Energy catalyst round 11 – mid stage

You can apply for a share of £7 million funding for energy access projects. The money is for projects in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo Pacific region and Latin America. Individual grants range from £50,000 to £1.5 million. This is round 11 of the Energy Catalyst programme. The competition has three different strands you can apply to. You must be working on energy access in ODA eligible countries. The deadline is 25 March 2026. This funding comes from Innovate UK, part of UKRI.

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £7 million across the three strands of the competition. This is for energy access in ODA eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo Pacific region and Latin America.