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Challenge

Access to Clean Energy Challenge

A business plan competition for entrepreneurs that deliver access to clean energy in developing countries

East Africa Countries, click here

* Receive coaching, feedback and support in writing your business plan

* Win a trip to the Netherlands to meet investors and business partners, and the opportunity of being considered for more than USD $100.000 of finance

* Get expert advice while starting your business

* Access over 100 investors interested in financing businesses in developing countries

Submit your complete business plan before January 15th, 2010

Participation criteria

To participate your plan must meet all of the criteria below:

  1. Your plan should comply with the general participation criteria
  2. Your country of business should be on this list
  3. The sector of this competition is clean energy*

*Clean energy comprises: wind, solar, biogas, hydro, liquefied petroleum gas, biomass and energy efficiency. Non-renewable energies are not excluded but the approaches to energy production, usage or financing should focus on established, affordable, reliable technologies that move communities up the energy ladder towards cleaner, more modern forms of energy.

How to Submit your Business Plan?

  1. Become a member of the BiD Network. Register here
  2. Create a profile in the BiD Network. Log in
  3. Fill in and submit an online application form
  4. Submit a complete business plan. We offer business plan templates

If you already have a complete business plan you can attach it to your application directly. For a more detailed instruction click on the grey box 'How to present your plan' on the right.

Make sure to submit your complete business plan before the competition deadline on the 15th of January 2010.

After you submit your plan:

  1. Your plan will enter the assessment process. You will receive extensive feedback in each stage.
  2. In February 2010, the finalists will be selected. 5 entrepreneurs will be invited for a business trip to the Netherlands.
  3. Whether or not you become a finalist, all high quality business plans are eligible for the BiD Network Investor Matchmaking Services.
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