BGFA Zambia

Zambia is home to a highly dispersed population, with more than 60% of people living under the poverty line, and some 70% of whom have no access to modern energy.

Zambia

Beyond the Grid Fund in Zambia

Neither the national utility nor energy service providers had been able to effectively deliver energy to rural and peri-urban areas.

They faced a lack of capacity and investment, including into the range of new technologies and solutions around distributed, off-grid energy services powered by renewable energy. In 2016, the Power Africa: Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ) was launched to help support private sector-led energy service provision and stimulate the local energy market.

Impact stories

A mini-grid for Ngwerere
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Cecelia & Godfrey Miti:

A mini-grid for Ngwerere

How a mini-grid is changing the lives of Cecelia, Godfrey and the rest of their community in Ngwerere, on the edge of Lusaka.

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Flexible payments for solar lighting
Zambia
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Steven Miyoba:

Flexible payments for solar lighting

How off-grid solutions have made a positive impact on Steven’s family life on the outskirts of Lusaka.

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Agent of impact
Zambia
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Lister Sithole & Kennedy Matabula:

Agent of impact

How the Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia has brought new opportunities and optimism to Lister and Kennedy in a rural community in Chongwe, east of the Zambian capital of ...

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Latest news & events

Tenth portfolio company in Zambia scaling up access to energy through mini-grids
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Tenth portfolio company in Zambia scaling up access to energy through mini-grids

The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa has signed its tenth project in Zambia to scale up access to clean energy and support the acceleration of the green energy transition ...

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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa teams up with female and productive-use-of-energy entrepreneurs to expand its portfolio in Zambia
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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa teams up with female and productive-use-of-energy entrepreneurs to expand its portfolio in Zambia

The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed two new agreements with energy service companies in Zambia to support the expansion and scale-up of off-grid stand-alone solar home ...

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Nefco announces investment facilitation partnership with GET.invest to support the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa and Modern Cooking Facility for Africa programmes
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Nefco announces investment facilitation partnership with GET.invest to support the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa and Modern Cooking Facility for Africa programmes

In its capacity as Facility Manager for both the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) and the Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA), Nefco – the Nordic Green Bank ...

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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa boosts its portfolio with new investees in Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia
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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa boosts its portfolio with new investees in Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia

The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed four new agreements with energy service companies to support the expansion and scale-up of off-grid stand-alone solar home systems in ...

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Current funding rounds

BGFA 1 – Funding Lot #4: up to €5.2 m
Zambia
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BGFA 1 – Funding Lot #4: up to €5.2 m

Dates open

15/09/2020 - 30/10/2020

TYPE:

Standalone

INDICATIVE CONTRACT SIZE (€M):

€1.5m - €3.0m

# EXPECTED CONTRACTS:

3 - 4

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BGFA 1 – Funding Lot #5: up to €6.6 m
Zambia
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Closed

BGFA 1 – Funding Lot #5: up to €6.6 m

Dates open

15/09/2020 - 30/10/2020

TYPE:

Mini/micro-grid

INDICATIVE CONTRACT SIZE (€M):

€1m - €2.5m

# EXPECTED CONTRACTS:

3 - 4

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BGFA1 – Funding Lot #6: up to €5.2 m
Zambia
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Closed

BGFA1 – Funding Lot #6: up to €5.2 m

Dates open

15/09/2020 - 30/10/2020

TYPE:

Standalone

INDICATIVE CONTRACT SIZE (€M):

€1.5m - €4m

# EXPECTED CONTRACTS:

3 - 4

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Platforms for market change

The Off-Grid Energy Task Force
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The Off-Grid Energy Task Force

The Off-Grid Energy Task Force meets regularly, and has thus far established working groups committed to: Clarifying and improving import regulations for solar energy products and appliances designed for use ...

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