Carbon market buyers and Article 6 offtakers
64 matching capital sources on the AESFIP database.
A carbon project without an offtaker is a cost centre. The buyer, the price floor and the delivery structure decide whether a project is financeable, and they need to be settled long before issuance.
This page lists the institutions that buy credits, sign emission reduction purchase agreements, or finance against future carbon revenue — including sovereign Article 6 buyers, corporate offtakers and results-based finance facilities. Article 6.2 transfers additionally require the host country's authorisation, so treat the national designated authority as a second, parallel counterparty.
Open calls right now
- SEWA Regional Pilots — Impact-Based Forecasting (Africa-EU Space Partnership)EU Global Gateway - Africa-Europe Investment Package (EFSD+)30 Sept 2026
- KOICA Inclusive Business SolutionKorea International Cooperation AgencyRolling
- GGGI Project Preparation and Structuring SupportGlobal Green Growth InstituteRolling
- IDB Invest Blended Climate FinanceIDB InvestRolling
- Danish Climate Investment Fund IIIFU - Danish Investment Fund for Developing CountriesRolling
- MIGA Political Risk InsuranceMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyRolling
- EFSD+ Guarantee Windows (Asia-Pacific)EU Global Gateway - Asia and the PacificRolling
- TDB Climate Finance & Green LinesTrade and Development BankRolling
- JCM Financing Programme & Credit IssuanceJapan Joint Crediting MechanismRolling
- NDF Co-financing WindowNordic Development FundRolling
The funders
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- Climate Investment FundsClimate Fund · United StatesMulti-donor concessional climate finance vehicle deployed through MDBs.Concessional DebtGrantsGuarantees
- Inter-American Development BankMDB · United StatesThe main development bank for Latin America and the Caribbean, financing climate and sustainability programmes with sovereign lending, results-based instruments and dedicated climate windows including the Amazonia Forever programme.DebtConcessional DebtGrants
- The DIV FundFoundation · United StatesAn independent nonprofit fund launched in February 2026 by former USAID Development Innovation Ventures leaders and backed by approximately $48 million in philanthropic funding. It continues the evidence-based, tiered innovation-funding model while operating separately from the U.S. government and USAID.GrantsResults-based FinanceTechnical Assistance
- Rural Electrification Agency NigeriaGovernment Agency · NigeriaNigeria's rural electrification agency, delivering the Nigeria Electrification Project and DARES performance-based grants for mini-grids and solar home systems.GrantsResults-based FinanceTechnical Assistance
- Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund REACTProgramme Window · KenyaChallenge fund window providing grants and repayable grants to early-stage renewable energy and climate adaptation businesses in Africa.GrantsResults-based FinanceConcessional Debt
- Energising DevelopmentProgramme Window · GermanyMulti-donor energy access partnership providing grants and results-based financing for clean cooking and decentralised electrification across Africa.GrantsResults-based FinanceTechnical Assistance
- Ayrton Fund (UK International Climate Finance)Programme Window · United KingdomUK government clean energy innovation fund (£1bn) under UK International Climate Finance, backing research, demonstration and early deployment of clean energy technologies in developing countries, with a strong Africa focus. Deployed through delivery partners and programmes such as Transforming Energy Access (TEA), Ayrton Challenge Funds, MECS and Climate Compatible Growth rather than direct project finance.GrantsTechnical AssistanceResults-based Finance
- South PoleCarbon Finance Mechanism · SwitzerlandGlobal carbon project developer and financier offering upfront project development finance and market access for African carbon projects, connecting developers to global buyers.Project PreparationCarbon Credits / ERPAAdvisory
- Roots of ImpactCatalytic & Enabling Capital · GermanyDesigner and manager of impact-linked finance, paying results-based incentives that make African social and climate enterprises investable to commercial lenders.Results-based FinanceCatalytic CapitalTechnical Assistance
- Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access ProjectProgramme Window · KenyaWorld Bank-supported Government of Kenya programme delivering results-based financing to solar service providers and clean cooking companies serving underserved counties, implemented through a Facility Manager (SNV and Sunfunder) with dedicated RBF, debt and clean-cooking facilities.Results-based FinanceDebtTechnical Assistance
