Kenya Climate Innovation Center Call for Applications: Productive Use of Solar Energy Financing Program

Kenya Climate Innovation Center Call for Applications: Productive Use of Solar Energy Financing Program

Introduction

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) with funding from the Mott Foundation is implementing a Pilot Project titled, “Financing Solutions for Local Productive Use of Solar Energy Entrepreneurs in East Africa’s Agriculture Sector” which aims to enhance access to Productive Use of Solar Energy (PUSE) in key agricultural value-chains in Kenya , Uganda and Tanzania for two years, from January 2023 to December 2024.

The programme budget is USD 355,000. The programme aims to support 30 businesses to create over 160 full time job opportunities.

The expected outcome is to enable increased commercialisation and scale up of Productive Use of Solar Energy solutions in key agricultural value-chains, which create decent jobs, increase community resilience to climate change as well as other environmental and social benefits.

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) is a social impact organisation operating in the climate space committed to supporting micro and small enterprises and driven by innovation.

Through this program, ​​KCIC (and its clients) will directly and indirectly contribute to the achievement of SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and ​​SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

KCIC is targeting post revenue (with annual revenues of over USD 10,000) locally owned Productive use of solar businesses that provide distributed renewable energy(Solar) solutions while promoting Productive use of energy in the following agricultural value chains across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda :

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center, which is the implementing partner, is placing a call for applications to our Productive Use of Solar Energy Pilot Program to support Productive Use of Solar Energy initiatives under the program . The Productive Use of Solar Energy Pilot Program will address key challenges that hinder Productive Use of Solar Energy Initiatives and related innovative business models from tapping into the immense potential in the cleantech sector.

The applications can be submitted online through the KCIC website. The calls for applications will run from the 27th February 2023 to 24th March 2023. Thereafter, evaluation of the applications will be done and responses to the applicants will be communicated by KCIC by the 15st of April 2023.

KCIC will offer successful applicants a letter of agreement for review and thereafter signing. This call for applications aims to onboard 30 SMEs that cover renewable energies while promoting Productive Use of Solar Energy in the stated value chain for the respective countries.

Post on-boarding to the programme, a needs assessment exercise will be conducted to ascertain the specific needs of the successful applicants. Based on these needs, successful applicants will receive technical and financial support based on assessment done to support their growth and the Productive Use of Energy initiative.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Climate Innovation Center Call for Applications: Productive Use of Solar Energy Financing Program

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