Gerard Izuora
Nigerian energy developers have been offered fresh opportunities by the
US African Development Foundation (USADF), along side other partners to apply for the Off-Grid Energy Challenge.
The Challenge is aimed at identifying innovative off-grid solutions to ‘power up’ underserved areas in Nigeria and will provide awards of up to $100,000 per enterprise.
Applicants should be developing, scaling up or extending energy technologies to off-grid areas of Nigeria.
To be considered for the Challenge, applicants must be 100 per cent African-owned, majority Nigerian-owned and managed private companies registered in Nigeria, and must be operating in Nigeria.
In a statement the USADF said: “Over the next three years, both parties (USAFD and All On) will jointly provide funding to Nigerian small and medium enterprises that improve energy access through off-grid energy solutions spanning solar, wind, hydro, biomass and gas technologies.”
The winners will have near-term solutions to power the needs of productive and commercial activities, including agriculture production and processing, off-farm businesses, and commercial enterprise