If you are a local solar home systems and/or solar pumps manufacturer/assembler in Ethiopia, apply to the Grand challenge before January 16 2023. It is a competition presented by Precise consult’s Solar Appliance Manufacturing(SAM) program that intends to systematically select existing high potential local solar systems manufacturers and assemblers based on a pre-determined eligibility criteria and provide tailored technical supports for qualified applicants to boost their production capacity.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
To be eligible to participate in the grand challenge, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria.

• The applicant must be a registered entity and incorporated in Ethiopia.
• The applicant should be operating in Ethiopia for at least 3 years.
• The applicant should have audited financial statements for at least 3 years.
• The applicant should be engaged in assembly and manufacturing of solar pumps or demonstrate the capacity to enter assembly and manufacturing of solar pumps
• The applicant should have existing facility that is currently used or can be used for assembly and manufacturing of solar pumps
• The applicant should have the technical capacity in terms of qualified staff and the financial capacity of local currency working capital needed for solar pump local manufacturing.
• The applicant’s manufacturing proposal must be implementable in Q1 2023 with a project duration of 12 months and ending by December 31, 2023.
• The Applicant shall not have been the subject of bankruptcy, liquidation, judicial settlement, safeguarding, conviction of illicit activities, cessation of activity or any other similar situation resulting from a similar procedure.
• Only applications that meet the eligibility requirements and minimum criteria for the submission will be scored.

To apply: Please visit Precise website

https://preciseethiopia.com/news/CALL%20FOR%20APPLICATION-The%20Grand%20challenge

Open until January16, 2023.
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