CookFund Programme: Accelerated Market roll-out of Clean Cooking Solutions in Tanzania
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: European Union (EU)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Tanzania
Description: The CookFund Programme is a three-year programme (2022 – 2024) that seeks to accelerate market rollout of clean cooking solutions in Tanzania mainland. The main objective (impact) of the programme is to reduce climate change impact in Tanzania by increasing the share of the population with access to sustainable cooking solutions including electric cookers. The CookFund targets suppliers of clean cooking technologies in urban areas in the targeted regions of Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Morogoro, Dodoma and Mwanza. Suppliers include producers, importers, wholesalers, super-dealers and retail distributors of clean cooking technologies. The Programme provides technical and financial support to eligible enterprises and companies to increase their operating capacities and end-user’s uptake of clean cooking technologies.
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Electricity Access Scale Up Project (EASP)
Program/Fund Type: Results Based Financing
Funding Organization: The World Bank
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: The Government of Uganda
Closing Date: October 26, 2023
Location: Uganda
Description: The Government of Uganda with funding support from the World Bank is preparing the Electricity Access Scale up Project (EASP) with a development objective of increasing access to energy for households through Results-based financing (RBF) for solar home systems (SHS), clean cooking solutions (CCS),
and VeraSol tested productive use equipment (PUE).
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The Smart Outcomes Component
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: CEI Africa
Closing Date: October 17, 2023
Location: Kenya, Uganda, DRC, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Mali and Benin
Description: CEI Africa designed a grant facility (the “Smart Outcomes” component) to provide outcome based grants and technical assistance to green mini grid developers and stand-alone off-grid enterprises implementing productive use of energy (PUE). The Smart Outcomes component is aimed at incentivizing the deployment of PUE at scale and is open to all technologies if they are utilizing renewable energy and have been deployed in the market, among other considerations. The facility will be open to two types of companies: green mini grids (GMG) and stand-alone off-grid enterprises (OGEs) that are deploying PUE. Ultimately, CEI Africa hopes the Smart Outcomes funding component encourages the deployment of approximately 10,500 productive use of energy assets to positively impact about 57,750+ people. The call for pre-qualification is open for Green Mini-grid developers deploying PUE. CEI Africa held a pre-qualification webinar the records of which can be found here.
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BGFA
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing
Funding Organization: Denmark and Sweden
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: NEFCO
Closing Date: August 31, 2023
Location: Mozambique
Description: The re-launch of the Call for Proposals in Mozambique (BGFA2) aims to incentivise private off-grid energy service companies to scale up their innovative sustainable businesses and accelerate access to affordable and clean off-grid energy for customers in peri-urban and rural areas of Mozambique at specified sites agreed by the Government of Mozambique. VeraSol-certified solar home systems (SHS) and VeraSol-tested productive use of energy solutions will automatically be eligible for BGFA2 funding.
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Productive Use Appliance Financing Facility
Program/Fund Type: Procurement subsidies, Capacity-building grants, Consumer financing, Technical assistance
Funding Organization: Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: CLASP & Nithio
Closing Date: Current auction window closes on April 21, 2023
Location: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo
Description: This financing facility will catalyze uptake of productive use appliances across Africa by providing three types of support to Productive Use Appliance (PUA) distributors. The facility will provide procurement subsidies to reduce risks associated with bulk purchase of quality-assured PUAs, lowering unit costs and enabling distributors to scale procurement activity. A consumer financing fund that leverages a highly innovative, AI-enabled platform to assess PUA-specific credit risks will be available to PUA distributors. Lastly, technical assistance will be offered to help manufacturers and distributors build the administrative capacity and business processes required to absorb financing and accelerate PUA sales.
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BGFA
Program/Fund Type: Results based financing
Funding Organization: Denmark and Sweden
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: NEFCO
Closing Date: May 4, 2023
Location: Uganda
Description: The new Call in Uganda (BGFA5) enables selected energy service providers to accelerate their business growth in Uganda. BGFA financing is made available for standalone solar solutions, mini-/micro-grids and productive use of energy solutions under a single funding window. VeraSol certified solar home systems (SHS) and VeraSol tested productive use of energy solutions will automatically be eligible for BGFA5 funding. The indicative individual contract size is expected to be between EUR 1 and EUR 4 million. Interested private sector companies are invited to apply for funding under the new Call for Proposals (BGFA5). However, those that were successful in securing financing under the previous funding round in Uganda (BGFA3) are not eligible for funding for similar solutions under the new Call.
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Partnership for the Development of Eastern Congo (P-DEC)
Program/Fund Type: Results based financing
Funding Organization: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Mercy Corps
Closing Date: April 17, 2023
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Description: P-DEC is pleased to announce the release of this expression of interest (EOI) for a result-based financing (RBF) mechanism for VeraSol certified solar home systems (SHS). These SHSs are aimed at enabling private sector energy companies to expand the distribution of solar off-grid energy products and offering of energy services to communities within the P-DEC target region by reducing the risk of market entry and development. P-DEC seeks applicants to provide off-grid energy equipment for lighting and powering small devices (Tier 1 and Tier 2). The project intends to target the distribution of at least 4,000 VeraSol certified SHSs.
