OpenGrantNigeria
DARES Solar Hybrid Mini-Grid – Performance-Based Grant (PBG)
Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Nigeria – DARES project
- Amount or benefit
- Isolated mini-grids: incentive per new customer connection; interconnected mini-grids: a percentage of CAPEX or a fixed amount per installed capacity (US$/kW or MW)
- Deadline
- RollingOngoing funding window described on the page; no closing date stated
- Who can apply
- Private mini-grid developers building solar hybrid mini-grids in unserved and underserved Nigerian communities that meet minimum commercial load requirements; grants are paid on verified performance.
- Location rule
- Nigeria only
- Applicant type
- Business
- Stage
- Growth, Established
- Sectors
- EnergyClimate & environmentBusiness & entrepreneurship
- Notes
- Results-based grant for energy companies; confirm current window and developer qualification with REA.