Zambia
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Closed
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
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.
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
Zambia
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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.
Read Story
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.
Read Story
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 ...
Read StoryLatest news & events
Zambia
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News
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa institutional support programme has supported market creation and scale-up of energy access in Zambia
A new study shows that the Off-Grid Task Force in Zambia has accelerated the growth of the country’s off-grid energy sector and transformed challenges into opportunities. Currently, lessons learned from ...
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News
Announcement of new consultancy assignment – Mid-term evaluation
We are seeking a consultant to carry out a mid-term evaluation of the BGFA programme. Submit your Expression of Interest by 11 October 2024. Nefco as the facility manager of ...
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Zambia
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News
External evaluation finds that the pilot programme in Zambia played a significant role in developing the off-grid energy market
An ex-post programme evaluation has been carried out of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ) pilot programme implemented between 2016 and 2022. The support from BGFZ facilitated the ...
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Event
Webinar: Productive uses of renewable energy in Africa – driving electrification through economic growth
Date: 27/06/2024
location: Online
Watch the recording on RePower's website. Read a summary article of the event. Rural electrification efforts are often constrained by limited electricity usage, which challenges the economic viability of microgrid ...
Read MoreCurrent funding rounds
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
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
Platforms for market change
Zambia
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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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For more information about the work of the BGFA in Zambia, please download the following presentations and documents.
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