Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition @Energy Week 2025

Date: Tuesday, November 4
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 pm
Location: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Join 5 finalist teams fromUniversity of Cape TownGSB,Cornell University, andDuke Universityand expert judges from the energy industry and academia for the Final Round of the Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition!

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, 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. Student teams will tackle a real-world energy business challenge, 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. In addition to the chance to win almost $15,000 in prize money, 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.

– Logistical questions can be directed to casecompetition@duke.edu.