Deadline: 12-Jun-22
The SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) has announced the applications to provide technical support and mentorship to SADC-based and the Indian Ocean-based bona fide small-to-medium enterprises in the renewable energy sector to upscale their operations.
SACREEE’s focuses on programs and projects that can best be implemented at the regional level. These actions include harmonisation of policy approaches, regulation and standards, investment coordination, and regional capacity building and knowledge building measures. The technology scope includes all renewable energies, which are viable within the region, but in the case of hydropower is be limited to below 30MW.
To overcome some of these challenges and strengthen the capacity of renewable energy entrepreneurs, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) established the Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship (Technical) Support Facility (ESF) in the SADC Region in April 2017.
The Facility serves as a technical support and mentorship platform to address some of the challenges experienced by the entrepreneurs, specifically, to enhance and strengthen the capacity of small-to-medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in assessing the business potential of sustainable energy, developing viable business plans, and funding requests, managing and maintaining their businesses successfully. Furthermore, the Facility also aims to increase the confidence of financial institutions in sustainable energy systems and create linkages between the entrepreneurs and financial institutions.
The Facility has secured additional grant support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) to scale its implementation, with particular focus on women and youth-led enterprises. With additional funding from IRENA, the Facility has expanded to include participation from Indian Ocean island states.
Areas
Enterprises, especially women-led or women-managed or youths, from SADC Members and Indian Ocean Island States, are invited to submit their applications for technical support in the following two (2) areas:
- Refining renewable energy project proposals in order to reach bankability.
- Enterprise development through the Facility’s training and mentorship programme.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local renewable energy entrepreneurs in the SADC and Indian Ocean regions, are at the forefront of efforts to extend access to modern energy services largely because they are on the ground to offer tailor-made local solutions.
- Such entrepreneurs, however, face serious challenges including those related to business management and operations, as well as bringing their innovative ideas to fruition.
For more information, visit https://www.sacreee.org/node/1051
