, over the study period, mobilised private investments have mainly targeted renewable generation with EUR 2.8 billion, followed by T&D (EUR 395 million), and energy efficiency (EUR 266 million). Policy and clean cooking projects received relatively small amounts over the study period, at EUR 163 million and EUR 37 million respectively.