Access to Clean Energy Challenge

5 finalists of the Access to Clean Energy Challenge:

East African finalists please click here.

Biogas Solutions Group
WindAid - The Power of Progress
Clean Cookstove-Innovative Distribution & Manufacturing
Village Briquette Factories
Thermosun- Evolution

Results:

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.