Category of Support
Finance » Grant Funding
Finance » Technical Assistance
Donors
Department for International Development (DFID)
Users
Private Sector
Description
The program will catalyze a market-based approach for private sector delivery of solar home system (SHS) products and services, leading to improved energy access for people in sub-Saharan Africa. The program will work in 14 priority countries: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leonne and Senegal. The program will support technical assistance to improve the enabling environment, and finance for businesses seeking to enter new and emerging SHS markets in sub-Saharan Africa for their start up and early commercialization of ideas.
Locations
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Grid Status
Off-Grid
Geography
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Eligibility
Enterprises that aim to sell household solar products and services to households. It does not focus on community-wide and larger mini-grids.
Technical Assistance to improve country enabling environments to facilitate markets in household solar.
Technical Assistance to improve country enabling environments to facilitate markets in household solar.
Point of Contact
p-graham@dfid.gov.uk