SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility

SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility

APPLICATION

Please note that the Facility aims at providing mentorship and technical support to existing SADC based entrepreneurs by providing the necessary advisory expertise upon request and refining

entrepreneurs’ renewable energy (RE) proposals to bankable levels.

The facility does not provide financial support.

Please submit your complete application and send it back no later than 30 April 2018 to

For further details contact: Ms. Roelien Klazen at SACREEE on the above email address

Company name: / Click here to enter text. /
Entrepreneur’s name: / Click here to enter text. /
Nationality: / Click here to enter text. /
Email address: / Click here to enter text. /
Mobile number: / Click here to enter text. /
Company address: / Click here to enter text. /
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Application checklist:

(Please ensure that all the documents listed below are submitted along with your application)

☐ Completed Application Form

☐ Entrepreneur CV

☐Project Concept Note/Project Proposal

☐ Copy of Business Registration Certificateincluding Tax Identification Number (or any applicable tax identification)

Other Mandatory Certification within the country of operation

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(Fill out the sections below)

1.GENERAL COMPANY DESCRIPTION

1.1.What type of RE business do you do? please provide a very brief description of your company, core business offerings and value proposition

1.2.When and where was your company established?

1.3.Indicate any investment/type of funding that you may have been involved in your past projects or are currently involved in?

1.4.Who are your main customers (e.g. Households/ institutions/commercial businesses in rural/urban/semi-urban/remote areas)

1.5. What types of products are sold (Value added products? Or Imported products? Or both?)

1.6.How are products sold to end-users (e.g. cash sales, hire purchase, etc)? Describe your key offering (product / service / solution). Describe how this solution solves a problem being faced by what kind of customers?

1.7.List of reference of works realized up to present date.

1.8.Describe each member of your core team and their profiles briefly.Include their educational background, experience/expertise, and what role they play in your team?

(Is the company main business Renewable Energy or has other business ventures)

2.MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

2.1Please outline some of the planned activities of your organization for 2018/2019.

2.2Indicate the number of staff under each staff role in the table below:

Role of staff / # of females / # of males / Total # of staff
Management
Administration (specify sales and finance team)
Technical
Support Staff
TOTAL:

3.REQUIRED ASSISTANCE(please note that the Facility DOES NOT provide financial assistance)

In this section, please explain the main challenges you are facing currently, and what kind of support you are seeking. Please be detailed and precise.

3.1.Please explain the challenges your company is facing (Business and/or Technical related) and how you think these can be addressed for the facility to provide inputs.

3.2.Please outline your specific request for assistance (eg. Training on a specific topic, knowledge exchange on a specific topic from other country, advisory assistance on a specific topic, help in improving a project proposal etc.).

4.PROJECT DESCRIPTION (to be filled only by applicants that have a specific project for which they need assistance in getting financing)

4.1.Please describe your project idea/purpose.

4.2.Which RE energy technology and products are considered?

4.3.Explain the Project outcome and its impacts.

4.4. Explain the project implementation proposal and methodology.

4.5.Explain the estimation of funds needed or project cost, and a proposed cash flow.

4.6.State the projecttimeline.

4.7.What is the status of this project? Explain if you have already started working on it.

4.8.Please give details on obstacles you are facing to realize the project and how you expect the facility to help you.

NOTE:

Be aware the there are several funding grants from different sources available for RE projects especially for energy access. Take some time to design your projects according to the requirements of targeted grants.This will improve your chances in getting financing.

SACREEE and IRENA hereby declare and confirm that information provided by the applicantsshall be treated in confidence and will be used only for the sole purpose of evaluating theapplications and shall NOT be disclosed to any Third-party.