Ayrton Fund (UK International Climate Finance)
UK 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.
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- Transforming Energy Access (TEA) callsGrant WindowRolling
Related capital sources
Other funders with an overlapping mandate.
- World Bank SCALE Trust Fund (Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions)Programme Window
- Roots of ImpactCatalytic & Enabling Capital
- Climate Investment FundsClimate Fund
- The DIV FundFoundation
- Agence Française de DéveloppementDFI
- KfW Development BankDFI
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