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Productive uses of energy in Kenya
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: RTI International
Closing Date: January 23, 2023
Location: Kenya
Description: The Power Africa Off-grid Project (PAOP), a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-contracted project implemented by RTI International, seeks applications to fund one or multiple awards to provide incentives, in the form of grants, to qualified organizations/companies to promote the adoption and scale-up of off-grid technologies for productive use to boost productivity, gender equality, and economic growth in the Kenyan market. This RFA provides prospective applicants with an opportunity to develop and submit competitive applications to PAOP for potential funding
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Off-Grid Energy Challenge
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: The Power Africa Off-grid Project (PAOP)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: United States African Development Foundation (USADF)
Closing Date: February 12, 2023
Location: Africa
Description: USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals of up to US$250,000 in grant funds per award will be considered. To be considered for the Challenge, applicants must be African owned and managed private companies or organizations (including non-profit and not-for-profit) registered and operating in Africa. Projects are to be focused on increasing sustainable energy access, specifically off-grid solutions, and extending the delivery of electrification to unserved and underserved communities in Africa. The type of clean energy technologies to be proposed may include but are not limited to Stand-alone and Home systems. Productive use applications in cross-sector areas like agriculture and agri-business, healthcare, education, ICT, and other commercial and industrial activities are highly encouraged.
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IMEU market development fund
Program/Fund Type: Catalytic Grants, Results Based financing, Technical Assistance
Funding Organization: Embassy of Sweden (EoS) in Kampala, Uganda
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (lead), College of Engineering, Design, Art, and Technology (CEDAT), and Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
Closing Date: n.d
Location: Uganda
Description: The IMEU Market Development Fund is a core component under the Inclusive Markets for Energy Efficiency in Uganda (IMEU) project funded by the Embassy of Sweden (EoS) in Kampala, Uganda. This fund is aimed at addressing access to finance challenges experienced by Uganda’s budding Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and Energy Service Provider Companies (ESPCs), reducing their impact. The technologies considered under this fund include energy efficient electric pressure cookers, cooling fans and refrigerators.
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Spark+ Africa Fund
Program/Fund Type: Various financing solutions
Funding Organization: Enabling Qapital (EQ) and Stichting Modern Cooking (SMC)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Spark+ Africa Fund
Closing Date: n.d
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
Description: Spark+ Africa Fund is a $70 million impact investment fund financing companies that offer next-generation, distributed cooking energy solutions to the mass market in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a true “triple bottom line” impact fund, financing profitable and scalable companies tapping into a massive total addressable market for cooking energy solutions and enabling millions of African families to stay safe and healthy and save time and money. The technologies considered under this fund include electric pressure cookers.
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TDB SME Off-Grid Facility
Program/Fund Type: Debt financing
Funding Organization: The World Bank
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: The Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Closing Date: n.d
Location: Africa
Description: The World Bank Board of Directors approved a ground-breaking USD 425 million Regional Infrastructure Finance Facility (RIFF) project by the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). The project comprises: a Scale-Up Facility (SUF) credit line of USD 400 million for TDB to finance long-term private sector infrastructure projects, particularly in the area of renewable energy, a USD 15 million concessional technical assistance credit to support the latter, as well as a USD 10 million technical assistance grant for the COMESA Secretariat, geared at supporting the infrastructure finance enabling environment, in particular for the region’s off-grid energy market.
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Green4Access (G4A) Financing Facility
Program/Fund Type: Consumer financing
Funding Organization: IKEA Foundation
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: CLASP & GreenMax Capital
Closing Date: n.d
Location: Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
Description: G4A is establishing a blended finance platform for first-loss facilities to support off-balance sheet energy access lending in East and West Africa. G4A is offering first-loss products and technical assistance that will help local lenders perceive off-grid consumer lending as sufficiently de-risked while also aiming to allow the fund’s investors to achieve modest returns that make the products sustainable. The increased financing triggered by G4A’s risk mitigation instruments will enable low-income households to invest in solar home systems and appliances, deliver mini-grid installations and improve service delivery at community health facilities.
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Universal Energy Facility: Standalone Solar for Productive Use
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing
Funding Organization: Multi-Donor
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Sustainable Energy for All
Closing Date: October 4, 2022
Location: Nigeria
Description: The Stand-Alone Solar for Productive Use (SSPU) programme of the Universal Energy Facility (UEF) is designed to scale up electricity access to households, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The programme offers results-based grants to solar companies for verified end-user connections based on pre-determined standards. Companies using energy-as-a-service or lease-to-own business models are supported under the SSPU programme.
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United States African Development Foundation (USADF)
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: USADF
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: USADF
Closing Date: September 30, 2022
Location: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Description: USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals of up to US$250,000 in grant per award will be considered. Projects are to be focused on increasing sustainable energy access, specifically off-grid solutions, and extending the delivery of electrification to unserved and underserved communities in Africa. The type of clean energy technologies to be proposed may include, but are not limited to stand-alone and home systems. Productive use applications in cross sector areas like agriculture and agri-business, healthcare, etc. are highly encouraged. Winning applicants will receive grant capital up to $250,000 from USADF and access to intensive local technical assistance and governance support.