- Microsoft Carbon Removal ProcurementCommercial Investor · United StatesOne of the largest corporate buyers of durable carbon removal globally, running annual procurement rounds that have included African cookstove, biochar, reforestation and BECCS suppliers.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) — ArchivedGovernment Agency · United StatesHistorical USAID government innovation funding programme. The FY2025 DIV funding opportunity was closed on 27 January 2025, and the programme is no longer accepting applications. This record is retained for historical context and should not be used as a current application route. The independent DIV Fund is listed separately.GrantsResults-based Finance
- KfW Development BankDFI · GermanyConcessional DebtDebtGrants
- Mission 300 Accelerator (World Bank / AfDB energy access)Programme Window · United StatesJoint World Bank-AfDB initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity, blending concessional capital, guarantees and reform support.Concessional DebtGrantsGuarantees
- Rural Energy Agency TanzaniaGovernment Agency · TanzaniaTanzania's rural energy agency, administering the Rural Energy Fund with grants and results-based support for mini-grids, solar and clean cooking.GrantsResults-based FinanceDebt
- Frontier ClimateCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesAdvance market commitment funded by Stripe, Alphabet, Meta, Shopify, McKinsey and others, pre-purchasing permanent carbon removal including from African biochar and enhanced weathering suppliers.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based FinanceProject Preparation
- Agence Française de DéveloppementDFI · FranceConcessional DebtDebtGrants
- Water Sector Trust FundGovernment Agency · KenyaKenya's state corporation providing grants, subsidies and results-based financing to increase access to water and sanitation services, especially in underserved and arid/semi-arid areas, financing county governments, community water projects and small water enterprises.GrantsResults-based FinanceTechnical Assistance
- Fonds de Développement de l'Electrification Rurale (Senegal)Government Agency · SenegalFund managed under Senegal's Agence Sénégalaise d'Electrification Rurale to co-finance private rural electrification concessions and mini-grid/solar home system operators through subsidies and results-based payments.GrantsResults-based FinanceConcessional Debt
- Terra Global CapitalCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesNature-based solutions developer and financier providing technical expertise and investment capital for REDD+/JREDD+ programmes across Africa, including Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.Carbon Credits / ERPAProject PreparationTechnical Assistance
- Singapore Carbon Tax Article 6 ProcurementCarbon Finance Mechanism · SingaporeSingapore allows carbon-taxable companies to surrender authorised Article 6.2 credits, and has signed implementation agreements and MOUs with several African countries including Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- Permian GlobalCarbon Finance Mechanism · United KingdomPrivate investment manager channelling private-sector carbon finance into large-scale tropical forest protection and restoration projects, including in the Congo Basin.Carbon Credits / ERPAEquityProject Preparation
- Agence Togolaise d'Electrification Rurale et des Energies RenouvelablesGovernment Agency · TogoTogolese government agency implementing the CIZO rural electrification programme, financing solar kits and mini-grid connections for underserved households and administering related subsidy/financing schemes for private energy access operators.GrantsConcessional DebtResults-based Finance
- Agence Nationale de Promotion de l'Electrification Rurale (Niger)Government Agency · NigerNiger's rural electrification agency mandated to plan and co-finance decentralised electrification (solar mini-grids, solar home systems) in partnership with private developers, using subsidy and blended-finance mechanisms.GrantsConcessional DebtResults-based Finance
- Wildlife Works CarbonCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesREDD+ project developer and financier providing upfront capital and carbon credit monetisation for forest conservation projects, including Mai Ndombe in DRC.Carbon Credits / ERPAProject PreparationResults-based Finance
- Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation CompanyGovernment Agency · UgandaGovernment-owned facility de-risking private investment in Uganda's energy sector through credit support, refinancing and results-based grants for solar and mini-grids.Concessional DebtGuaranteesGrants
- West Africa BlueCarbon Finance Mechanism · United KingdomBlue carbon project developer financing mangrove restoration and conservation, backed by FSD Africa Investments, with an application route for coastal blue carbon partnerships.EquityCarbon Credits / ERPAProject Preparation
