BBOXX, a next generation utility, has signed a pioneering deal with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which will bring reliable, renewable electricity to 2.5 million citizens in the DRC by 2020. The DRC Government’s “Energie pour Tous” initiative,…
The Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA) has been established as a trade association — currently numbering 11 member companies including innovative start-ups and established utilities. The association aims to combine private sector innovation, efficiency, and customer service with public sector support to…
Lendahand Ethex and BBOXX have announced a new Energise Africa partnership to raise £2.5m in total through a series of smaller investment offers, allowing BBOXX to extend its roll out of life changing solar systems across Rwanda, Togo, Democratic Republic of the…
Energy 4 Impact has said it will involve community members in the development and operation of mini-grids in Rwanda under its Sida-funded Scaling Off-Grid Energy in Rwanda (SOGER) programme, These will see community-owned cooperatives join forces with mini-grid developers to construct pico-hydro grids…
SolarFreeze, a Nairobi-based firm has been recognized as the best energy access startup at the just concluded RES-EXPO conference “Renewable Energy in East-Africa: New Frontiers” organised by RES4Africa in Nairobi. Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa (RES4Africa) is an association that promotes the deployment of large scale…
BBOXX, a next generation utility, has today launched Pulse, a cloud-based task management platform to help distributed businesses to improve efficiency and enhance their customer service. The firm says Pulse will help distributed energy businesses in developing countries manage customers, products and…
Off-grid solar company Pawame has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Innovate for Refugees Competition organized by the MIT Enterprise Forum – Pan-Arab Region for generating affordable, clean and safe energy to the residents of Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya. According…
Mobisol is partnering with Tanzania’s Phenix Recycling to safely dispose of expired electronic parts in over 75,000 Mobisol solar systems distributed in Tanzania to date. According to Phenix Recycling’s founder, Athina Kyriakopoulou, “Responsible e-waste management is not only an environmental issue but…
Mobisol, a Germany-based provider of decentralized solar solutions, has successfully installed a capacity of 10 MW and electrified over 500,000 people in East Africa to date. Operating in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, the smart rent-to-own solar systems distributor provides solar solutions beyond lighting…
Azuri Technologies, a service provider of PayGo solar across sub Saharan Africa, today announced that its unique distribution approach using local partners has made it one of the fastest growing PayGo solar companies in Kenya. With over KSH 2.5 Billion invested to…
Off-grid Solar firm PEG Africa has raised US$13.5 million in a debt and equity financing to expand its operations in Ghana and Ivory Coast with a target to reach 500,000 people through micro-loans for solar home systems. According to Hugh Whalan, CEO of PEG…
Mobisol which operates in East Africa and Baobab+, a principal solar distributor in West Africa, have joined hands in a partnership to boost the solar revolution in Ivory Coast. Baobab+ will be distributing Mobisol’s all-in-one solar system throughout the country in a…
Azuri Tech has raised £300,000 through a crowdfunding platform from over 100 investors to help more Kenyan homes get connected to affordable home solar power systems. The investment will help Azuri distribute four light solar home systems to Kenyan homes at affordable…
Y Combinator start-up Oolu, an off-grid solar companies in Senegal has raised $3.2m led by Persistent Energy Capital (PEC), and was joined by Y Combinator (YC) and other seed investors. Oolu will use the money to further invest in its current…
4 out of 5 African families depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, but just 4 percent use irrigation with the rest relying on increasingly unreliable rainfall. Switching to irrigated agriculture increases yields by 90 percent when compared to nearby rain- fed farms,…
Fenix International, a venture-backed pay-to-own home solar system technology and and financial services firm has raised funds from MTN, the Swedish Embassy in Zambia and USAID to launch pay-to-own solar home systems in Zambia. The funding together with MTN’s distribution networks will…
BBOXX, one of the UK’s fastest growing renewable-energy businesses, met with H.E. President Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Republic of Togo to discuss the “CIZO” (“light up” in Guin local language) presidential initiative. BBOXX will implement 300,000 BBOXX solar home systems in Togo…
Mobisol has raised 10 million Euros from Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.) to bolster its operations in Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya. The funds will support Mobisol’s fast expansion in East Africa, where the company installed nearly 10 megawatts of capacity…
Solar televisions are driving advances in off-grid homes than social media and probably radio according to a new report by off-grid pay-as-you-go solar firm M-KOPA launched recently in Kenya. Dubbed Tuned in, the report looks at the role of solar television in…
d.light, a global solar kit maker and a former M-Kopa Solar supplier has launched a robust home solar system with a capacity to light their homes and charge their phones and watch digital TV and power some basic home appliances. The solar…
Renewable energy developer Xago Africa has raised undisclosed funding from USTDA, to build a utility scale solar photovoltaic power plant in Siaya County, Kenya, make it among the first utility-scale battery storage installations in Africa. “USTDA is pleased to facilitate new business…
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 new markets – providing more homes and businesses with affordable, clean energy. The firm will use the funding to launch its operations…
Alevo have received a grant of $1.4M for Kenyan energy storage study where Alevo Analytics will provide the analytics for the Kenyan Energy Storage Study. The study is funded by U.S. Gov. USTDA and grant application started during Obama administration, grant award…
Off-grid solar solutions provider d.light has partnered up with micro lender Musoni to enable low-income consumers in Kenya to access solar energy at affordable prices. The deal will see Musoni Kenya absorb the upfront costs of d.light solar home systems then the…
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 home to its affordable solar home systems and rolled out its M-KOPA 400 – the company’s larger solar system that includes a…
PayGo solar firm Azuri Technologies has appointed Vera Nwanze as its General Manager for Nigeria and Ghana, as the company continues to grow its presence in the region. Her appointment comes just a few months after the firm partnered with the Niger…
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 launched in the country to bring power to off-grid communities in the country. Pawame provides cheap, clean, accessible energy to people living…