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Chad Energy Access Scale Up Project (PAAET)
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing
Funding Organization: World Bank
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: The Chad Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and World Bank
Closing Date: n.d.
Location: Chad
Description: The Chad Energy Access Scale Up Project (PAAET), supported by the World Bank, aims to help Chad boost electricity access from about 6% to 30% by 2027. Standalone solar systems will provide electricity access in rural areas. Solar home systems (SHS) will play a major role; it is planned to electrify about 1,000,000 households via SHS. Private suppliers will be invited to bid for supply and sale of SHS in selected regions of the country. Winning bids will be awarded with a contract for Results-based Financing (RBF) subsidies. To test the model, the first procurement round will be limited to 60,000 SHS, split into four lots of 15,000 SHS, with each lot covering a geographical zone of the country. This procurement round is planned be launched in October 2022. Based on the results of this procurement, the business model can be adjusted for the subsequent procurement rounds. The Chad Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the World Bank invite interested SHS companies (local and international) to a virtual consultation meeting on September 15, 2022 from 8-9.30am (GMT+1) to discuss the details of this initial procurement round and to obtain feedback prior to finalizing the bidding documents. Details of the procurement process will be shared with registered participants ahead of the meeting. The link to register for the zoom event is: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcuGrrTMjE9czbo2Kzqq2lIgtPdkPG7PP. Please reach out to Federico Nicolas Hinrichs at fhinrichs@worldbank.org with any questions.
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GET Invest
Program/Fund Type: Debt and equity financing, Grants
Funding Organization: European Union, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: GET Invest
Closing Date: August 23, 2022
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and/or the Pacific region.
Description: The GET.invest Finance Catalyst links projects and companies to financiers. It targets small and medium-scale sustainable energy opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific region. GET.invest provides advisory support in the areas of investment strategy, business case structuring and accessing finance. Supported business models include distribution of stand-alone solar systems, clean cooking and appliance products in the off-grid sector.
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RTI
Program/Fund Type: Catalytic Grants
Funding Organization: USAID
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: RTI
Closing Date: August 29, 2022
Location: Papua New Guinea
Description: RTI is the prime contractor of the USAID-PNG Electrification Partnership Activity (USAID-PEP),a five (5) year project funded by United States Agency for International Development(USAID). The project aims to help PNG achieve its goal of connecting 70% of its population to electricity by 2030. To accomplish this goal, RTI aims to reach a target of at least 220,000 new off-grid household electricity connections and institutionalize key strategies that will enable PNG to achieve this by the end of USAID-PEP. An online pre bidding meeting will be held on July 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM. Please confirm your participation to procurement@png-pep.org with copy to Virginia Patterson – vpatterson@rti.org
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BGFA
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: Sweden
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: NEFCO
Closing Date: August 30, 2022
Location: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description: The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) will open a funding round in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on June 21st, 2022. The upcoming funding round aims to accelerate the entrance and scale-up of energy access across solar home systems, mini-grids and productive use of energy, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a focus on reaching underserved communities in the country. The Call for Proposals, opening on June 21st, 2022, invites private sector companies, i.e. energy service providers in the off-grid sector, to apply for the programme through an online application process divided into two stages. Detailed information, selection criteria and guidelines will be made available on the BGFA website beyondthegrid.africa when the funding round opens.
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NEFCO
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: Nordic governments, the EU and other countries.
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: NEFCO
Closing Date: June 21, 2022
Location: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Description: Interested companies working within the clean cooking and renewable energy sector, locally registered or committed to being registered as such in one of the project countries, are now invited to apply for funding. Selected and contracted Cooking Service Providers will receive financial support based on agreed and reached milestones. The aim of this first funding round is to enable the distribution of 420,000-840,000 electric, biogas and bioethanol cookstoves and associated fuels, providing access to clean cooking solutions for 2-3.8 million consumers.
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Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: Bilateral and multilateral government agencies, foundations, corporations, individuals, and other non-governmental organizations
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
Closing Date: On a rolling basis until December 31, 2022
Location: Haiti
Description: The Haiti Clean Cooking Fund (the “Program”) is a key component of the Haiti Cookstoves and Clean Energy Market Project (the “Project”), which aims to develop a commercially sustainable market for clean cookstoves and fuels in Haiti. To support the development and growth of the market, the Program will provide a flexible range of financial and technical support and engage in collaborative partnerships across the clean cooking value chain. The support may range between $25,000 to $250,000 with exceptions for larger value chain collaborations.
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Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing, loans, grants and equity instruments
Funding Organization: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: African Development Bank (AfDB)
Closing Date: Until the limit of available funds
Location: Africa
Description: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is a multi-donor Special Fund managed by the African Development Bank. It provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. SEFA offers technical assistance and concessional finance instruments to remove market barriers, build a more robust pipeline of projects and improve the risk-return profile of individual investments. The Fund’s overarching goal is to contribute to universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy services for all in Africa, in line with the New Deal on Energy for Africa and Sustainable Development Goal 7.
