EDF is launching the 5th edition of EDF Pulse Africa, with a call for projects from 10 July to 10 August 2023. The aim of the Pulse Awards is to identify and support African companies in the development of low-carbon products, services and solutions that will support the continent’s energy development.
For this new edition, EDF wishes to maintain and strengthen its “EDF Pulse Africa Tour” in order to select projects as close as possible to the field. EDF also wishes to renew its “EDF Pulse Africa Accelerator” support programme dedicated to accelerating the activity of SMEs and start-ups on the continent.
From 10 July and for one-month, African SMEs and start-ups will be invited to take part in the call for projects divided into 3 categories: decentralised low-carbon production, energy efficiency and low-carbon consumption and digital decarbonisation.
Building on EDF Pulse Africa Tour’s success in previous editions, EDF has renewed and strengthened the principle of project selection with the organisation of “regional” finals. Following a pre-selection via the online platform www.africa-pulse.edf.com, all shortlisted candidates will be invited to defend their project before a jury of regional experts in 6 African countries (South Africa, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco and Mozambique). The various events will be organised in partnership with African incubators and other EDF institutional partners. The 6 regional finalists from the “EDF Pulse Africa Tour” will defend their project at the Grand Finale in Paris in December.
For this 5th edition of EDF Pulse Africa, in addition to project development grants ranging from 10 to 20,000 euros, the winners will benefit from personalized support from the EDF Group through its “EDF Pulse Africa Accelerator” program. This comprehensive support plan will enable companies to develop their low-carbon solutions with EDF customers or partners in Africa.
