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Requirements for the 2023 Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA)

• The SESA project, funded by the European Commission is operative across nine African countries with local and international partners, testing and validating sustainable energy solutions and business models that are replicable and generate local opportunities for economic development.
• This call focuses on selected technologies that have been tested by SESA partners and present promising opportunities to scale up by local entrepreneurs in the four countries. Interested enterprises should be operational in domains such as solar irrigation technologies in rural communities, waste-to-energy solutions to improve clean cooking, and solar cold chain technologies for both peri-urban and rural communities among other related technical fields.

Eligibility Criteria for the 2023 Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA)

Specific minimum criteria need to be met and only those applications which meet the below minimum criteria will be considered.

• Your enterprise must be registered and operating actively in Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, or Tanzania
  Your enterprise must have officially been in operation for at least three (3) years
  Your enterprise must have generated revenues and provide financial statements including income statements and balance sheets for the last two years (2022 and 2021);
• There are no pending litigations against your enterprise or members of its management team
•  Proof of previous similar work done in country

Benefits

• Each selected enterprise will obtain between €50,000 to €100,000 for the creation, implementation, and evaluation of submitted replication projects via service agreements.
• After selection, they will have the opportunity to partake in the SESA Incubator Programme run by SESA partner Smart Innovation Norway (SIN). The programme includes mentorship, coaching, and access to networks of industry experts and potential investors.