NEF 10th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge 2025 (USD10,000 cash prize grants) – Opportunities For Africans

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Application Deadline: September 15, 2025

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 NEF Africa Energy Innovation Challenge. The 10th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge AEIC organized by NEF mobilizes early-stage younger power entrepreneurs throughout Africa to develop a prototype/upscale a key machine/tools for social enterprise, agri-business, fintech options or power administration system utilizing native sources. The 10th AEIC hyperlinks younger individuals to high quality employment or  entrepreneurship Opportunities, and is targeted on advancing Energy Transition, Job Creation and Youth Employment initiatives.

INNOVATION TRACK(S)
Proposals are invited throughout 4 innovation tracks for early-stage power entrepreneurs from
Africa, together with:

• Track 1: Powering Youth Employment & Jobs Creation;
• Track 2: Energizing Agribusiness & Social Development
• Track 3: Greening Local Manufacturing & Value Addition
• Track 4: CNG for Transport & Electrified Mobility

Requirements

• Young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 years from Africa are invited to take part within the competitors throughout any of the 4 (4) innovation tracks above.
• Applications could also be submitted by a workforce of not less than three folks.
• Team composition  MUST replicate gender stability, (comprising not less than 1 lady and 1 man).
• Teams could also be shaped throughout completely different colleges, establishments, corporations, international locations and so forth. Individuals or groups could submit a number of functions.

Prizes & Recognitions

The finalists and winners will likely be chosen by an impartial panel of business consultants and skilled growth professionals from private and non-private sector establishments.  It is anticipated that not less than 1 winner per monitor will likely be awarded grant prizes with as much as 20 shortlisted entries supplied complimentary passes to totally take part within the 2025. Winners of the competitors get the chance to:

• Receive cash prize grants of as much as USD10,000 to show or scale the proposed answer;
• Pitch their proposed prototype mannequin on the 2025 Nigeria Energy Forum, utilizing a poster and quick video;
• Benefit from distinctive networking Opportunities with different younger professionals in addition to among the most senior decision-makers in authorities, worldwide growth, academia, and the personal sector; &
• Attend enterprise growth workshops, and obtain assist from a devoted start-up incubator.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the NEF Africa Energy Innovation Challenge