Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition 2025

Registration to Duke’s Annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition is NOW LIVE! Register** above by the 10th of September, 11:59 p.m. EDT (Thursday, September 11, 3:59 a.m. UTC). 

We are excited to invite you and other students at top graduate programs worldwide to compete in the 13th annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition, sponsored by the Duke Fuqua MBA Energy Club and the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke University. The competition is part of Energy Week at Duke which brings industry experts, community organizers, and government officials, and students to discuss the energy-climate nexus and explore the ways in which energy both contributes to climate change and can be a major solution.

The contest connects students, academia, and industry in pursuit of unconventional business-based solutions that expose unrecognized opportunities with positive social and environmental impact. It is your chance to tackle real-life, pressing energy business challenges and win some extra cash, with a total of $15,000 in prizes awarded to the winning student teams.

This year, we are partnering with Gridless, an African company that is helping mini-grids become viable off-grid energy access solutions using bitcoin mining. Participants will gain practical experience developing business models for future growth plans while tackling the challenge of stranded power in mini-grids in developing countries.

If you have any questions, email us at: casecompetition-request@duke.edu

**Please note that there is no registration fee for this competition.