U.S. Climate Finance

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $1.7 million in the Africa Infrastructure Program to provide technical assistance and advisory services to sub-Saharan African governments to increase the number of clean energy projects that are brought to financial closure and construction. USAID will also provide capacity building assistance to help governments plan and implement sector reforms and implement institutional, legal, commercial and regulatory changes that are necessary to attract private developers and lenders in the clean energy sector. Overall, these activities will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy in sub-Saharan Africa.