The second call for proposals has been launched. Click here to read the Guide for Applicants (in french) and for more details on the complete application.

Should you have additional questions, please refer to Section 4.3 of the Guide for Applicants detailing how and when questions can be asked.

The application must be submitted in french and all documents related to the application process are thus in french.

Below you will find some general information on the call for proposals.

The OCEF funds will be awarded for four windows of project funding for the second Call for Proposals:

• Window 1: Critical Public Infrastructure
• Window 2: Decentralized generation and distribution of electricity
• Window 3: Household Energy Services
• Window 4: Energy Efficiency Measures

Projects submitted must meet various technical, economic, environmental and social criteria (health, safety, gender) such as for example:

• The subsidy level per connection; with respect to the viability of the model and how it aligns with consumer prices;
• The ERR (Economic Rate of Return), i.e. a cost-benefit analysis of the project;
• The amount of the grant in relation to the amounts of funding needed to achieve financial viability and sustainability;
• The potential for replication along with a gradual reduction of the grant component;
• Immediate effects and impact of the project on economic and social development, as well as the environment, with an overview of possible mitigation measures.

To ensure sustainability, it is particularly desirable that projects be made in partnership between national, regional and international actors.

OCEF pays very close attention to gender-sensitive projects as well as the social and environmental aspects that are the requirements of MCA-Benin II.

During its execution (2017-2022), the Off-Grid Clean Energy Facility will launch two Calls for Proposals. The first Call which covers Windows 1, 3 and 4, was open from 22 February to 22 May 2018, and the second one, including Window 2, is open from 6 December 2018 to 8 March 2019.

You can find more information on the procedures here.