Deadline: 29-Jan-25
The UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) is seeking proposals for the Clean Energy Transition Program.
The UK Government is looking to extend its UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) programme in Kenya with technical assistance and capacity-building projects supporting the clean energy transition sector.
The clean energy transition in Kenya requires strengthened institutional capacity, enhanced technical expertise, improved planning frameworks, and innovative financing solutions. There are opportunities to accelerate progress in clean cooking technologies, integrated energy planning, and scaling up off-grid renewable and circular economy energy solutions.
Priorities and Thematic Areas
- As a demand-led programme, the Kenya-UK PACT Country Fund aims to align its support with the Government of Kenya’s existing plans and policies. Through consultation with the Government of Kenya, UK PACT has identified key opportunities in clean energy. They are looking to award grant funding for projects aimed at providing technical assistance and capacity-building to support this.
- The main purpose is to support an equitable and inclusive transition of Kenya’s energy sector toward sustainable and clean energy systems, providing increased access to reliable and affordable power for all communities, whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution currently driven by fossil fuels and traditional biomass use. This transition aims to enhance energy security, create green economic opportunities, improve public health outcomes through clean cooking solutions, and help Kenya achieve its climate commitments while ensuring no community is left behind in the shift to clean energy.
- Thematic Areas
- Thematic area: Clean cooking
- Project 1: Enhancement of local manufacturing and energy crop cultivation for clean cooking supply chains.
- Project 2: Accelerating clean cooking adoption: A data-driven approach and capacity building.
- Thematic area: Integrated national energy planning
- Project 3: Technical support for integrated energy planning
- Thematic area: Off grid solutions
- Project 4: Fostering clean energy entrepreneurship: A youth focused approach
- Project 5: Accelerating rural and urban electrification with innovative energy technologies
- Thematic area: Clean cooking
Funding Information
- Each proposal will be assessed independently. They will support projects with grants valued up to £500,000 per financial year (UK financial year, April – March). This value increases for projects longer than 12 months (i.e., the grant value for two years would be up to £1,000,000).
Duration
- 18 – 22 months (assumed start in May 2025)
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant
- They invite all organisations with relevant experience in delivering technical assistance and capacity-building projects. This could be think-tanks, consultancies, academic institutions, community organisations, NGOs, professional associations, or any similar organisations that have the knowledge, skills and experience to deliver an eligible project.
- Proposals from private sector entities are welcomed, noting however that profit cannot be funded through grant funding and projects must be submitted on a notfor-profit basis. Companies are encouraged to refer to the Applicant Handbook and Implementing Partner Handbook for clarity on eligible costs.
- Government agencies and Government departments are not eligible to receive UK PACT funding, either as a lead organisation or partner in a consortium. This includes state-owned enterprises.
- They encourage consortia to apply.
- Application
- All applications must be coherent and legible.
- All relevant sections must be completed.
- Applications must be submitted in English.
For more information, visit UK PACT.