Developing, Scaling-up or Extending the Use of Proven Technologies for off-Grid Energy Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Nigeria

Summary : Developing, Scaling-up or Extending the Use of Proven Technologies for off-Grid Energy

Deadline : 29 Feb 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 39832783

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Nigeria
Nigeria
Email :offgridchallengenigeria@usadf.gov
URL :www.usadf.gov

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Developing, Scaling-up or Extending the Use of Proven Technologies for off-Grid Energy to Reach Communities not Served by Existing Power Grids.

To be considered for the Challenge, applicants must be 100% African-owned, majority
Nigerian-owned and -managed private companies registered in Nigeria and must be
operating in Nigeria.
Projects are to be focused on increasing sustainable energy access, specifically off-grid solutions, and extending
the delivery of electrification to unserved and underserved communities in Nigeria. The type of clean energy
technologies to be proposed may include, but are not limited to, solar, hydro, wind, biomass, biogas, gas, and
hybrid systems.
Winning applicants will receive:
- An investment in the form of a convertible loan at an affordable interest rate and/or an equity
investment
- Seed capital in the form of grant funds
- Access to intensive local technical assistance and governance support
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
USADF and All On will consider proposals from 100% African-owned and majority Nigerian-owned and Nigerian managed companies. Passports or other government-issued IDs of owners and senior managers must be
submitted with the applications. The applying companies must be for-profit enterprises and must not be
government-owned or operated in any way. Applicants may be developers of their own technology and/or may
be acquiring and implementing technology developed elsewhere. Applicants need to be legally registered in
Nigeria and demonstrate the capacity to track and manage the project resources and operate in good standing
with the local governments in which they operate.
Winning proposals must:
- Further develop, scale up or extend use of proven technologies for off–grid energy in Nigeria.
- Benefit marginalized, or low-income rural or urban populations currently underserved by utility
companies, ideally with a focus on benefits to women and girls and communities in the Niger Delta.
- Demonstrate financial sustainability or the potential for financial sustainability. The proposed
investment period must include approximately three months of generation of electricity (or generation
of energy) and revenue/cash flow from sales.
- Demonstrate a proven track record of experience or have project sponsors or partners with a proven
track record of related experience.
- Propose a budget of no more than US$100, 000. Proposals with budgets greater than US$100, 000 must
bring leveraged resources from one or more other sources that meet the total financing requirements.
Leveraged funds from other private sector and donor sources are encouraged.
- Demonstrate clearly whether and how many new connections will be added1
, as well as potential for
future replication.
- Applications for projects/ businesses leveraging wind, hydro, biomass, and gas as the energy source are
greatly encouraged.

PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT AND PRIMARY SCORING CRITERIA
The following criteria will be used to assess and score the proposals. It is important that each criterion be
fully addressed and clearly explained in the proposal.

1 Likelihood of successful execution and applicant’s capacity to execute,
including prior related experience and track record of success, not
limited to energy projects
20%
2 Potential long-term commercial viability and financial results,
including ability to make use of debt and/or equity investments 20%
3 Significance of problem being addressed/scale of potential
impact/marginalized population reached 15%
4 Innovation of proposed solution and potential for replication including
use of clean energy sources other than solar 15%
5 Applicant is a women-owned/managed organization and/or is aimed
at improving the lives of women and girls 10%
6 Leveraging of additional financial resources 10%
7 Focus on Niger Delta communities 10%

Under the estimated investment requirements and/or the status of other investors/funders section:
6. Private Sector Leverage: How does the enterprise utilize private sector investment and participation?
What are funding commitments from other private and donor partners?
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applicants are required to use the linked business proposal template. The completed proposal template along
with the required documentation should be submitted by email on or before February 29, 2020, to the following
email address: OffGridChallengeNigeria@usadf.gov
Proposals will only be accepted at the above email address.
General inquiries can be directed to OffGridChallengeNigeria@usadf.gov and will not be accepted at other email
addresses.
TIMELINE
Applications will be accepted from January 15, 2020 to February 29, 2020. Proposals received after the closing
date will not be accepted. Applications are on a first come, first serve basis, so it is advised that applications
are submitted long before the window close.
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a panel of judges with expertise in the field. Shortlisted
applications will be contacted in February and March to begin the Phase II application process. Those that scale
through the Phase II process will be contacted in May and June for due diligence purposes and for clarification
of project concept and details. Applications that are not shortlisted will not be contacted.
Winners are expected to be announced by October 2020.
ABOUT USADF
THE U.S. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (USADF) IS AN INDEPENDENT U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS TO SUPPORT AND INVEST IN AFRICAN OWNED AND LED ENTERPRISES
WHICH IMPROVE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS IN POOR AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, GO TO WWW.USADF.GOV.
ABOUT ALL ON
ALL ON IS AN IMPACT INVESTING COMPANY ESTABLISHED TO STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT FACILITATE INCREASED ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN NIGERIA. ALL ON SEEKS BOTH FINANCIAL
RETURNS AND SOCIAL IMPACT TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE ACCESS-TO-ENERGY FOR MILLIONS OF HOUSEHOLDS

AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES. ALL ON INVESTS IN OFF-GRID ENERGY SOLUTIONS SPANNING
SOLAR, WIND, HYDRO, BIOMASS AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES DEPLOYED BY BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL ACCESSTO-ENERGY COMPANIES THAT COMPLEMENT AVAILABLE GRID POWER ACROSS NIGERIA AND HELP BRIDGE
THE SIGNIFICANT ENERGY GAP.FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO WWW.ALL-ON.COM

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