Funding Opportunities

This is a Contracts for Innovation competition funded by the British High Commission in Tanzania. This funding is part of the Ayrton Fund. The activities supported by the project must be complete by 31 March 2026.

The aim of the competition is to develop innovative clean energy demonstrators in Tanzania.

This is to contribute to:

• an inclusive and clean energy transition
• extend the benefits of clean energy to all
• meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7 and 13

These goals are:

Sustainable Development Goal 7:

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Sustainable Development Goal 13:

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

A key aspect of this competition is to leverage local partnerships with organisations in Tanzania.

This is a single phase competition.

In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition has a funding budget of up to £1.8 million, so we may not be able to fund all the proposed projects.

It may be the case that your project scores highly and receives positive comments from the assessors but we are still unable to fund it due to the portfolio approach we take.

Any adoption and implementation of a solution from this competition would be subject to a separate, possibly competitive, procurement exercise. This competition does not cover the purchase of any solution.

This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated in this Innovate UK competition brief. We cannot guarantee other government, or third party sites will always show the correct competition information.

To learn more and apply, click here.