NANOE MADAGASCAR

Their core work

NANOE MADAGASCAR is a private company based in Ambanja, northern Madagascar, operating at the intersection of renewable energy deployment and energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. Their work appears focused on real-world demonstration and implementation of clean energy solutions in both urban and rural African contexts, with particular relevance to communities in Madagascar. They participate as a local African partner in large EU-AU collaborative programs, likely contributing ground-level operational capacity, local community engagement, and field demonstration of green energy technologies. Their involvement spans long-term research partnerships and concrete infrastructure demonstration projects targeting the green transition in Africa.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

NANOE MADAGASCAR entered the H2020 program in 2020, so their participation is entirely within one recent period — there is no meaningful before/after shift to analyze. Both projects were active from 2020–2021 onward and run through 2026, meaning the organization is still mid-stream in its EU collaboration history. What can be observed is a progression from a broad research partnership framing (LEAP-RE, EU-AU institutional level) toward a more operationally concrete project (ENERGICA, focused on demonstrated energy access), suggesting a move from research participation toward implementation-oriented roles.

NANOE MADAGASCAR appears to be building toward a role as a field implementation partner for green energy transition projects in Madagascar and the broader African region, with increasing project scale suggesting growing trust from European consortia.

How they like to work

NANOE MADAGASCAR has only ever participated as a consortium member, never as a coordinator, which is consistent with its profile as a local African partner embedded in large EU-led programs. Both projects involve very large consortia — LEAP-RE and ENERGICA are multi-country, multi-institution programs — placing NANOE within complex networks of 113 partners across 39 countries. This suggests they are valued for their specific geographic and operational position rather than for scientific leadership, and that prospective collaborators should approach them as a local implementation anchor rather than a project driver.

NANOE MADAGASCAR has built a surprisingly broad network for a small company, connecting with 113 unique partners across 39 countries through just two projects. Their network is dominated by the EU-Africa axis, reflecting the mandate of both LEAP-RE and ENERGICA to bridge European research institutions with African implementation sites.

What sets them apart

NANOE MADAGASCAR occupies a rare position as one of very few Madagascar-based private companies with active H2020 participation, giving them credibility as a bridge between European research programs and on-the-ground realities in one of Africa's least-electrified countries. For consortium builders targeting African demonstration sites or needing genuine local African private-sector presence to satisfy funding requirements, NANOE fills a gap that few other organizations can. Their location in Ambanja — a regional hub in northern Madagascar — may also offer access to specific rural and agricultural contexts relevant to energy access projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ENERGICA
  The largest project by far at EUR 793,188 in EC funding, directly targeting demonstrated energy access and green transition in African urban and rural areas — the most operationally concrete mandate in NANOE's portfolio.
• LEAP-RE
  A flagship EU-African Union long-term institutional partnership on renewable energy, giving NANOE visibility within a high-profile interregional policy and research framework.