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$100k-$1M
Shell Foundation supports early-stage innovation and scale-up of commercial clean energy solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. It typically provides $100k-$1M in catalytic support and finance, working with partners to de-risk technologies and markets and mobilise additional capital. Its focus includes solutions for smallholder farmers, transporters adopting electric vehicles, micro-entrepreneurs, and gender-inclusive business models that raise incomes while cut emissions.
Partnership to scale clean energy solutions
Shell Foundation partners to foster early stage innovation and scale commercial clean energy solutions to reach millions of people.
Catalytic support
Shell Foundation de-risks new technologies and markets and drives innovation towards scale.
Co-designed interventions
Shell Foundation co-designs interventions with partners and embeds gender intentionality.
Catalytic finance
Shell Foundation mobilises and leverages additional finance into clean energy solutions.
Smallholder farmer
Those farming on less than 5 acres of land.
Transporter
Movers of people and goods who aspire to drive electric vehicles.
Micro-entrepreneur
Urban, peri-urban and rural micro-enterprise owners engaged in the small-scale provision of goods and services.
Clean energy solutions
Commercial clean energy technologies and solutions that raise incomes while cutting emissions.
Gender-inclusive solutions
Support for solutions that increase access to products, resources and finance for women and entrepreneurs.
Scalable energy and livelihood solutions
Reporting support, capacity building, peer learning network
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Applicants should show a clear commercial clean energy solution with potential to scale in Sub-Saharan Africa and explain how support in the $100k-$1M range would de-risk growth. It helps to demonstrate relevance to one of Shell Foundation’s priority user groups and include a concrete approach to gender inclusion.
2015
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Multiple grantees across Africa