The UK Department for International Development (DFID)’s Transforming Energy Access (TEA) programme (https://www.carbontrust.com/tea/) invites companies, researchers, NGOs and other stakeholders to collaborate and apply for grant support to action research projects and partnerships that create and drive productive electricity demand and use in off-grid and rural areas.
The call is especially for projects that combine business activity and action research in rural areas. The projects should locally add value to rural activities or value chains, create new value chains, including through digital economy, that is otherwise constrained by a lack of access to electricity, or enable other business / electricity-demand stimulating activities that may be created.
The full call for expression of interest Deadline for applications is February 28, 2019, 5pm.
If you have an idea for a project or would like to find a partner, write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (subject: Productive use project) and we might help you to connect with a partner and/or improve your application.
