Apply for Energy Access Booster Funding 2021. The call for projects opens to applicants on June 21st, 2021, and will close on August 15th, 2021. The selection of the successful applicants is scheduled to take place between mid-August 2021 and November 2021.

Background

Developing countries, and particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, host 98% of the 1 billion people in the world without access to transport. Yet an additional 187 million Africans are expected to live in cities over the next decade, suggesting 1.5 million people will move to cities every month. Developing countries will thus continue to confront the largest mobility challenges including access to, and safety of, mobility solutions as well as their efficiency and environmental impact. The most impacted populations are urban and rural low-income households – population segments that also typically lack access to energy. The nexus between energy and mobility can be leveraged to provide access to affordable and safe sustainable mobility services.

To support this sector, TotalEnergies, Enea Consulting and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) are launching the Energy Access Booster 2021 call for projects to support Sustainable Mobility entrepreneurs operating in Africa and Asia.

Themes

The 2021 edition targets projects at the development stage and companies focusing on the following sub-themes of Sustainable Mobility:

• Navigation and Mapping Tools
• Shared Mobility
• Ride-Hailing
• Delivery Services
• Connecting isolated communities
• Mass-movement transport
• Cleaner vehicles and infrastructure

Benefits

• Financial support up to $50,000 per selected entrepreneur.
• Strategic advisory support
• Operational support
• Increased visibility for their venture and company

Eligibility

In order to apply for Energy Access Booster Funding, the company must

• Have raised less than $5m since inception.
• Be a private company.
• Have main activities and operations in Africa or Asia.
• Already have an operational pilot for the submitted project and you generated more than $5,000 revenue during the last quarter.
• Be active in one of the defined following sustainable mobility sectors for this call for the project: Navigation and mapping tools, Shared mobility, Ride-hailing, Delivery services, Connecting isolated communities, Mass-movement systems, Non-motorised transport, Cleaner vehicles, and infrastructure.

Application 

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