- Uganda Energy Fund / GET FiT UgandaBlended Finance Facility · UgandaResults-based financing programme supporting small-scale renewable energy generation (hydro, solar, bagasse) in Uganda through premium payments per kWh, technical assistance and risk mitigation instruments, financed by KfW and other donors and administered with the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority.Results-based FinanceGuaranteesTechnical Assistance
- Japan Joint Crediting MechanismCarbon Finance Mechanism · JapanJapanese bilateral Article 6.2 crediting scheme with partner agreements across Africa, funding low-carbon technology deployment.Carbon Credits / ERPAGrantsResults-based Finance
- Symbiosis CoalitionCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesBuyers coalition of Google, Meta, Microsoft and Salesforce contracting high-quality nature-based restoration credits, with tenders open to African restoration projects.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- World Bank SCALE Trust Fund (Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions)Programme Window · United StatesWorld Bank umbrella trust fund channelling results-based climate finance, including payments for verified emission reductions.Results-based FinanceGrantsTechnical Assistance
- Article 6.2 Bilateral Cooperation - KliK FoundationCarbon Finance Mechanism · SwitzerlandSwiss compliance buyer procuring ITMOs under Article 6.2 bilateral agreements, with signed deals covering several African countries.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based FinanceAdvisory
- World Bank Transformative Carbon Asset FacilityCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesWorld Bank facility paying for verified emission reductions under Article 6, supporting host-country crediting readiness.Results-based FinanceCarbon Credits / ERPATechnical Assistance
- BioCarbon PartnersCarbon Finance Mechanism · ZambiaZambia-headquartered, award-winning REDD+ project developer that structures and finances forest carbon offset projects across Zambia and Mozambique, channelling carbon credit revenue into community conservation payments and protecting over 2.1 million hectares of dryland forest through its flagship Luangwa Community Forests Project.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- NextGen CDR FacilityCarbon Finance Mechanism · SwitzerlandJoint venture of South Pole and Mitsubishi Corporation aggregating corporate demand to buy durable carbon dioxide removal at scale, with African supply in its portfolio.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- EverlandCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesImpact enterprise marketing and financing large-scale REDD+ portfolios, partnering with conservation organisations like WCS to structure and fund forest carbon projects worth billions in Africa and globally.Carbon Credits / ERPAProject Preparation
- Korea International Cooperation AgencyGovernment Agency · South KoreaKorea's grant aid agency, funding green ODA projects, the Inclusive Business Solution and CTS innovation programmes across partner countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.GrantsTechnical AssistanceResults-based Finance
- Rural Renewable Energy Agency LiberiaGovernment Agency · LiberiaLiberian government agency implementing rural and renewable energy access programmes, administering donor-funded financing windows (e.g. mini-grid subsidy and results-based financing) to support private developers extending electricity access.GrantsResults-based Finance
- Vertree (Macquarie)Commercial Investor · United KingdomMacquarie-backed carbon markets business investing in and offtaking credits from nature-based and household energy projects, including in East and Southern Africa.Carbon Credits / ERPAEquityProject Preparation
- Swedish Energy Agency Article 6 ProgrammeGovernment Agency · SwedenSweden procures authorised Article 6.2 mitigation outcomes through bilateral agreements, with signed cooperation covering African partner countries.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based FinanceGrants
- LEAF CoalitionCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesPublic-private coalition purchasing jurisdictional REDD+ credits at scale, with African jurisdictions among signed agreements.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- Qatar Fund for DevelopmentGovernment Agency · QatarQatar's development agency channelling grants and blended finance into climate-resilient agriculture, food security and adaptation programmes in Africa, partnering with organisations such as FAO, WorldFish and the Gates Foundation on smallholder climate-adaptation finance.GrantsResults-based FinanceTechnical Assistance
