Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) Open Call 2025 (up to EUR 200,000) – YOA

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Applications at the moment are open for Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) to assist the implementation of Productive Uses of Renewable Energy (PURE) in sub-Saharan Africa. This open name will settle for purposes from enterprises looking for to pilot revolutionary PURE enterprise fashions in sub-Saharan Africa in sectors together with (however not restricted to) photo voltaic water pumping for irrigation, chilly storage for meals, agro processing of crops (e.g. milling, drying, oil press), meals worth chain processing actions, electrical mobility for taxi drivers and fishing boats, and extra. These will be begin-ups at superior idea stage or operational small and medium-sized enterprises.

PREO promotes the productive use of renewable power (PURE) in sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific Island Countries to stimulate native financial growth and assist world progress in the direction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG7, SDG8 & SDG13). By bolstering funding and engagement within the PURE sector, PREO strives to realise the potential of PURE as a key driver in a simply and inclusive world clear power transition. The PREO programme helps collaborative partnerships which might be designed to meet the precise wants of native communities.

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• Up to 20 grants can be found, for up to EUR 200,000 every (although purposes up to EUR 300,000 will likely be thought of).

Eligibility

• Open to purposes for tasks to be delivered in sub-Saharan Africa nations, excluding South Africa.
• Any legally registered and bodily established enterprise or non-revenue organisation based mostly in a sub-Saharan Africa nation could apply.
• Projects must be 12-24 months in period and should be accomplished by the tip of June 2027.
• To be eligible, candidates should be piloting a brand new, or pivoting an current, enterprise mannequin and find a way to show the viability of an answer that focuses on the productive use of renewable power, with the grants used to scale these enterprise fashions and improvements.

Application

Download the application kind (Excel file) the place candidates will likely be requested to present particulars of the undertaking, together with a undertaking finances spreadsheet, and supporting paperwork. The Excel application kind together with the Grant Application Guidance Note and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) will be downloaded right here:

These ought to all be learn completely earlier than submitting an application.

Once all mandatory fields within the application Excel are accomplished and related supporting paperwork collated, they need to be uploaded through a Google kind here. This kind additionally requires completion of some info. A Google account will likely be mandatory to entry this.

For extra info, go to PREO Open Call.