Solar energy firm BBOXX inks deal with DRC govt to bring renewable electricity to 2.5 million citizens
BBOXX, a next generation utility, has signed a pioneering deal with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), …
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Renewable Mini-Grid Industry Association Established in Africa to Help Drive Economic Development
The Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA) has been established as a trade association — currently numbering 11 member companies including …
BBOXX to raise £2.5m via Energise Africa to provide affordable solar energy products in Rwanda, Togo & Nigeria
Lendahand Ethex and BBOXX have announced a new Energise Africa partnership to raise £2.5m in total through a series of …
Energy 4 Impact to involve community members in the development and operation of mini-grids in Rwanda
Energy 4 Impact has said it will involve community members in the development and operation of mini-grids in Rwanda under …
Kenya’s SolarFreeze wins $50K in cash & services for its solar-powered cold storage units
SolarFreeze, a Nairobi-based firm has been recognized as the best energy access startup at the just concluded RES-EXPO conference “Renewable Energy …
BBOXX launches Pulse, a predictive task management platform for distributed energy businesses
BBOXX, a next generation utility, has today launched Pulse, a cloud-based task management platform to help distributed businesses to improve …
Pawame named semi-finalist for M.I.Ts Innovate for Refugees Competition
Off-grid solar company Pawame has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Innovate for Refugees Competition organized by the MIT …
Mobisol Tanzania partners Phenix Recycling to tackle the e-waste problem in the off-grid industry
Mobisol is partnering with Tanzania's Phenix Recycling to safely dispose of expired electronic parts in over 75,000 Mobisol solar systems …
Mobisol celebrates 10 MW installed capacity in East Africa
Mobisol, a Germany-based provider of decentralized solar solutions, has successfully installed a capacity of 10 MW and electrified over 500,000 …
Azuri Technologies credits partners for over KSH 2.5 Billion invested into solar home systems in Kenya
Azuri Technologies, a service provider of PayGo solar across sub Saharan Africa, today announced that its unique distribution approach using …
Off-grid Solar firm PEG Africa raises $13.5m to expand operations in Ghana, Ivory Coast
Off-grid Solar firm PEG Africa has raised US$13.5 million in a debt and equity financing to expand its operations in …
Sun Exchange Raises $1.6 Million Seed Investment to Catalyze Global Shift to Solar Power
Sun Exchange has raised $1.6 million in seed financing from Network Society Ventures, Kalon Venture Partners and three of the …
Mobisol and Baobab+ launch pay-as-you-go solar systems in Ivory Coast
Mobisol which operates in East Africa and Baobab+, a principal solar distributor in West Africa, have joined hands in a …
Azuri Tech raises £300,000 led by Virgin Unite to enable Kenyan families install affordable home solar systems
Azuri Tech has raised £300,000 through a crowdfunding platform from over 100 investors to help more Kenyan homes get connected …
Pay-as-you-go solar firm M-KOPA raises $80m to finance solar installations for one million plus homes
Nairobi-based pay-as-you-go energy provider to off-grid homes M-KOPA Solar has secured US$80 million to provide finance for pay-as-you-go solar installations …
Oolu raises $3.2m Series A round from Persistent Energy Capital & Y Combinator to expand in West Africa
Y Combinator start-up Oolu, an off-grid solar companies in Senegal has raised $3.2m led by Persistent Energy Capital (PEC), and …
SunCulture unveils RainMaker, an internet-connected solar water pump system for smallholder farmers in Kenya
4 out of 5 African families depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, but just 4 percent use irrigation with the …
Pay-As-You-Go Solar platform Angaza raises $10.5 million in Series B financing
Angaza, a Pay-As-You-Go solar tech platform and clean energy products manufacturer targeting off-grid consumers, has closed a $10.5 million in …
Fenix raises over $4m from MTN, Swedish Embassy & USAID to launch pay-to-own solar home systems in Zambia
Fenix International, a venture-backed pay-to-own home solar system technology and and financial services firm has raised funds from MTN, the …
Renewable-energy firm BBOXX to roll out 300,000 solar home systems in Togo
BBOXX, one of the UK's fastest growing renewable-energy businesses, met with H.E. President Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Republic of Togo …
Mobisol raises 10 million Euros from Finnfund to bolster its operations in Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya
Mobisol has raised 10 million Euros from Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.) to bolster its operations in Tanzania, …
Television has a vital role to play in Kenya’s rural politics than social media-M-KOPA report
Solar televisions are driving advances in off-grid homes than social media and probably radio according to a new report by …
d.light takes on former client M-Kopa solar with a robust home solar system with a 19” digitial TV
d.light, a global solar kit maker and a former M-Kopa Solar supplier has launched a robust home solar system with …
Solar energy firm Xago Africa raises funding from USTDA to build a utility scale solar power plant in Siaya County
Renewable energy developer Xago Africa has raised undisclosed funding from USTDA, to build a utility scale solar photovoltaic power plant …
Pay-as-you-go solar energy firm Solaris Offgrid raises €1M to expand its operations to more emerging markets
UK and Tanzania-based pay--as-you-go solar energy solutions provider Solaris Offgrid has raised over €1M to fund R&D and grow into …
Alevo Group receives $1.4M for Kenyan energy storage study
Alevo have received a grant of $1.4M for Kenyan energy storage study where Alevo Analytics will provide the analytics for …
d.light partners micro lender Musoni to enable low-income consumers in Kenya to access solar energy at affordable prices
Off-grid solar solutions provider d.light has partnered up with micro lender Musoni to enable low-income consumers in Kenya to access …
M-KOPA Solar connects half a million homes in East Africa | Rolls out M-KOPA Solar TVs in Uganda & Tanzania
M-KOPA Solar, the region’s leading pay-as-you-go energy provider to off-grid homes has today announced that it has connected its 500,000th …
Azuri Technologies Appoints General Manager for Nigeria & Ghana
PayGo solar firm Azuri Technologies has appointed Vera Nwanze as its General Manager for Nigeria and Ghana, as the company …
Pawame launches pay-as-you-go off-grid solar systems for low income families in Kenya
Though Kenya already has M-Kopa Solar, d:light, Angaza, Mobisol and Azuri among others, a new pay-as-you-go solar platform Pawame has …