EDP is committed in contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals undertaken by the United Nations, namely by helping to transform the way energy is produced, distributed and consumed.

Access to energy (A2E) is a necessary condition to break the poverty cycle, allowing the social and economic development of remote rural areas. Electrical energy is crucial for health, education, water and agriculture, income generation and community projects.

The A2E CSR FUND Program is aimed to alleviate energy poverty by supporting sustainable and clean energy projects in developing countries.

1st edition (2018-2019)

The 1st edition of this program has an endowment of 450.000€. Projects may apply for values between € 25,000 and € 100,000. The Fund will cover:

• up to 75% of the total project costs, for non-profit entities;
• up to 50% of the total project costs, for for-profit entities.

A2E CSR Fund will support energy access projects in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.

Applications are open until 25th November 2018.

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The African Power Platform (APP) is supporting the Innovate UK to deploy the £10 million Energy Catalyst Round 6, a grant programme designed to address the need for clean, affordable and secure energy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Key Dates:

 - Competition opens: Monday 20 August 2018

 - Registration closes: Wednesday 14 November 2018 12:00 pm

Proposals must address all 3 elements of the energy ‘trilemma’:

 - Affordable

 - Clean

 - Security of supply and energy access

There are 3 options to apply into this competition. These are referred to as strands and will be run in parallel. The strands are dependent on the stage your project is at:

 - early stage for feasibility studies (£50,000 to £300,000 and last 6 to 12 months)

 - mid-stage for industrial research (£50,000 to £1.5 million, 12 to 24 months)

 - late stage for experimental development (£50,000 to £3 million, 12 to 30 months)

Eligibility criteria:

 - be a business, academic organisation, charity, public sector organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO)

 - apply as part of a collaboration with a UK organisation if you are based in Sub-Saharan Africa

 - intend to exploit the results to help deliver clean energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa

 - involve at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)

A special package has been set aside for bioenergy in the amount of £3 million for transformative bioenergy technology in electricity and/or heat applications between 10kW and 5MW. This package is applicable for projects covering East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda), West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria) and Southern Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia).

If you have an eligible project and think you can do it on your own, you can apply to the grant directly at the Innovate UK website.

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EDP Open Innovation is an acceleration program for development of new business projects focused on technological innovation or business model innovation in the area of clean technologies in the energy sector.

What We Are Looking For

• Clean Energy: Centralized and decentralized energy generation, distributed energy
• Smart Grids: Grid operations, load management solutions, energy management
• Energy Storage: Energy storage technologies and solutions, storage management and control
• Digital Innovation: Data analytics, AI, automation, IoT, Industry 4.0, cybersecurity
• Client-focused Solutions: Smart pricing and bundling, energy efficiency, increase electrification and energy access, new business models, e-mobility

Applications deadline: 10th September 2018

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Publication date: 25th February 2016

Submission date: 3rd April 2016

Region: Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania

Entity: USADF

Description: The U.S. African Development Foundation partnered with USAID and GE Africa to promote innovative solutions that develop, scale-up or extend the use of proven technologies for off-grid energy – reaching communities not served by existing power grids.  In January 2016 we will announce the finalists that helped us to reach our goal of 50 African Energy Entrepreneurs for Off-Grid Energy!

This $5.0 million challenge will award 50 grants of up $100,000 each to African companies and organizations providing off-grid solutions that deploy renewable resources and power local economic activities.  Challenge winners will have near-term solutions to power the needs of productive and commercial activities, including agriculture production and processing, off-farm businesses, and commercial enterprises.

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