Access Power launches 2018 edition of the $7 million Access Co-Development Facility (ACF) competition powering Africa & Asia The winners of ACF 2018 will be announced during a live final evaluation panel on June 19th 2018 during the Africa Energy Forum in Mauritius DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2018/APO Group/ -- Access Power (www.Access-Power.com), a developer, owner and operator of power projects in emerging markets, today announced the launch of ACF 2018, the third edition of the highly successful funding and support platform for renewable energy projects in Africa and Asia. For this third edition, Access has included Asia for energy projects and invite entrepreneurs across both Africa and Asia to compete. Now in its fourth year, the ACF is an innovative US$7 million financial support programme designed to provide local power project developers and originators with project development support, technical experience, expertise and funding required to bring their renewable energy projects to life. ACF 2018 aims to further build on the success of the previous three years where a total of 234 projects have been considered for the prize with several winning projects now benefiting from the mix of funding and technical expertise provided by Access Power. This year’s finalists will once again be evaluated and scored by an independent panel of industry experts, similar to last year’s which comprised of senior representatives from Power Africa, InfraCo Africa, Proparco, and the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) . The winners of ACF 2018 will be announced during a live final evaluation panel on June 19th 2018 during the Africa Energy Forum in Mauritius. The top three finalists from Africa and Asia will subsequently enter into direct Joint Development Agreement (JDA) discussions with Access Power. Reda El Chaar, Executive Chairman, Access Power commented; “This year we are delighted to welcome projects across Asia too to compete. By introducing new markets, we hope this will enable us to reach a bigger network of innovative and pioneering entrepreneurs across Africa and Asia with the opportunity to develop their ambitious ideas into tangible projects.” The ACF 2018 application form and guidelines are available on Access Power website www.Access-Power.com Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Access Power.Media Contacts Access Power For more information, please contact Zahara Malik, ZMalik@Access-Power.com or call +971 54581 7167 Ana Parker, AParker@Access-Power.com or call +971 4 453 9508  Notes to Editors: ACF 2018 The ACF 2018 is a financial support mechanism designed to provide local developers and entrepreneurs with the technical expertise and funding required to bring their renewable energy projects to life.   • Applications for the ACF 2018 will open in March 19th  2018 • The submission period runs from March 19th to May 10th 2018.  • An independent judging panel will include industry experts as well as representatives from multilateral development banks. • Following a pre-selection process, a shortlist of applicants will be chosen to present their projects to a panel of judges at the Africa Energy Forum in Mauritius, June 2018 (www.Africa-Energy-Forum.com).  • Applicants must present their projects to the judging panel during the Forum within a given time and take questions from panel members.  • Panel members will score each project based on the evaluation criteria, using weighted percentages.  • The winners will negotiate and enter a Joint Development Agreement with Access Power, which will take an agreed equity stake in the winning projects and fund all third-party development costs. Access Power will also provide technical support, financing and development process management About Access Power  Access Power (www.Access-Power.com) ‘Access’ is a developer, owner and operator of power plants in emerging and frontier markets. Access today is one of the fastest growing independent power producers in emerging markets and is currently developing renewable energy projects worth over US$1 billion in 23 countries across Africa and Asia Our development team has a depth of experience in developing and building large portfolios of renewable energy projects, with a collective track record of financially closing 30 GW of power projects across the globe. For more information: www.Access-Power.com Follow on Twitter at @Access_Power  Linked in: www.LinkedIn.com/company/9308597