Competition
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Award 2026
Octopus Energy
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 11 December 2026, 50 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- Business based in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Running your own start-up
- Energy start-up no more than five years old
- Where
- Online entry; business based in Sub-Saharan Africa
Three winning energy start-ups share a grant of 75,000 pounds, plus mentoring and introductions to follow-on funders.
The facts
- What you get
- Grant (non-dilutive, no equity). Terms say 75,000 pounds shared by three winners; the landing page says 100,000 US dollars
- Where
- Online entry; business based in Sub-Saharan Africa
- How long
- Judges decide by 15 January 2027; winners announced 1 February 2027
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- Business based in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Running your own start-up
- Energy start-up no more than five years old
- Fewer than 20 full-time employees (Octopus can approve more)
- Not an employee or family member of Octopus Energy Group
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 11 December 2026, in 50 days.
- Aim to send it by 8 December 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Octopus Energy's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Octopus Energy's own website on 21 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.