Off-Grid Funding Window Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises, at prototype and pilot stage, seed stage and Series A. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Subsaharan-Africa.
CEI Africa provides financing and technical assistance to off-grid energy companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate energy access. The programme targets companies in the off-grid solar and broader access-to-energy subsectors.
About this grant
CEI Africa (Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa) operates the Off-Grid Funding Window as one of two financing mechanisms designed to accelerate access to energy (A2E) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Foundation leverages donor capital to grow key A2E subsectors, with the Off-Grid Funding Window specifically providing financing to off-grid energy companies. The programme is part of a broader strategy that combines funding windows with technical assistance to achieve systemic change in energy access. CEI Africa's work is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, which aims to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030.
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Eligibility
Based on the page content, the Off-Grid Funding Window targets off-grid energy companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Foundation focuses on growing key access-to-energy subsectors, suggesting applicants should be companies active in off-grid energy provision. No further specific eligibility criteria regarding organisation type, stage, or sector restrictions are disclosed on this page.
Key requirements
- ✓Company must operate in off-grid energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
- ✓Focus on access-to-energy subsectors, particularly off-grid solar
- ✓Eligible for combined financing and technical assistance support
Funder contact
The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Off-Grid Funding Window?
- Eligibility covers organisations in SUBSAHARAN-AFRICA; startup, sme, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Renewable energy funding covers solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and bioenergy, from early research to grid-scale deployment. Public money tends to back demonstration, grid connection and access to energy in emerging markets, while procurement notices buy installation, operation and maintenance. Calls often ask for proof of resource assessment, permitting progress and local partners.
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