Eligibility:
- Young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 years from Africa are invited to participate in the competition.
- Applications may be submitted by individuals or a team of up to three people.
- Teams may be formed across different schools, institutions, companies, countries etc.
- Individuals or teams may submit multiple applications.
Selection Criteria: The first round of submissions will be evaluated using the following attributes:
- Significance: alternative energy services for powering agriculture, education, healthcare, MSMEs etc.; and be significant enough to impact large numbers of people, households and/or businesses.
- Originality and creativity: present solutions that are original, creative in areas that are either underdeveloped or severely underdeveloped in research and literature.
- Feasibility: submissions should be realistic, practical rather than just theory, cost efficient and outline commercial arrangements that address obvious roadblocks, using a specific case study.
- Clarity: ideas should be presented in a clear and concise manner.