- Climate Asset ManagementImpact Investor · United KingdomHSBC/Pollination joint-venture natural capital asset manager financing nature-based carbon and restoration projects in Africa, including large-scale land restoration programmes.EquityDebtCarbon Credits / ERPA
- Ghana Carbon Market OfficeGovernment Agency · GhanaGhana's Article 6 framework and authorisation body, with signed bilateral agreements with Switzerland, Sweden and Singapore and a published project registration pathway.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based FinanceAdvisory
- Rural Electrification Authority ZambiaGovernment Agency · ZambiaZambia's rural electrification authority, funding grid extension, mini-grids and solar projects through the Rural Electrification Fund.GrantsResults-based Finance
- Rwanda Carbon Market FrameworkGovernment Agency · RwandaRwanda's national carbon market framework and Article 6 agreements with Singapore, Sweden and others, with a defined authorisation and corresponding adjustment process.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based FinanceAdvisory
- Norway Article 6 CooperationGovernment Agency · NorwayNorway purchases authorised mitigation outcomes under Article 6.2 through bilateral cooperation, prioritising clean energy and waste in developing countries.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based FinanceGrants
- Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Resilience FacilityClimate Fund · TongaA Pacific-owned and Pacific-led climate and disaster resilience fund providing grants directly to community-level preparedness and adaptation projects in Forum member countries.GrantsResults-based Finance
- Kenya Carbon Markets Framework (Designated National Authority)Government Agency · KenyaKenya's Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations set out authorisation, community benefit sharing and registration requirements for Article 6 and voluntary projects.Carbon Credits / ERPAAdvisory
- Agence Sénégalaise d'Électrification RuraleGovernment Agency · SenegalSenegal's rural electrification agency, tendering concessions and co-financing mini-grid and solar programmes with donor support.GrantsResults-based FinanceConcessional Debt
- Trafigura Carbon TradingCommercial Investor · SingaporeCommodity trader with a dedicated carbon desk that prepays and offtakes credits from African clean cooking, renewable energy and nature projects.Carbon Credits / ERPADebtWorking Capital
- CORSIA Eligible Credit Demand (ICAO)Carbon Finance Mechanism · CanadaInternational aviation's offsetting scheme creates compliance demand for CORSIA-eligible credits with host-country authorisation, opening a distinct buyer pool for African projects.Carbon Credits / ERPA
- Removall CarbonCarbon Finance Mechanism · FranceCarbon project financier funding blue carbon and nature restoration through credit pre-purchase, including full Phase 1 financing of the MOZBLUE mangrove restoration project with Blue Forest in Mozambique. One of the largest mangrove restoration financings in Africa.Carbon Credits / ERPAProject Preparation
- Google Carbon Removal PortfolioCommercial Investor · United StatesCorporate buyer contracting durable removal and clean cooking credits, with African biochar and reforestation suppliers in its portfolio.Carbon Credits / ERPA
- Belgian Development Agency (Enabel)Government Agency · BelgiumBelgium's federal development agency, implementing bilateral climate, energy access and resilience programmes and delivering EU Global Gateway mandates in partner countries.GrantsTechnical AssistanceResults-based Finance
- BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest LandscapesCarbon Finance Mechanism · United StatesWorld Bank-managed multilateral facility purchasing emission reductions from jurisdictional land-use programmes, including Central African REDD+ programmes, via ERPAs.Results-based FinanceCarbon Credits / ERPAGrants
- Green Outcomes FundBlended Finance Facility · South AfricaSouth African outcomes-based facility that pays fund managers for verified green outcomes achieved by the SMEs they finance.Results-based FinanceGrantsFund Investments
- Korea Article 6 / ITMO ProcurementGovernment Agency · South KoreaKorea uses internationally transferred mitigation outcomes towards its NDC and supports overseas mitigation projects, including African renewable energy and waste programmes.Carbon Credits / ERPAResults-based Finance
- Shell Nature-Based SolutionsCommercial Investor · United KingdomCorporate buyer and investor in nature-based carbon projects, holding offtake and equity positions in African forestry and agroforestry programmes.Carbon Credits / ERPAEquityProject Preparation
- Swiss Re Carbon Removal PurchasesCommercial Investor · SwitzerlandReinsurer with a long-term carbon removal purchase programme, contracting biochar and mineralisation suppliers including projects sourcing feedstock in Africa.Carbon Credits / ERPA
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