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Sindh Solar Energy Project (SSEP)
Program/Fund Type: Subsidies
Funding Organization: World Bank
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: SSEP
Closing Date: September 2023
Location: Pakistan
Description: Sindh Solar Energy Project (SSEP) has been initiated under World Bank financing with the development objective to increase solar power generation and access to electricity in no and low level of electricity access areas of Sindh province. The project has a primary objective of providing improved electricity access to 200,000 households in prioritized areas of Sindh province through subsidized provision of solar home systems (SHSs). US$ 30 million will be used to subsidize 40% of the cost of a typical solar home system, and is available to qualifying suppliers only, administered by the Government of Sindh. The project will require multiple suppliers to meet the target of supplying 200,000 solar home systems. SSEP will hold a Virtual Marketplace Event with the manufacturers, local suppliers, apex financial institution, MFIs and the World Bank team. The Marketplace Webinar will feature detailed information on the project by SSEP team and an opportunity for VeraSol certified product manufacturers to present their solar home solutions in the form of a short ‘pitch’ targeted to local distributors and importers. Please reach out to Syed Muhammad Adnan Shah at manager.shs@ssep.gos.pk or Ibrar Hussain Khattak ikhattak@worldbank.org if you are interested to become a supplier of solar home systems on this project. Once you submit your interest, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.
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United States African Development Foundation (USADF) & All On
Program/Fund Type: Grants; debt facility; equity investments
Funding Organization: USADF & All On
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: USADF & All On
Closing Date: March 18, 2022
Location: Nigeria
Description: The Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge is a joint initiative of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On. The objective of this program is to increase sustainable energy access, specifically off-grid solutions, and extending the delivery of electrification to unserved and underserved communities in Nigeria. Proposals of up to US$100,000 in 50/50 blended financing (grant/ debt or equity) per award will be considered, with a maximum of ten (10) awards anticipated.
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Power Africa Off-grid Project (PAOP)
Program/Fund Type: Grants
Funding Organization: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: RTI International
Closing Date: November 25, 2021
Location: Liberia
Description: PAOP seeks applications to fund one or multiple awards to provide incentives, in the form of grants, to qualified organizations/companies to promote the adoption and scale-up of off-grid technologies for productive use (including solar irrigation systems; solar ag processing (grinding, milling, pressing, threshing); solar dryers (thermal and/or pv); solar cooling; solar sprayers; etc.) to boost productivity and economic growth in the Liberian market. PAOP will be hosting a webinar regarding this opportunity on Tuesday November 9th 2021 at 14h00 SAST (GMT+2). Please note that you will need to register for the webinar event at: https://rtiorg.zoom.us/webinar...
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The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing
Funding Organization: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: The Private Sector Foundation Uganda and Energising Development (EnDev) Uganda (GIZ)
Closing Date: September 7, 2021
Location: Uganda
Description: Results-based financing program with an objective is to increase energy access through solar home systems (SHS) to last-mile households in Uganda by incentivising off-grid solar companies to develop sustainable business models towards reaching the last mile.
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LVIA
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing
Funding Organization: European Union
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: LVIA
Closing Date: June 28, 2021
Location: Burundi
Description: Results-based financing program for the sale of solar kits and systems in the provinces of Ruyigi, Rutana and Cankuzo in Burundi
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Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
Program/Fund Type: Long term low interest credit facilities
Funding Organization: Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Central Bank of Nigeria
Closing Date: Rolling until December 31, 2030
Location: Nigeria
Description: The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has launched an initiative to achieve the roll out of 5 million new solar-based connections in communities that are not grid connected. The Solar Connection Intervention Facility will expand energy access to underserved rural communities through the provision of long term low interest credit facilities to the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) pre-qualified home solar value chain players that include manufacturers and assemblers of solar components and off-grid energy retailers in the country.
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Association of Volunteers in International Service (AVSI) Foundation
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing
Funding Organization: European Union
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: AVSI
Closing Date: June 18, 2021
Location: Burundi
Description: The AVSI-NCA (Contracting Entity) consortium aims to provide financial incentives to private sector organizations involved in the provision and scale-up of VeraSol certified solar products with flexible and innovative payment solutions and mechanisms (pay-as-you-go , loans, installments, etc.) in rural Burundi.
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Off-Grid Market Development Fund (OMDF)
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing; grants
Funding Organization: Off-Grid Market Development Fund (OMDF)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Bamboo Capital Partners
Closing Date: Until the limit of available funds
Location: Madagascar
Description: The Off-Grid Market Development Fund (OMDF) would like to invite eligible companies to submit proposals for grants for the distribution of certified solar products in Madagascar. A virtual conference will be held on April 19 at 3 p.m. (EAT) to present in more detail, their funding offers and the grant application process. To register for the virtual conference, please write an email to contact@omdf.mg.
