Award | Criteria |
| UTILITY SCALE SOLAR PROJECT OF THE YEAR | - project must be located in Africa
- project must be a grid-connected project with national utility as off-taker
- project must have been commissioned between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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| C&I SOLAR PROJECT OF THE YEAR | - project must be located in Africa
- project must be a grid-connected or stand-alone solar system with one or multiple commercial or industrial off-taker(s)
- project may include solar only, solar + storage or any other hybrid system including solar technologies
- project must have been commissioned between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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| MINI-GRID PROJECT OF THE YEAR | - project must be located in Africa
- project may be a single mini-grid project or a group of mini-grids
- project must involve 1 single point of power generation comprising of a solar component and multiple electricity users (residential, commercial and/or productive uses)
- project must have been commissioned between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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| SHS COMPANY OF THE YEAR | - company must be active in energy access activities through manufacturing, financing, distribution or any key enabling services for pico-solar and/or SHS products
- company must be legally registered in at least 1 African country
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| STORAGE PROJECT OF THE YEAR | - project must be located in Africa
- project must have a storage component or be a storage-only project
- project may be grid-connected or stand-alone
- the storage component may be based on any kind of technology
- project must have been commissioned between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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| AFRICAN SOLAR & STORAGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR | - company may be active in any type of activity across the solar & storage value chain and may focus on any segment (large-scale, C&I, mini-grid, SHS, irrigation, cooking, …)
- company must have headquarter legally registered in 1 African country
- both new and established companies may apply
- companies of all sizes may apply
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| INNOVATION OF THE YEAR | - innovation may pertain to a product, a system or a service across the solar or storage value chain
- innovation must have a direct and clear application to the African continent
- innovation may exist for a long time but must have made tangible and verifiable breakthrough between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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| SOLAR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER OF THE YEAR | - company may be active in any type of technology-related activity across the solar value chain (OEM, EPC, consultant, digital solutions, …)
- company may be legally registered anywhere in the world but must have provided the technology in at least 1 project commissioned in an African country
- technology must have been implemented before September 11th 2025
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| STORAGE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER OF THE YEAR | - company may be active in any type of technology-related activity across the storage value chain (OEM, EPC, consultant, digital solutions, …)
- company may be legally registered in any country but must have provided the technology in at least 1 project commissioned in an African country
- technology must have been implemented before September 11th 2025
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| DEAL OR FINANCING PROGRAM OF THE YEAR | - company may be legally established in any country
- company must have been involved in transaction about a project based in or a company legally established in at least 1 African country
- transaction may be governed by traditional or non-traditional financing principles such as impact investment, crowdfunding/lending, concessional financing, grants, micro-financing, …
- transaction must have taken place between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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ADVISOR OF THE YEAR | - company may be legally established in any country
- company must have been financial/legal/technical advisor or consultant to a project based in or a company legally established in at least 1 African country
- advisory or consultancy service must have taken place between September 12th 2024 and September 11th 2025
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| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE YEAR | - applicant must be a national or international public entity (ministry, agency, institution, association, …)
- applicant may be legally established in any country
- applicant must have public service provided in at least 1 African country
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| VISUAL OF THE YEAR | - visuals of any type are accepted (picture, video, …)
- visual must have been captured in Africa or have a direct link with Africa
- AI-generated visuals are authorized
- File size maximum 10 GB
- videos may not be longer than 3 minutes
- applicant must be legal right owner of the visual material
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| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | - applicant must have demonstrated long-term commitment and tangible efforts to supporting and advancing the use of solar energy in Africa
- applicant may be based anywhere in the world
- possible to nominate self or someone else
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