Deadline: 8-Jul-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sierra Leone is inviting interested local start-ups to Participation in the development of the local briquette ecosystem to stimulate the adoption of cost effective and sustainable clean cooking energy.
Participation in the development of the local briquette ecosystem to stimulate the adoption of cost effective and sustainable clean cooking energy.
The main objective of this call is to identify suitable startup with some practical experience in briquette production that can be trained to produce high-quality charcoal briquettes and support them to transform from small scale to medium/large scale production to meet market demand.
The training will therefore not only focus on the technical part of briquette production, but also maintenance, marketing, and management.
Details
- Cooking energy in Sierra Leone is heavily reliant on wood consumption, particularly at the household level. With increase in urbanization, demand for wood and wood products particularly charcoal which is the fuel of choice in many urban areas, is also on the increase. This has contributed to deforestation in many parts of the country. Accordingly, the search for the supply of a substitute for fuelwood for domestic use has emerged as a policy priority for the Government of Sierra Leone.
- Through their grassroot solutions mapping exercises, the Country Office recognizes some breakthroughs that have been made by local emerging entrepreneurs/innovators in clean biomass energy. This call is for an expression of interest targeting emerging local entrepreneurs/ start-ups across the country who are currently involved in briquette production to register their interest. Through a screening process successful applicants will be given the opportunity to form part of the clean cook campaign team.
Eligibility criteria
Must have been engaged in small scale production of briquettes or have samples that can be exhibited for examination Must be a local startup engaged in briquettes production with proven experience of at least 6 months Interested startups should have operational presence in one of the targeted areas Western Area, South, East, North and North-West regions Must be willing to complete all training requirements.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=92546