Application Deadline: August 24, 2025, 23:59 GMT.
Applications are now open for the 2025 Startup|Energy initiative Energy Camp. Are you an innovative entrepreneur looking to transform the energy supply and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa? Do you have a mature product or business idea and/or a first prototype for the decentralised renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Energy Camp:
From 17 to 21 October 2025, the next Energy Camp will take place in Nairobi (Kenya), bringing together up to 12 visionary founders like you.
For an entire week, you will engage in an intensive programme that includes interactive training sessions, networking opportunities with other innovators and tailored workshops.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible startups must fulfill the following criteria:
⇒ You also can use our easy-to-use eligibility check.
Business sector
Your startup must offer a product or service for decentralized energy market in sub-Saharan Africa, such as:
- Energy production or distribution
- Storage systems
- Energy solutions or services for example for health, education, water, sanitation, consumption, mobility, agriculture
- Energy-efficient products and services
- Financing solutions
- Energy management
- Recycling / Repurposing
- Digital solutions for decentralized energy
- Smart Grid
Type of product / service
Your business idea:
- is a development of a new product or service with MVP (not just an idea), or
- a significant improvement of an existing product / service, or
- you introduce with your startup a known product / service into new markets.
Location
Headquarters registered in Sub-Saharan Afria
Majority of shares
African nationals or Non-Africans living permanently in Africa
Experience
One of the founders already has at least 2 years of business experience
Status
A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is ready, first pilot customers are existing or pilot project realised
Independence
No branch or franchise of an international company
Age of product/service
max. 10 years
Investment
The company did not yet receive > 500k euros from investors
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Startup|Energy initiative Energy Camp
