Call for Applications: ECOWAS ROGEAP for Non-Solar Business 2025

Do you own a profitable company outside of the solar sector but are curious about solar energy opportunities? Applications for the ROGEAP for Non-Solar Businesses are now being accepted. To learn more about this position and to apply, interested candidates can go here.

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About ROGEAP for Non-Solar Business

Opportunity Details

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has set up a private-sector
Entrepreneurship Support Facility (ESF) and Financial Support Facility (FSF) under the Regional Off-Grid
Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP). ROGEAP is financed by the World Bank, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Government of the Netherlands. ROGEAP aims to increase access to sustainable electricity services in the fifteen ECOWAS member countries and Cameroon, Chad, Mauritania, and Central African Republic. ROGEAP intends explicitly to:

  • Improve access to sustainable energy by building a regional market for off-grid solar products.
  • Support the various stakeholders across the value chain.
  • (Support environmental, social and gender risk management for off-grid solar products.

To overcome the supply-side barriers and create an enabling  environment for stand-alone solar systems, ECOWAS is setting up a private sector ESF and FSF under Component 1, a credit line for solar businesses and a contingent grant facility for CFIs under Component 2.

Benefits of ROGEAP for Non-Solar Business

  • Business training and capacity building
  • Access to market intelligence and insights
  • Technical support to explore solar intergration
  • Linkages to manufacturers,distributors and experts

ROGEAP for Non-Solar Business Requirements

  • Open to profitable,established businesses in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail or consumer goods
  • Strong rural distibution networks
  • Willing to explore solar market oppoortunities
  • Located in any of the 9 ROGEAP eligible Countries.
  • Female led businesses are highly encouraged

Application Date and Process

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Application Deadline

15 September, 2025

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