Solar
Angaza & SIMA launch a clean energy access fund for distributors
Angaza, together with SIMA, announces the launch of the SIMA Angaza Distributor Financing Fund (DFF), a data-driven investment fund that will...
Bolt launches a €10 million climate change fund, inks first deal with M-KOPA Solar
Bolt, Europe and Africa's on-demand transportation platform, has launched a dedicated environmental impact fund with seed capital of €10 million...
Daystar Power installs the 100th solar energy system in Nigeria
Daystar Power, a West African solar energy company has installed the 100th solar power system since the company was founded in...
Fenix International to Launch Off-Grid Solar in Mozambique
Fenix, a next-generation energy company and subsidiary of ENGIE, opens its sixth market in Mozambique, where it expects to reach...
ENGIE acquires Mobisol to expand its solar energy offering in Africa
ENGIE has acquired Mobisol, a struggling off-grid solar solution to expand its decentralized energy offering in Africa adding 3 additional...
PEG Africa raises $5m from ElectriFI for West Africa expansion
PEG Africa, a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar firm with operations in Senegal, Ghana and Ivory Coast, has raised $5 million from...
Sun Exchange is raising $460K to build a gamified solar cell ownership platform
Sun Exchange, the Cape Town-based buy-to-lease solar cell marketplace, has announced it's raising R7 million (approx. US $460,000) for approximately...
BBOXX raises $50m led by Mitsubishi to expand across Africa
BBOXX, a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar energy firm, has raised $50 million Series D funding round led by Mitsubishi Corporation to...
Zola Electric Partners OVH Energy to Deepen Solar Penetration in Nigeria
ZOLA Electric, formerly Off Grid Electric, has partnered with OVH Energy, a Nigerian provider of trusted petroleum products and services...
SolarNow founder & CEO resigns to get some fresh air
SolarNow founder and CEO Willem Nolens has stepped down from his company after 8 years in the role at the...
Palladium is raising $40m for off-grid solar & agribusiness startups in Africa
Palladium, a global consultancy, is raising $40m for off-grid solar and agribusiness startups operating in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. Dubbed...
Phanes Group’s Solar Incubator looking for top solar startups in sub-Saharan Africa
Phanes Group’s, Solar Incubator is calling for applications for this year's competition set to be held in Dakar, Senegal at...
SOLA Group secures $26.1 debt financing for solar PV projects in South Africa
SOLA Group, South Africa's solar PV builder has secured R400m ($26.1m) from African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), and Nedbank Energy Finance...
CrossBoundary Energy Access & PowerGen to invest $5.5m into mini-grid projects in Tanzania
CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), a mini-grids financer has said it will finance 60 mini-grids in Tanzania in partnership with PowerGen...
Solarise Africa announces second closing of its Series A round of funding
Solarise Africa, a Nairobi-based pan-African clean energy firm has held the second closing of its Series A round of funding...
WiSolar to raise series A $40M to roll-out solar electricity across Africa
WiSolar, a Solar-as-a- Service product in Nigeria and South Africa is seeking to raise $40m to launch its products in...
Azuri Technologies Launches PayGo Solar Satellite TV in Zambia
Azuri Technologies, a pay-as-you-go solar home solutions to off-grid households across Africa, has officially launched its 24-inch solar satellite television...
Azuri Technologies raises $26m to bolster its solar energy distribution efforts in Africa
Azuri Technologies, a pay -as-you -go solar solutions firm has raised $26 million led by Japan's Marubeni Corporation with additional participation...
KawiSafi Ventures raises $70m to accelerate access to clean energy in East Africa
Acumen today announced that its for-profit fund, KawiSafi Ventures has raised approximately $70 million to drive energy access for millions...
EzeeMoney co-founder joins Fenix International as its Chief Commercial Officer
EzeeMoney co-founder and digital finance expert Junior Zerubabel Kwebiiha has joined Fenix International as its Chief Commercial Officer to lead...
Daystar Power enters Ghana after raising $10m for West Africa expansion
Daystar Power, a solar energy firm has opened its second branch in West Africa with an office in the Ghanaian...
Daystar Power receives 10 million US Dollars for expansion of solar power operations in West Africa
Solar energy company, Daystar Power has closed a $10 million USD investment with Verod Capital Management and Persistent Energy Capital...
This pay-as-you-go solar firm has raised $25m to accelerate off-grid solar expansion in West Africa
PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, has raised a US$25 million Series C funding round, taking its...
UK aid to give $2.2m to boost clean energy in Kenya
yThe UK Government, through InfraCo Africa, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, is investing Ksh. 220 million (US$2.2m) in...
This off-grid pay-go solar firm just raised $32.5 million to finance its growth in East Africa
Over 2 billion people globally have no access to reliable and affordable energy as the grid infrastructure is expensive to...
Azuri & Energise Africa launch crowd campaign to raise £2.5m for solar in Africa
Azuri Technologies, a pay-as-you-go solar in Africa and crowdfunding platform Energise Africa have announced the latest phase of debt financing...
BBOXX raises €6M via crowdfunding to bring solar to more homes in Africa
BBOXX has raised €6 million via Trine in what is the largest crowd-funded debt raise in the history of solar...
FirstBank & Azuri Technologies Partner to Bring Affordable Solar TVs & Deepen Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Azuri Technologies, a pay-as-you-go solar technology firm has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria to deepen financial inclusion while bringing...