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USADF/Power Africa seeking Proposals for Sahel-Horn Off-Grid Energy Challenge

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Deadline: 15 November 2019

The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and Power Africa are seeking proposals for the Sahel/Horn Off-Grid Energy Challenge.

Projects are to be focused on increasing sustainable energy access – specifically off-grid solutions – extending the delivery of electrification to un-served and underserved communities in the seven countries listed below. The type of clean energy technologies to be proposed may include, but are not limited to, solar, hydro, wind, biomass, biogas, gas, and hybrid systems.

Proposals may incorporate a range of access technology types and business models, including, but not limited to:

Funding Information

Eligibility Criteria

USADF will consider proposals from 100% African-owned companies, which have majority owners and managers from ONE of the seven countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, and South Sudan). Passports or other government-issued IDs of owners and senior managers must be submitted with the applications. The companies applying must be for-profit enterprises and must not be government-owned or operated in any way. Applicants may be developers of their own technology and/or may be acquiring and implementing technology developed elsewhere. Applicants need to be legally registered in ONE of the seven countries listed above and demonstrate the capacity to track and manage the project resources and operate in good standing with the local governments in which they operate.

Winning proposals must:

Applications will only be considered if:

Proposals

Winning proposals will do the following:

The following electrification models will be considered, among others:

The following business models will be considered, among others:

How to Apply

Interested applicants must download the application template available on the given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.usadf.gov/off-grid

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