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Off-Grid Electricity Fund (OGEF)
Program/Fund Type: Results-based financing, catalytic grants, debt and equity financing in particular working capital loans
Funding Organization: CTF and SREP
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: World Bank
Closing Date: 2028
Location: Haiti
Description: Results-based financing, grants and loans program for solar distributors distributing VeraSol certified products in Haiti. An additional grant is provided if financing is offered to the end-customer (typically PAYGO or financing through MFI partner).
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Renewable Energy Fund
Program/Fund Type: incentives
Funding Organization: Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA)
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Development Bank of Rwanda
Closing Date: April 2023 (RBF)
Location: Rwanda
Description: The Renewable Energy Fund (REF) has been providing lines of credit to Off-Grid Solar Companies. A results-based financing (RBF) subsidy scheme of US$ 15 million was recently approved.
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Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) Solar Home Systems Programme
Program/Fund Type: Fixed-incentive grants, upfront grants
Funding Organization: World Bank
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager: Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria
Closing Date: Rolling through 2023
Location: Nigeria
Description: The SHS component of the NEP aims to help capable solar providers reach more rapidly underserved Nigerian households and micro enterprises (MSMEs) and provide access to better energy services at a lower cost than their current service.
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BRILHO Programme
Program/Fund Type: Catalytic grants; results-based financing
Funding Organization: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); Government of Mozambique
Implementing Organization/Fund Manager:
Closing Date: March 30, 2024
Location: Mozambique
Description: BRILHO offers selected companies a mix of structured non-reimbursable funding and specialised support, to de-risk business initiatives that aim to achieve competitive commercial returns and provide off-grid energy solutions to low-income markets.
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Supply of solar home system kits
Organization: SSEP
Closing Date: October 25, 2023
Location: Pakistan
Number of Products: 200,000
Description: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sindh Solar Energy Project (SSEP). The implementation of Component 3 has a target for dissemination of affordable VeraSol certified Solar Home System (SHS) kits to lower income households in Sindh. SSEP intends to adopt a “bulk procurement” model, whereby SHS kits shall be procured, imported, combined with other domestically supplied components, and then distributed to all districts in Sindh using a network of Last Mile Distributors (LMDs). A pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:00 hours (PST) on 10th October 2023 in the PMU (SSEP), Bungalow # F-3, Block – 9, Clifton near The Forum, Karachi, Pakistan. A link for virtual participation will be shared with the interested bidders.
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Supply of solar home systems
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: June 20, 2023
Location: Zimbabwe
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The United Nations Development Program is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar home systems to be delivered to Zimbabwe.
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Supply of portable solar kits
Organization: UNHCR
Closing Date: June 5, 2023
Location: Pakistan
Number of Products: 120,000
Description: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Pakistan invites manufacturers having authorized dealers / sole distributors in Pakistan to make a firm offer to establish a frame agreement for the supply & delivery of VeraSol certified portable Solar kits to UNHCR-Pakistan. UNHCR may award Frame Agreement(s) with initial duration of 2 (two) years, potentially extendable for a further period of 1 (one) year. The objective of this project is to provide clean energy access at household level to refugees to address their long-term renewable energy requirements in their communities in a sustainable manner. The United Nations Development Program is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar home systems to be delivered to Zimbabwe
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Supply of portable solar power systems
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: April 7, 2023
Location: Turkey
Number of Products: 30,000
Description: The Government of the Republic of Turkey has obtained a loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, for the Financing of the Uplands Rural Development Programme (URDP). The programme is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and aims to enhance the prosperity and resilience of the upland smallholder farmers by improving economic opportunities for the rural poor. It will be implemented in 6 provinces of 2 regions covering 35 districts and targeting 30,000 rural households which represent 294,000 beneficiaries.
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Supply of solar lamps
Organization: The International Committee of the Red Cross & International Organization for Migration
Closing Date: March 21, 2023
Location: Global
Number of Products: 450,000
Description: The International Committee of the Red Cross & International Organization for Migration invites eligible bidders to participate in a joint request for tender to establish a 3-year Framework Agreement for the supply of solar lamps. ICRC & IOM's yearly estimated need for solar lamps is approximately 450,000 units. This quantity is an estimate and does not represent a commitment from the ICRC & IOM. The quantities to be purchased will depend on actual requirements from ICRC & IOM operations in the field.
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Supply of solar energy kits
Organization: The Government of Mozambique and the World Bank
Closing Date: March 06, 2023
Location: Mozambique
Number of Products: 150,000
Description: The Government of Mozambique has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Mozambique Energy For All (ProEnergia-Plus), and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the procurement and distribution of solar-powered lights. The Government of Mozambique now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the supply and distribution of 150,000 solar energy kits.
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Supply of solar direct drive refrigerators
Organization: UNICEF
Closing Date: February 13, 2023
Location: Philippines
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNICEF has issued a request for proposals in order to select a supplier for the services for installation of solar direct drive refrigerators for vaccine storage in remote health facilities in the Philippines (Philippine-based suppliers only)
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Supply of solar irrigation pumps
Organization: UNICEF
Closing Date: February 09, 2023
Location: Sierra Leone
Number of Products: 29
Description: UNICEF Sierra Leone wishes to invite proposals for the supply and installation of submersible solar irrigation pumps as well as training services at 29 borehole construction sites at Moyamba and Karene districts in Sierra Leone.
