Energising Development Kenya Programme (EnDev Kenya), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is inviting stoves and solar enterprises through this Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) to partner and cooperate in enhancing market development and access of good quality solar solutions for productive use (Solar for PU) and improved cooking solutions (ICS) for productive use (PU) and social institutions (SI).
Sponsoring Agency: EnDev Kenya
Type of Fund: Events, Workshops and Conferences
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/31/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
Energising Development Kenya Programme (EnDev Kenya), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is inviting stoves and solar enterprises through this Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) to partner and cooperate in enhancing market development and access of good quality solar solutions for productive use (Solar for PU) and improved cooking solutions (ICS) for productive use (PU) and social institutions (SI).
Target Companies
This opportunity targets Kenyan registered companies/enterprises promoting technologies for solar for PU and ICS for PU and SI through a commercial/market-based approach.
Eligible Technologies
• Solar for PU i.e., for electricity solutions (e.g., lighting solutions, barber kits, entertainment kits, phone charging kits solar pumping, solar cooling, grinding, milling, solar powered incubation/hatchery e.t.c) and thermal solutions (e.g., solar drying, solar water heating).
• ICS for PU and SI e.g., improved cookstoves, boilers, ovens, grills, drying e.t.c
Eligible Activity Areas
The project shall focus on, but not limited, to the following activity areas:
• Promotion, marketing and awareness creation particularly through production of marketing materials for last mile distribution channels, consumer education, promotional events and demonstrations
• Training and capacity building for last mile distribution channels particularly last mile entrepreneurs (LMEs).
• Enhancing technical capacities, quality assurance and after sales support/mechanisms including training of technicians.
• Business to business linkages to strengthening rural and peri-urban distribution channels.
• Facilitate linkages with financial institutions/intermediaries to catalyse and increase access to finance for solar for productive use solutions
• Promotion of access to consumer finance
Specific Application Requirements
The project seeks to support sole LMEs or artisans/technicians (here in referred as beneficiaries) which meet the following requirements:
• Individuals/Sole Proprietors trained in the relevant technologies, with at least 3 years operations
• Willingness to participate in the project whose interventions shall be through a results based support approach/Subsidy
• Operates a bank account, registered phone line and traceable location
• Reporting to EnDev (for existing LMEs or artisans/technicians)
• New LMEs should report to EnDev for at least 2 months for them to be eligible for support
More information at: https://endev.info/calls/eoi-for-last-mile-entrepreneurs-in-kenya/
Eligible Countries:
Kenya
