Modern Cooking Facility for Africa

We are scaling up the support and advisory services for technical assistance for implementing the MCFA programme. Now, Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank – as the facility manager of the MCFA – intends to contract a qualified consulting company/organisation or a consortium of companies/organisations to support the MCFA programme as a service provider to provide technical assistance to the MCFA investees. 📅 Send possible questions by 3 December 2024 📅 Submit Expression of Interest by 13 January 2025 More information can be found on our website: https://bit.ly/4eKkqXj Sida Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation European Commission

❄️ Season's Greetings from all of us at MCFA 🎄 As we celebrate the holiday season, we wish you all joy, peace and renewal, and a successful year ahead 🌟

Reminder: Don’t miss out on our new consultancy opportunity! We are scaling up the support and advisory services for providing technical assistance to support the programme implementation of Modern Cooking Facility for Africa. Submit Expression of Interest by 13 January 2025. Read more on: https://bit.ly/4eKkqXj Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank Sida Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation European Commission

Tomorrow is the “Financing Bioenergy: Challenges and Success Stories Across End Use Sectors" webinar, hosted by World Bioenergy Association and Bioenergy International where Ash Sharma, Vice President of Special Funds at Nefco, will share insights and experiences from Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank. ➡️ More information and registration on: https://lnkd.in/dNzKefY4 #NordicGreenBank #Bioenergy #FinanceForNature

On 10 December, the World Bioenergy Association and Bioenergy International are hosting the webinar “Financing Bioenergy: Challenges and Success Stories Across End Use Sectors.” Speakers include Ash Sharma, Vice President of Special Funds at Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank. Whether you're a project developer, investor, policymaker, or a renewable energy enthusiast, this webinar is a chance to grasp the financial foundations of bioenergy and discover new opportunities for growth and innovation. ➡️ More information and registration on: https://lnkd.in/dNzKefY4 #Bioenergy

The World Bioenergy Association - in partnership with Bioenergy International - is hosting the webinar “Financing Bioenergy: Challenges and Success Stories Across End Use Sectors” on 10 December where Ash Sharma, Nefco's Vice President of Special Funds, will share insights and experiences from Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank. This session will explore the complexities of funding bioenergy initiatives while offering a valuable overview of financial planning and investment strategies. Attendees will hear real-world examples of how innovative financing has driven successful bioenergy projects. Whether you're a project developer, investor, policymaker, or a renewable energy enthusiast, this webinar is a chance to grasp the financial foundations of bioenergy and discover new opportunities for growth and innovation. ➡️ More information and registration on: https://lnkd.in/dNzKefY4 #Bioenergy

Clean cooking solutions play a critical role in #ClimateAction and #SustainableDevelopment. The COP29 side event ‘Future growth scenarios in the clean cooking sector’ organised by Modern Cooking Facility for Africa at the UN Climate Change Conference #COP29 on 14 November, emphasised the pivotal role of carbon finance in making clean cooking technologies accessible and the need for higher carbon prices to improve project economics. It pointed towards a hopeful future where clean cooking is recognised as a key component of the global climate agenda. ➡ Read a summary article from the event: https://lnkd.in/dCMhyfVZ #CleanCooking #Carbonfinance #subsaharanafrica The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council, Ash Sharma Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank, Margaret Kim Gold Standard, Tom Price Ecosafi, the Better Cooking Company , Ruth Gichuhi EED Advisory, Hans Olav Ibrekk Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Sida, European Commission

We are scaling up the support and advisory services. Therefore, we intend to contract a qualified consulting company/organisation or a consortium of companies/organisations to support the Modern Cooking Facility for Africa programme. The deadline for sending possible questions is tomorrow, by 3 December 2024. Expressions of Interest can be submitted until 13 January 2025. More information can be found on our website: https://bit.ly/4eKkqXj Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank Sida Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation European Commission

Tomorrow, LEAP-RE hosts the webinar "Clean Cooking Solutions in African Countries – Give e-cooking a chance!" At the webinar - which aims to highlight the main barriers to the development of clean cooking in African countries - Emma Yrjölä, Programme Officer at Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank, will present the Modern Cooking Facility for Africa and participate in a panel discussion. For more information and registration, visit out website: https://bit.ly/3ZawVWk

Check out our new consultancy opportunity! We are scaling up the support and advisory services for providing technical assistance to support the programme implementation of Modern Cooking Facility for Africa. Send possible questions by 3 December 2024 and submit Expression of Interest by 13 January 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d3uSaUsH Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank Sida Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation European Commission