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Supply of solar irrigation pumps
Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Closing Date: January 24, 2023
Location: Iraq
Number of Products: n/a
Description: NRC is currently seeking a reputable, licensed company to establish a two-year Framework Agreement to supply solar irrigation pumps. These pumps will be donated directly to the greenhouse farmers in Erbil, Kirkuk, Ninawa, & Anbar in Iraq. Training on the operation and maintenance of the pump will also be part of NRC requirements as the farmers are not familiar with this type of technology. In addition, to ensure the project's sustainability, it is also essential to provide post-sales support to the farmers during the warranty period, which also means the availability of spare parts.
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Solar Water Pumps In Support Of The United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
Organization: UN Secretariat
Closing Date: December 22, 2022
Location: Multiple destinations
Number of Products: n/a
Description: United Nations’ peacekeeping missions around the world utilize a wide range of pumps for the abstraction, transfer, distribution and treatment of portable water as well as for the processing of wastewater. The United Nations requires a wide variety of pumps to fulfill these purposes. The UN is inviting competitive proposals with the aim of entering into a long term contract for the supply of solar water pumps in support of The United Nations Peacekeeping Missions.
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Supply, delivery and installation of solar home systems
Organization: World Bank & The Government of Malawi
Closing Date: December 6, 2022
Location: Malawi
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Government of Malawi, with support from the World Bank, are about to launch the Ngwee Ngwee Fund (which means "bright!" in Chichewa). This fund aims to provide electricity access to 200,000 rural households using cutting-edge off-grid solar technology including VeraSol certified solar home sysmtems. An online Q&A session will be held at 2pm CAT on November 28, 2022 (zoom registration link here).
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Supply and delivery of portable solar kits
Organization: UNHCR
Closing Date: December 5, 2022
Location: Pakistan
Number of Products: 6000
Description: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Pakistan invites only qualified suppliers, traders and manufacturers who are registered in Pakistan to make a firm offer for the supply & delivery of Portable Solar kits to UNHCR-Pakistan.
The objective of this project is to provide clean energy access at household level to refugees to address their long-term renewable energy requirements in their communities in a sustainable manner.
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Supply, delivery and installation of solar water pumping systems
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: October 10, 2022
Location: Myanmar
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNDP Myanmar is currently implementing a regional project “Promoting the use of solar technologies for agricultural and rural development in Cambodia and Myanmar” with funding support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea to strengthen resilience of the agriculture sectors in Myanmar to climate change by promoting and scaling up resilient agricultural practices, the adoption of solar technologies in irrigation and the agricultural value chain.
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Supply and installation of solar powered irrigation systems
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: October 10, 2022
Location: Liberia
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar powered irrigation systems to be delivered to Totota Bong County and Cinta Magribi County for FAO Liberia. To submit your bid, register on the United Nations Global Marketplace using the link https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Re...; log in and click the express interest button in the tender advertisement to receive the bid documents.
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Supply of solar cooling devices and solar home systems
Organization: GIZ
Closing Date: October 5, 2022
Location: Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali and Senegal
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar cooling devices and solar home systems. The deadline to submit questions on this tender is September 27, 2022. All bids shall be submitted to GIZ through the GIZ eSourcing system via the following URL: https://www.dtvp.de/Center/com...
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Supply of solar energy products
Organization: Mercy Corps
Closing Date: August 26, 2022
Location: Somalia
Number of Products: n/a
Description: Through this tender, Mercy Corps seeks to solicit Expression of Interests (EOI) from prospective awardees for implementing activities under the Resilience in Pastoralist Area (RIPA) project, focused on promoting access to quality verified solar energy products to households, businesses, and irrigation farmers. Resilience in Pastoralist Area-North (RIPA-North) is a five-year USAID funded program that aims to improve the resilience capacities of households, markets, and governance institutions across 22 woredas in the Somali, Afar and Oromia regions. RIPA is implementing Market Systems Development (MSD) approach, that will involve multiple partnerships with private sector and government actors. One of the subsector Mercy corps RIPA is trying to develop is the solar energy market system.
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Supply of solar water pumping system
Organization: NRC Ethiopia
Closing Date: August 24, 2022
Location: Ethiopia
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Ethiopia funded by OCHA is seeking to engage contractors for the Supply & Installation of Solar Water Pumping System in Metekel zone, Dangur woreda, manbook town in Ethiopia. The Invitation to Bid (ITB) documents provide all relevant information on drawings, requirements, quantities, delivery location, date, time, and place for the submission of the tender and can be obtained after registration to the NRC marketplace https://eu.eu-supply.com/login...
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Supply of solar home systems
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: July 8, 2022
Location: Turkey
Number of Products: 827
Description: The Government of the Republic of Turkey has obtained a loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, for the Financing of the Uplands Rural Development Programme (URDP). The programme is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and aims to enhance the prosperity and resilience of the upland smallholder farmers by improving economic opportunities for the rural poor. Through this tender, the programme intends to procure 827 units of portable Solar Power Systems. The program will be implemented in 6 provinces of 2 regions covering 35 districts and targeting 30,000 rural households which represent 294,000 beneficiaries.
