This call has now closed
This is a call for proposals under the grant scheme for enterprise development for renewable energy. The grant scheme aims to increase access to sustainable energy and reduce future greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries.
Grants are intended to reduce risk prior to investment decisions. Grants can support project development for renewable energy projects, vital public infrastructure enabling grid connection, and guarantee premiums for long-term financing of renewable energy projects.
Please read more about the call and subsequent stage here.
Potential grant recipients are commercial enterprises in the renewable energy sector. The applicant must be an independent legal entity. Accurate and complete information about the organisation must be provided. If applying as part of a consortium, all members must be eligible grant recipients.
Applicants must be able to document that the following minimum criteria are met:
- Necessary technical and administrative competence and capacity to implement the project,
- Good contextual understanding and insight into issues relevant for the project,
- Applicants working through partners must have operational guidelines for the selection, monitoring, and control of implementing partners. Information about known partners must be provided,
- Good systems and routines for risk management and internal control, including systems for preventing, detecting, and managing suspicions of corruption and mismanagement of funds,
- A Code of Conduct or similar ethical guidelines. The guidelines must include principles and routines to detect, prevent, and address sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH),
- Applicants must confirm that they operate in line with the UN's guiding principles for business and human rights and the OECD's guidelines for responsible business.
Applicants are encouraged to share information about accreditations or certifications by other donors or financial institutions as it will contribute to documenting capacity and competence. For applicants who have previously received a grant from either MFA or Norad, experience from previous awards will be included in the assessment.