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Revision as of 01:34, 15 June 2021

1. Development banks.

Additionality is development banks' operating principle of complementing or supplementing provision from the commercial sector, and avoiding competing with - or crowding out - other organisations.

For this reason, development banks will not provide support where the project is able to obtain sufficient financing or facilities elsewhere on reasonable terms.


2. Renewable power generation.

The concept of adding more renewable power generation onto the electricity grid.

Generally linked to new building of clean generating assets.


3. Other contexts.

Similar principles in other contexts.


See also