Call for Applications: Demand Side Result Based Financing Project- Uganda
Background
(Find the call here in PDF to download)
Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with Energising Development (EnDev), with funding from the Netherlands Directorate General for International Cooperation, (DGIS), is implementing the Demand Side Results Based Financing (DSRBF) project aimed at increasing energy access through bridging the affordability gap for clean cooking technologies and off-grid solar products in underserved refugee communities and their host communities in Northern Uganda, Kiryandongo and other additional locations such as Amuru, Maracha, Nebbi, Nwoya, Moyo, Pakwach, and Zombo districts with modern cooking as well as solar PV technologies.
The Demand Side RBF shall offer incentives to private sector companies and other entities to trigger a mandatory price reduction equivalent to a set affordability gap only within targeted project locations. The subsidy shall be indirectly transfered to the end-user as a discounted price through companies that will be selected through a competitive tender process).
The project targets to reach 23,000 households with tier 1 Off-Grid Solar (OGS) products (1,300 for Lanterns, 2,000 for Lanterns with a phone charging option, 20,000 for Solar Home Systems), 185,000 households with Improved Cook Stoves (ICS), and 5,000 households with Higher Tier Clean Cooking Stoves (HTCCs) (2,000 for EPCS, 1,500 for Ethanol and 1,500 for modern ICS). The sales targets will be split 50%/50% between refugees and host community members for off-grid solar and improve cookstoves. However, this shall not apply for higher tier clean cooking technologies.
PSFU invites applications from interested private sector companies and other entities toparticipate in the project.
Who can apply?
Potential applicants should be legally registered private sector companies and other entities distributing off-grid solar products, and/ or improved cooking stoves, and/ or Higher tier clean cooking stoves (HTCC).
Eligibility criteria
All companies/entities seeking to participate in the Demand Side Results Based Financing project must meet the eligibility criteria described in the Application Guidelines available on the PSFU website (click here to access).
Application requirements
- Filled and signed application form with all the required attachments.
- Product list showing price lists (i.e., cash prices and PAYG prices, if any) for eligible cookstoves and OGS products.
How to apply
- The application form, product list template and guidelines are available on the PSFU website (click here to access).
- Interested companies/entities should complete and submit an application form (s) along with a product list electronically to the following address:
Address for submission of applications:
Electronic mail address:
procurement@psfu.org.ug
Cc: fkajura@psfu.org.ug
Deadline for submission
Interested entities should submit their applications by 17:00 hours East Africa Time on Tuesday, 6th February 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Contact
A virtual information workshop will be held on 29th January 2024. During this workshop, interested companies/entities will be able to ask questions and get clarifi cation on the RBF. Interested applicants can register for information workshop (click here to register).
For clarification purposes only, the Fund Manager’s address is:
Chief Executive Officer
Attention: The Project Manager, Demand Side Results Based Financing Project
Organisation: Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Street Address: Plot 43, Nakasero Road
City: Kampala
ZIP Code: P.O. Box 7683
Country: Uganda
Telephone: +256 312 263 849; +256 312 263 850
Facsimile number: +256 312 266 440
Electronic mail address: procurement@psfu.org.ug; fkajura@psfu.org.ug
Requests for clarification shall be received by the PSFU no later than: Five days before submission deadline.
