wAtt-boost – Youth Power Start Up in Africa Program 2026 for young African Entrepreneurs. – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline:  June 21, 2026 – 23:59 Central European Time.

Applications are actually open for the 2026 wAtt-boost – Youth Power Start Up in Africa Program. With the in-kind contribution of RES4Africa Foundation (R4A), and Strathmore University,  Enel Foundation is launching the Open Call for the second version of wAtt-boost: Youth Powered Start Up in Africa. This initiative presents a tailor-made coaching program for startups and entrepreneurs in the renewable vitality sector in Africa.

wAtt-boost goals to nurture and broaden renewable energy-focused companies inside Africa’s startup ecosystem. We assist each rising and established entrepreneurs in the African renewable vitality sector, serving to them develop and develop their enterprises.

The Training consists of two modules:

1. particular lectures from the NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator, a program owned and carried out by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) [1] with the assist of EF, scheduled between June and July 2026; 
2. an ad-hoc coaching module run by RES4Africa addressing the peculiarities of the evolving African electrical energy markets.

A most of two members from the chosen startup’s workforce (if any) might take part in the coaching.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants should meet the next eligibility standards:

• Entrepreneurs have to be between 18 and 35 years outdated
• The answer ought to tackle the African market
• Ownership: both the entrepreneur should possess African citizenship or the startup have to be registered in Africa
• The startup have to be registered for not less than 1 12 months and function in the renewable vitality and electrification realm (among the many others, potential domains might embrace, however are usually not restricted to, synthetic intelligence (AI), grids and infrastructure, local weather adaptation and mitigation, clear cooking, electrical mobility, agrivoltaics, …)
• The entrepreneur will need to have proficiency in English, demonstrated by both being a local speaker, holding a CAE (Certificate in Advanced English), or having a level utterly taught in English

Prize:

• As a key element of the wAtt-boost program, members may have the likelihood to compete for two awards of 10.000,00 euros every. 
• This devoted fund is designed to supply essential monetary assist to essentially the most promising entrepreneurs and startups that reveal important potential and progress prospects by the conclusion of this system.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the wAtt-boost – Youth Power Start Up in Africa Program