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Supply of solar home systems for productive use of energy
Organization: EnDev Uganda
Closing Date: May 26, 2022
Location: Uganda
Number of Products: n/a
Description: EnDev Uganda seeks to increase access to solar home systems for productive use of energy to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s) in Uganda by supporting distributors in the sale, distribution, and after-sales service of the systems. Interested and eligible bidders shall obtain detailed bidding/tendering documents in soft copy form only. Kindly submit your request for bidding/ tender documents by email to Procurement-giz-uganda@giz.de by indicating; “83408271- Consultancy services for the sale, distribution and after-sales services of SHS to MSMEs in Uganda”
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Supply of solar home systems/kits
Organization: UNOPS
Closing Date: May 20, 2022
Location: Papua New Guinea
Number of Products: 170
Description: Through this tender, UNOPS intends to select a company to provide 170 units of quality certified 40W Solar Home Systems / Kits for delivery to Telefomin District in Papua New Guinea. The selected company is also responsible for distribution of the Solar Home Systems to the households in 6 villages in Telefomin District. All bids shall be submitted to UNOPS through the UNOPS eSourcing system via the following URL: https://esourcing.unops.org/
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Supply of solar light bulbs and electric wires
Organization: UNHCR
Closing Date: May 17, 2022
Location: Myanmar
Number of Products: 3200
Description: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is inviting qualified suppliers to submit their offers for the supply of DC LED light
bulbs and electric wires for 3,200 Solar system sets. Please note that figures have been stated in order to enable bidders to have an indication of the projected requirements. It does not represent a commitment that UNHCR will purchase the above quantity. The deadline for receipt of questions is 23:59 hrs CET on 12 May 2022. UNHCR will organize a supplier pre-bid conference (via Viber app or via WebEx), on 11 May 2022 at 2:00 – 4:00 PM. A representative company’s contact email address and viber phone number must be provided to join WebEx meeting, at least one working days in advance, by e-mail to myamasupply@unhcr.org. Bids should be submitted by e-mail and all attachments should be in PDF format (Copies of the PDF format documents may, as an addition, be included in Excel or other formats etc). The Technical and Financial offers shall be clearly separated. Bid must be sent by e-mail ONLY to: myayaten@unhcr.org. 22/HCR/MMR/SUP/ITB/005_ For the supply of DC LED Light Bulbs and electric wires for 3,200 solar sets to UNHCR Buthidaung Warehouse in Rakhine State
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Supply of Multi-functional solar lamps with phone charger
Organization: UNHCR
Closing Date: May 11, 2022
Location: Philippines
Number of Products: 2000
Description: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is inviting qualified suppliers and manufacturers to make a firm offer for the supply and delivery of 2000 multi-functional solar lamps with chargers. Bidders are required to submit any request for clarification in respect of this ITB by email to phimabid@unhcr.org. The deadline for receipt of questions is 23:59 hrs on 04/05/2022. Bids should be submitted by file upload to eTenderBox, the online bid registration tool of UNHCR. The eTenderBox can be accessed via the following URL: http://etenderbox.unhcr.org In order to use eTenderBox, registration on the website is required.
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Supply of solar kits
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: March 30, 2022
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar kits for provincial epidemiological units to be delivered to Kinshasa in DRC. To submit your bid, register on the United Nations Global Marketplace using the link https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Re...; log in and click the express interest button in the tender advertisement to receive the bid documents.
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Supply of solar refrigerators
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar refrigerators for provincial epidemiological units to be delivered to Kinshasa in DRC. To submit your bid, register on the United Nations Global Marketplace using the link https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Re...; log in and click the express interest button in the tender advertisement to receive the bid documents.
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Supply of submersible solar water pumps
Organization: UNICEF
Closing Date: March 8, 2022
Location: Sudan
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNICEF Sudan country office wishes to invite suppliers to submit offers for procurement of different types of solar pumps on a long term agreement for a duration of 36 months extendable for 12 months subject to the supplier performance during the contracted durations and the programmatic needs.
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Supply of solar powered irrigation systems
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: March 2, 2022
Location: South Sudan
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar irrigation pumps and Horse Pipes in South Sudan. To submit your bid, register on the United Nations Global Marketplace using the link https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Re...; log in and click the express interest button in the tender advertisement to receive the bid documents.
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Supply of solar powered irrigation systems
Organization: EnDev Uganda
Closing Date: February 25, 2022
Location: Uganda
Number of Products: n/a
Description: Under the Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) project, EnDev Uganda seeks to increase access of Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) by smallholder farmers in East and Central Uganda by supporting distributors in the sale, distribution, and after-sales service of the systems. In that regard, EnDev Uganda is looking for distributors to partner with in the sale, distribution, and after-sales support of high-quality SPIS.
