Technical Assistance Grants
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This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 4 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Africa. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
Technical assistance grants to public and private sector entities that unlock renewable energy and energy efficiency investments across Africa, with focus on green baseload, mini-grids, and efficiency improvements. Eligible applicants include organizations at any development stage seeking to advance renewable energy deployment and energy efficiency projects.
About this grant
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is a multi-donor Special Fund managed by the African Development Bank. It provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency, aiming to remove market barriers, build a robust project pipeline and improve the risk-return profile of individual investments. Its overarching goal is universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services in Africa, in line with the New Deal on Energy for Africa and SDG 7. SEFA supports three strategic priorities: green baseload (increasing renewable penetration in power systems with a focus on stability and alternatives to fossil-fuel baseload), green mini-grids (accelerating electricity access for underserved populations), and energy efficiency (including clean cooking and pico-solar technologies). Its instruments include technical assistance grants, which are available to public and private sector entities and focus on activities that directly unlock investments, and concessional investment through results-based financing, loans and equity, often blended with AfDB investments. The page notes that SEFA is currently at full capacity and is not accepting new project applications, with applicants directed to check the website for future updates.
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Eligibility
Technical assistance grants are available to public and private sector entities, focused on activities that directly unlock renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in Africa. The page does not specify further organisation-type, stage or prior-recipient rules. The page states SEFA is currently at full capacity and not accepting new project applications.
Key requirements
- ✓Activities must directly unlock investments in renewable energy or energy efficiency
- ✓Focus on green baseload, green mini-grids, or energy efficiency interventions
- ✓Applicants must be public or private sector entities operating in Africa
- ✓Technical assistance nature suggests capacity-building or feasibility support rather than capital deployment
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Technical Assistance Grants?
- Eligibility covers organisations in AFRICA; startup, sme, large-company, nonprofit, social-enterprise, local-authority, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
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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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