Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) is a United Nations global initiative which promotes universal access to sustainable energy. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are two key prongs of the initiative. African countries face a range of challenges to enable and support these types of projects, including political instability and limited technical knowledge.

In response to these challenges, the European Investment bank (EIB) formed the Africa Energy Guarantee Facility (AEGF) to unlock private-sector investments for SE4All projects in Africa. In this effort, ATI has partnered with AEGF to leverage its risk mitigation capacity for qualifying energy projects. As a key partner for AEGF in Africa, ATI provides products to mitigate political risks and enhance credit guarantees in ATI member states.

With more than 15 years of experience in African markets, ATI is ideally positioned to support SE4All in Africa. ATI bridges the relationship between all parties and understands the needs of both private and public sector interests in any African renewable energy project. We are backed by a network of the world’s largest development and financial institutions, and since 2008, have held an ‘A’ rating by Standard & Poor’s.

Environmental & Social Sustainability

African Trade Insurance Agency strives for responsible corporate citizenship. Protecting people and our environment is simply good business sense. To that end, we adhere to international law, ethical standards, and international norms.

We rigorously screen investment projects, underwriting only those which meet our environmental and social sustainability standards.

Environmental Standards

The rules governing our environmental safeguards are outlined in the ATI Environmental Manual. This document lays out the guidelines to which each applicant for an ATI policy must adhere.

All applicants for an ATI insurance policy must submit a completed Environmental Information Note (EIN), which includes information on the direct, indirect and cumulative impact of a project or transaction on the environment, as well as the proposed mitigation measures to be implemented.

As an extra measure of protection, before we write an investment insurance policy, we hire independent and internationally-recognized experts to conduct an environmental impact assessment for any transaction or project to ensure that it meets our standards.

Downloads

• SE4All UN Website: The Sustainable Energy for All website provides information about this United Nations’ initiative
• ATI Energy Solutions FAQs: Get answers to common questions about ATI, our business practices, and our support for SE4All
• Regional Liquidity Support Facility FAQs: Find answers to common questions about the RLSF, providing short-term liquidity support
• Glossary of Terms: Get definitions of commonly used terms and acronyms on this website
• Manual for the IPP checklist: It gives guidance on how ATI looks at the risk related to power projects and how it takes a decision whether and/or at which conditions it can insure a project with confidence.