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Supply of solar energy kits
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: February 18, 2022
Location: Burundi
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNDP as part of a consortia is implementing a project titled "Rural Energy Services for the Resilience of the Population in Burundi - SERR". Through this expression of interest, the UNDP is looking for companies and contractors interested in providing various services including meeting energy needs through energy service centers and/or solar kits to groups identified.
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Supply of solar water pumps
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: March 2, 2022
Location: Sri Lanka
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar water pumps in Sri Lanka. To submit your bid, register on the United Nations Global Marketplace using the link https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Re...; log in and click the express interest button in the tender advertisement to receive the bid documents.
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Supply of solar water pumps
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: January 31, 2022
Location: Yemen
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of solar water pumps in Yemen. To submit your bid, register on the United Nations Global Marketplace using the link https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Re...; log in and click the express interest button in the tender advertisement to receive the bid documents.
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Supply of solar lighting
Organization: UNON
Closing Date: January 20, 2022
Location: Somaliland
Number of Products: n/a
Description: The United Nations office at Nairobi (UNON) on behalf of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- HABITAT) Somalia Programme is inviting interested vendors to submit an expression of interest for the supply of street solar lighting in Berbera, Somaliland.
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Supply of delivery of solar-powered pumps
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: December 15, 2021
Location: Botswana
Number of Products: n/a
Description: FAO invites suppliers to bid for the supply of solar-powered pumps to be delivered to Botswana.
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Supply of Non-submersible solar water pumping systems
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: December 11, 2021
Location: Djibouti
Number of Products: n/a
Description: FAO invites suppliers to bid for the supply of non submersible solar water pumping systems for Agriculture.
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Solar street lighting systems in Dier Ezour
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: November 28, 2021
Location: Syria
Number of Products: 125
Description: UNDP invites suppliers to bid for the supply of solar street lighting systems to be delivered to Syria.
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Fisheries Solar Cold Freezers
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: November 30, 2021
Location: Papua New Guinea
Number of Products: n/a
Description: FAO invites suppliers to bid for the supply of fisheries solar cold freezers to be delivered to Wewak Papua New Guinea.
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Supply of solar solutions
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: December 22, 2021
Location: Multiple destinations
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNDP invites suppliers to bid for the supply of Solar PV Solutions and Appliances including solar PV kits, solar fridges and freezers, solar water pumps, and solar street lamps for UNDP offices, Programmes and Projects.
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Tender for the supply of solar powered water pumps with accessories
Organization: UNICEF
Closing Date: November 19, 2021
Location: Sierra Leone
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNICEF invites suppliers to bid for the supply of solar water pumps with accessories to be delivered to Sierra Leone. The link to the invitation to bid document can be found here file:///C:/Users/AbigailKuria/Downloads/LITB-2021-9171433%20Solar%20pumps%20&%20accessories.pdf
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Partnership with solar powered water pumps distributors
Organization: SNV
Closing Date: End of December 2021
Location: Laikipia, Kenya
Number of Products: n/a
Description: SNV through the support of the GIZ Green People’s Energy for Africa is implementing a 2-year project titled “Access to Solar Water Pumps in Laikipia’’. The overall aim is to accelerate access to appropriate, reliable, and affordable sources of energy for smallholder farmers in Laikipia County, by enhancing local distribution and uptake of quality SWPs for farmingFAO invites suppliers to bid for the procurement of solar irrigation pumps with accessories to be delivered to South Sudan.
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Procurement of solar irrigation pumps with accessories
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: November 17, 2021
Location: South Sudan
Number of Products: n/a
Description: For the FAO tender documents reach out to SS-Procurement@fao.org. Offers will only be accepted if submitted through the United nations Global Marketplace portal
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Supply of multi-purpose solar lamps
Organization: UNHCR
Closing Date: October 31, 2021
Location: China, Pakistan, Thailand, Afghanistan
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNHCR invites qualified suppliers to bid for the establishment of frame agreement(s) for the supply of multi-purpose solar lamps. UNHCR may award frame agreement(s) with initial duration of two years, potentially extendable for a further period of one year.
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Supply of solar lamps with phone chargers
Organization: UNICEF
Closing Date: October 20, 2021
Location: China, Lebanon
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNICEF Lebanon would like to invite suppliers to bid for the supply of solar lamps with phone chargers in China and Lebanon
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Supply and Installation of solar powered refrigerators
Organization: FAO
Closing Date: October 21, 2021
Location: Gambia
Number of Products: n/a
Description: FAO would like to invite suppliers to bid for the supply and installation of solar powered refrigerators with the necessary accessories (panels, batteries etc) To be used for storing vegetables.
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Supply and Installation of solar water pumping systems
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: September 30, 2021
Location: Cambodia
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNDP invites suppliers to submit a bid for the supply and installation of solar water pumping (SWP) systems in Kampong Thom and Siem Reap provinces, Cambodia.
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Procurement of Solar powered Agri equipment
Organization: UNDP
Closing Date: September 20, 2021
Location: Sri Lanka
Number of Products: n/a
Description: UNDP invites request for quotations from reputable suppliers for the provision of Solar powered Agri equipment
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