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Do you have a cutting-edge product or service that aims to increase energy access, accelerate the energy transition, or enhance the operational efficiency of a leading national energy provider in Africa ?
The 2025 Digital Energy Challenge Partnership is calling for technology providers to submit an innovative digital project for a partnership with leading Senegalese energy provider Senelec.
The winning project will receive funding and support for the implementation of the project as part of Senelec's rural electrification programme.
The 2025 Digital Energy Challenge Partnership is calling for technology providers to submit an innovative digital project for a partnership with leading Senegalese energy provider Senelec.
The winning project will receive funding and support for the implementation of the project as part of Senelec's rural electrification programme.
Start Date10 Mar 2025 End Date16 May 2025 Funding AmountUpto EUR 500k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderAgence Française de Développement in Eastern Africa (AFD)
Grant
Agence Française de Développement in Eastern Africa (AFD)
The 2025 Digital Energy Challenge Partnership is calling for technology providers to submit an innovative digital project for a partnership with leading Senegalese energy provider Senelec.
The winning project will receive funding and support for the implementation of the project as part of Senelec's rural electrification programme.
The project must have digital technology as a core element (telecom, computer or cloud-based technology); and be innovative either intrinsically or in relation to the local market/country.
Themes
• Energy demand assessment (bottom-up approach)
• Customer geolocation and needs assessment
• Work optimisation
• Digital project monitoring
• Customer connection monitoring
• Interface with third-party applications
Who can apply?
The 2025 Digital Energy Challenge Partnership call for projects is open to innovative technology product/service providers who meet the following criteria:
• Are a national or international registered company
• Have less than 15 years existence and already developed an innovative solution to be tested with the Challenge
• Count more than 5 employees
• Generate an annual turnover of less than €50M
• Are able to interact in French with the project stakeholder Senelec
The technology provider may be a spin-off or subsidiary of a larger corporation/group and is not required to have existing activities in Senegal.
