MG = Matching grants
MEG = Market-entry grants
PBG = Performance-based grants
Off grid solar systems as Solar lanterns, SHS and any solar electricity for productive Use in rural area are qualified.
All these applications are eligible. Except drying chamber which is thermal solar energy (no need
solar Panels). However they need to be certified by Verasol or IEC/TS 62257-9-8 standard adopted by
ECOWAS countries.
Please no.
THAT MEANS : The preparation fee for your Full Proposal is not paid by ROGEAP. Indeed, you can
request the support of a consultant or Study firm but the related fees are not repayable or reimbursable to you.
We mean company registration number
Please note that mini-grid or micro grid are not eligible for ROGEAP. Only stand-alone solar systems are eligible.
See below for the similar question and corresponding clarification.
Yes, Solar irrigation is productive use of solar electricity. This project is eligible for the grant. Yet the system must provide energy which will benefit many rural small farmers; not large agro-industrial firms.
Please note that ROGEAP will not cover the cost of developing the full proposal !
It’s possible to review the amount of the grant according to your Full Proposal needs.
Ok, you can use this panel but it is very important to attach in your proposal the manufacturer’s technical specification data sheet for the appreciation of the evaluation committee. Please note that your Full Proposal will be rejected if the technical sheet miss or does not meet the technical requirements of ROGEAP.
Any other certification is not accepted except Verasol certification or IEC/TS 62257-9-8 standard adopted by ECOWAS countries.
But, if your question is about qualification of human resources as the regional technician certification, please know that this type of
certification is not a requirement for your full proposal. Any training certificate or education diploma can justify.
Please note that in the market there are DC Fuse, Switches or Breakers that you can use for batteries
protection.
No, it is not possible to apply for two different grants for same Full Proposal and at the same time.
Yes, all these applications are eligible. But, please be sure that your target end-users are rural area without national grid and provide evidence of purchase of the concerned assets after the date ofthe submission of your EOI to the ROGEAP grant
by providing both the invoice and the evidence of bank payment.
The Inverter power is depending to the Panel capacity. Simply, please use this formular to choose your inverter:
After you need to see in the market the appropriate and suitable Inverter with the right capacity.
This is technically allowed only if you have also two different inverters with same capacity and same specifications and then you put them in parallel. Please, make sure that you have the same technical specifications for Panel array of the two parallel systems, same for controllers, same for batteries storage parcs and then same for Inverters.
Please this is not allowed technically. An old battery and the new battery do not have the same specifications.
This factor is depended of many other influence parameters. To make a very good choice, you can refer to the training participant’s handout. Or, please use this following K factor : K = 0.8
This is not limited for productive use applications and rural public’s buildings. The 350 Wp requirement is for certified SHS and lantern which are mostly needed by rural households.
Please No, we are looking for solar photovoltaic projects only.
Yes but make sure your distribution targets rural areas and also you expand stand-alone solar systems.
ROGEAP does not have have, and has not enlisted any group of experts business plan writing assistance for full proposal development in any country or in the region. SMEs looking to engage consultants for such assistances can do so at their
own cost. However questions and clarifications regarding full proposal development can be sent to info@rogeappfm.org
The milestones will be agreed with SMEs/businesses on this non-exhaustive following list:
- Business/sales results
- Product quality and standards
- Customer satisfaction
- ESHS, e-waste and grievance plan and
standards - Output deliverables or milestones (SHS,
PUE, etc.) - Impact targets or milestone (jobs, women
jobs, etc.)
ROGEAP primarily considers solar SMEs. Solar companies are in the business of manufacturing, developing, marketing, selling and/or
commercialization of solar photovoltaic systems to produce solar power or electricity.
ROGEAP also considers non-solar companies that meet more than:
(i) 25 Full-time employment employees
and
(ii) $3,000,000 revenue.
Non solar companies, in the context of ROGEAP, are established SME from other sectors which contemplate entering the off-grid solar sector with the objective of expanding access to electricity.
We will be happy to know the companies that own the subsidiary. And the principal owners of the holding company if possible.
Each document required is specific. CV, registration certificates, Bank statements, etc.
Exactly! The applicants are responsible for the costs of developing the proposal.
Fill the form first, ensure your proposal is ready and once ready then upload as required, either as a one unitary document or in the various sections which is much easier. In the larger one unitary pdf format may be a bit voluminous to upload for some internet connections. Longer possible to make changes.
Yes, very true. One company can make two separate applications for two different projects with each providing its equity accordingly.
IEC/TS 62257-9-8 standard adopted by ECOWAS countries
Each document required is specific. CV, registration certificates, Bank statements, etc.
Battery is essential for off grid especially for stand-alone systems because battery is the only wait to insure lighting in the night for solar lanterns and SHS.
If you desire please. There is no obligation to the grant choice.
MPPT controllers are better.
For ROGEAP requirement, Sine wave inverters are better.
No, this is not technically allowed (Refer to the participants Handout)
No, This no technically allowed (Refer to the participants Handout)
Please ask your manufacturer or Supplier to provide the technical data sheet and you have these information on it.
No, please your solar street light need to be certified by Verasol or IEC/TS 62257-9-8 standard adopted by ECOWAS countries. Unless, your full proposal will be rejected.
You were sent the documents in the email and or the link provided in the mail that you received.
Watever money your project is worth then your own contribution must be 10% of the cost of the project. So if ROGEAP has to give 150,000 it implies that your project is about USD167,000. Thus your company should be putting forward an equity contribution of 17,000 to complete you project value.
Evidence of the value of your property, ownership tittle or logbook or certificates or bank statement or cash held.
Exactly yes. If evidence is provided to showcase that 100% is needed to obtain the load of goods being imported or bought, there is not a problem is trenching the two into one or bring forward the second trance to ensure fluidity as required i
enabled. That is the purpose of documentation.
No please. The submission is online. And you may submit from anywhere in the world including France. So it doesn’t confine you to return to the region or country to submit. Kindly recall that implementation must be in the eligible ECOWAS
country.
No please. The available grant has been clearly show cased in the three windows for each project.
Equity is basically the available value of assets contributing to this particular project. The assetsare to be aligned directly to this project and not outside the project. Additionally, the company applying need to have free access to the asset to be able to utilize this assets for the project purpose.
So far we are dealing with, each project in application.
Each application from whichever company per
project must have its assigned equity contribution
without co-use of equity against another project
withing the grant application.