EDF launches its EDF Pulse Africa Awards - Application deadline: Saturday, September 30, 2017
https://africa-pulse.edf.com/

Against an often difficult backdrop, a culture of innovation is emerging on the continent, bringing solutions of direct benefit to Africans. EDF wants to give impetus to this dynamic and be part of Africa's energy future. It is launching its first EDF Pulse Africa Awards.

For this year's event, 3 prizes will be awarded to innovative solutions from African start-ups, micro-companies and small businesses in the fields of :

• Off-grid electricity production: any innovative solution for the production and/or storage of electricity in off-grid areas.
• Electricity services and uses: any service that extends electrification and any innovative product with low electricity consumption that can be reused by electricity service users.
• Access to water: any innovative solution that uses electricity to improve access to water.

In Cameroon, the Le Boukarou incubator has been chosen by EDF to source, communicate and respond on a daily basis to all structures in Cameroon wishing to be candidates.

To this end, two information sessions are planned to provide you with more details about this unique, pragmatic innovation competition:September 15 in Yaoundé and September 18 in Douala (6 p.m.), at the Institut français du Cameroun ,and September 20 in Buea, at the talentedIYA team.

More information on the dedicated website : https://africa-pulse.edf.com/

Download: EDF Pulse Africa 2017 Awards Rules