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| 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 August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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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 a single non-residential private off-taker
- project may include solar only, solar + storage or any other hybrid system including solar technologies
- project must have been commissioned between August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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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 involving a solar component and multiple electricity users (residential and/or productive uses)
- project must have been commissioned between August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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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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| PRODUCTIVE USE APPLICATION OF THE YEAR | - project/application must be located in Africa
- project/application must be a solar-powered system rightly characterized as a direct driver of income
- project/application may include solar only, solar + storage or any other hybrid system including solar technologies
- project/application must have been commissioned between August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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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
- the storage component may be based on any kind of technology
- project must have been commissioned between August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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| AFRICAN SOLAR COMPANY OF THE YEAR | - company may be active in any type of activity across the solar value chain and may focus on any solar segment (large-scale, C&I, mini-grid, SHS, irrigation, cooking, …)
- company must be in operation for more than 4 years or must count more than 15 staff members
- company must have headquarter legally registered in 1 African country
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| SOLAR ENTREPRENEUR/SME OF THE YEAR | - if application by a single entrepreneur: entrepreneur may have any nationality and must reside in Africa
- if application by an SME: SME must be legally established in any African country, must be established for less than 4 years and must not count more than 15 staff members
- entrepreneur/SME may be active on any part of the solar value chain and may focus on any solar segment (large-scale, C&I, mini-grid, SHS, irrigation, cooking, …)
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ADVISOR/CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR (Financial/Legal/Technical) | - company may be legally established in any country
- company must be 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 August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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| DEAL/FINANCING PROGRAM OF THE YEAR | - company may be legally established in any country
- company must be 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 August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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| SOLAR INNOVATION OF THE YEAR | - innovation may pertain to a product, a system or a service
- innovation must have a clear application to the African continent
- innovation may exist for a long time but must have made tangible and verifiable breakthrough between August 25th 2023 and September 11th 2024
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| SOLAR PICTURE OF THE YEAR | - picture must have been captured in Africa
- applicant must be legal right owner of the picture
- AI-generated pictures are authorized
- picture may not have been submitted in previous AFSIA Solar Awards
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| SOLAR VIDEO OF THE YEAR | - video must have been captured in Africa
- video must not be longer than 3 minutes
- applicant must be legal right owner of the video
- AI-generated videos are authorized
- video may not have been submitted in previous AFSIA Solar Awards
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| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | - possible to nominate self or someone else
- nominee must have demonstrated long-term commitment and tangible efforts to supporting and advancing the use of solar energy in Africa
- nominee may be based anywhere in the world
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