ECOWAS has opened its second grant name underneath its ROGEAP initiative. Co-financed by the World Bank, Clean Technology Fund and Directorate General for International Cooperation of the Netherlands, ROGEAP goals to develop sustainable entry to electrical energy by way of off-grid photo voltaic merchandise in ECOWAS member international locations and 4 Sahelian international locations.
Thirteen of the 19 mission international locations are eligible for monetary assist and technical help within the newest spherical of funding: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
The tender is open to startups, established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and enormous firms within the off-grid photo voltaic sector, every by way of totally different grant home windows.
Startups and early-stage companies can apply for matching grants between $10,000 and $25,000. Early-stage and growth-stage firms deploying off-grid options in distant markets will probably be eligible for market entry grants of $50,000 to $150,000. Developed companies in difficult, economically unsustainable markets can safe performance-based grants starting from $150,000 to $250,000. Full eligibility particulars can be found at grant doc.
Prospective candidates can apply to mission web site. The deadline for purposes is June 23, 2024.
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