Deadline: May 12, 2023
Are you clean energy company, startup or social enterprise based in Southern or Eastern Africa? Apply now! EEP Africa invites companies, start-ups and social enterprises to submit applications for innovative early-stage clean energy projects in active development phase in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) provides risk tolerant early-stage grant financing for locally driven innovative clean energy projects, technologies and business and delivery models in Southern and East Africa. Since 2010, EEP Africa has committed more than EUR 60 million to over 270 pioneering projects, creating over 11,600 jobs, improving energy access for more than 5 million people, and avoiding 1.8 million tonnes of CO2e.
Funding
- Applicants can apply for grants and repayable grants between EUR 200,000 —1,000,000. The minimum required co-financing is 30-50% of the total project budget depending on the project phase and company maturity.
Eligibility
- Private companies, start-ups and social enterprises from any country with early-stage projects in one or more of the EEP Africa target countries (Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) are welcome to apply.
- All applicants must be registered legal entities for at least six (6) months prior to the EoI opening date.
- Applicants can be registered in any country but need to demonstrate local engagement.
- Applications from women entrepreneurs and locally led organisations are strongly encouraged.
Application
The application process is a two-stage process; Expression of Interest (EoI) and a detailed Full Proposal. After the EOI has been submitted, EEP Africa will hold a virtual bootcamp followed by pitching sessions for those applicants that are longlisted. Based on the pitch-interviews, applicants are shortlisted to proceed to full proposal stage.
All proposals must be submitted through the EEP Africa online application platform. Proposals that are sent through e-mail will not be considered. The deadline for all applications is 12 May 2023 at 12:00 (Helsinki time, GMT +3).
For more information, see FAQ and visit EEP Africa.
