2017 AFRICA ENERGY IDEAS COMPETITION

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The Africa Energy Ideas Competition is for early-stage business ideas. Across Africa, the key energy challenge is how to electrify millions of households, remote communities and small-scale entrepreneurs as quickly as possible. This competition engages young professionals from Africa in developing innovative ideas with a focus on solutions that are sustainable, affordable and commercially viable to urgently tackle the African energy challenge.

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Your submission must not exceed 1-side of an A4 page and should include the following:

Submissions must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format by email to info@thenef.org. The subject line of the email should follow the format: [Country] Title of the Project. Submissions that exceed the word count may be disqualified. Shortlisted submissions would be invited to participate in the final round with a full proposal and short 2-minute video.

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Young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 years from Africa are invited to participate in the competition. Applications may be submitted by individuals or a team of up to three people. Teams may be formed across different schools, institutions, companies, countries etc. Individuals or teams may submit multiple applications.

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The finalists and winners will be selected by a panel of academics and experienced development professionals from public and private sector institutions. Winners of the competition get the opportunity to:

⇒   Present their ideas at the 2017 Nigeria Energy Forum, in Lagos, Nigeria.

⇒   Benefit from unique networking opportunities with other young leaders as well as some of the most senior decision-makers in government, international development, academia and the private sector.

⇒   Attend a range of business development workshops, receive support from a dedicated start-up incubator and a cash prize of up to $1,000.

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The first round of submissions will be evaluated using the following attributes:

Significance: alternative energy services for powering agriculture, education, healthcare, MSMEs etc.; and be significant enough to impact large numbers of people, households and/or businesses.

Originality and creativity: present solutions that are original, creative in areas that are either underdeveloped or severely underdeveloped in research and literature.

Feasibility: submissions should be realistic, practical rather than just theory, cost efficient and outline commercial arrangements that address obvious roadblocks, using a specific case study.

Clarity: ideas should be presented in a clear and concise manner.

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• Deadline for proposal submission: May 20, 2017

• Announcement of submissions selected for the final round: June 10, 2017

• Deadline for final submissions: June 20, 2017

• Announcement of winners: July 4, 2017

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