Kenya Cold Chain Accelerator
Supporting sustainable cooling innovators in Kenya
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About the Accelerator
The Kenya Cold Chain Accelerator (KCCA) is part of the Low Energy Inclusive Appliances (LEIA) programme. Agriculture is central to Kenya’s economy, accounting for 31.5% of GDP and employing 38% of the population. Kenya is one of the leading countries in sub-Saharan Africa to test off-grid cold chain technologies, and a focus country for the LEIA programme.
The KCCA will build on previous work to support the testing and scale-up of business models for effective, commercially viable agricultural cold chain.
Managed by Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with Energy 4 Impact and GOGLA, the KCCA will take an ecosystem approach in achieving its objectives, including:
- Providing financial support for cold chain companies to enable business model testing and scaling. Support is available from between £50,000-£150,000
- Optional additional support to companies in the form of technical assistance, research or workforce and skills initiatives
- Enhancing cross-sector dialogue to create an enabling environment to build government awareness of cold chain technologies, business models, market barriers and solutions needed
Next Steps
Registration for the KCCA is now closed. We’re pleased to have received expressions of interest from 48 companies.
Application forms have been sent to eligible organisations, that will submit their full applications by 13 October 2025. These submissions will then be reviewed and assessed as part of the selection process.
We will continue to update this page with further information as the KCCA progresses.
Contact
For questions about your application or more information, please contact: